Designing with Different Products to Impact the Cost & Look of Your Home
Each of our floor plan designs have been conceptualized using a specific type of log or timber product. These renderings are only suggestions for what that home might look like. Choosing a specific log or timber product combination for your design is based on your own aesthetic preferences and budget. Work directly with your Mountain Architects' designer to find the right product for your custom home.
Below is an illustration of how our Caribou plan might look if it were redesigned as a: timber frame, handcrafted, milled log, hybrid log and timber or Mountain Accent Home™. In this example, turnkey estimates range from $800,000 for the handcrafted version to $450,000 for the Mountain Accent Home™. Additional changes to size, complexity and level of finishes will also affect the turnkey cost.
As a Handcrafted Log Home |
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When Mountain Architects first developed the Caribou design, it was conceptualized as a handcrafted log home with beaver tooth corners and large character logs within the awe-inspiring window.
As drawn, the estimated turnkey cost of this Handcrafted Caribou Log Home is approximately: $800,000.
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As a Hybrid Log and Timber Home |
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In this hybrid log and timber version of the Caribou, square milled logs were added as wall structure. Timber trusses & braces were also incorporated. If you like the look of milled log walls and timber trusses, this option may be perfect for you.
As drawn, the estimated turnkey cost of this Hybrid Log & Timber Caribou is approximately: $625,000.
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As a Timber Frame Home |
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If you like the Caribou log home plan but prefer timber frame, this is one example of how we can turn the design into a timber frame home.
In the rendering you can see how the character logs have been replaced by timber frame beams, and when you view the materials package you see how custom hammer beam trusses were added to the interior.
As drawn, the estimated turnkey cost of this Timber Frame Caribou Home is approximately: $550,000.
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As a Milled Log Home |
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This milled log home version of the Caribou uses a round swedish cope profile for the wall structure and round milled logs for the purlins. If you prefer the look of square milled logs or "D" logs, you might choose a different milled log profile.
As drawn, the estimated turnkey cost of this Milled Log Home Caribou is approximately: $500,000.
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As a Mountain Accent Home™ |
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This Mountain Accent Home™ version of the Caribou features the rustic look of the original handcrafted version by incorporating handcrafted log elements in the picture window, roof and exterior braces. When you look at the materials package you can see that the density of the log package is much less than that of the original handcrafted design.
As drawn, the estimated turnkey cost of this Mountain Accent™ Caribou Home is approximately: $450,000.
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Modifying Floor PlansEach of the alterations above illustrates how a plan can be redesigned using a different product type but retain the same floor plan, elevations, and level of design complexity. Our clients make a variety of changes to the standard plans in order to personalize their design. For instance, if you were to work with our designers to modify the Caribou, your timber frame version may not look like the example shown above.
To learn more about the differences in each of our product options, check out these pages:
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