A TRUE Manufacturer of Log Homes
Mill Crafting Your Log Home
On the surface, you would think all log home companies manufacture home packages in their own facilities. Unfortunately, that’s not the case. Honest Abe Log Homes is a true manufacturer of log home packages. For over 35 years, we’ve been milling our own logs, crafting each and every custom log home package at our National Headquarters in Moss, Tennessee. In those three decades, we’ve learned that preparation is key and simply cannot be rushed. We begin by selecting only the highest quality Eastern White Pine. To minimize movement, shrinkage and settling in the timbers over time, we combine natural air-drying and kilndrying measures in the manufacturing of every Honest Abe timber. The drying process produces a more stable log and tighter joints for the construction of your log home. Because we don’t believe in rushing this process, Honest Abe averages a nine-month inventory of timbers, something many of our competitors can’t say. This ensures our customers that the logs for their home have already been purchased and are being prepared, sometimes many months before they even become our client. We’re not an average sawmill. Honest Abe uses 3-D modeling and computer-driven equipment overseen by a team of dedicated craftsmen. Every log that goes into your home is cut to exact specifications for a perfect fit, a critical step when it comes to windows, doors and corner notches. Our manufacturing staff members are certified graders under nationallyrecognized Timber Products Inspection (TPI) regulations. In addition to monthly industry evaluations from TPI, we follow our own quality-control process every day to produce the best possible logs for your home. Finally, our craftsmen apply these same principles to the packaging phase, where pre-cut logs are numbered, wrapped and neatly bundled for protection during the delivery. You can know and trust that literally every piece of your log home that comes from our facility has been carefully produced, graded and packaged.
Our GREEN Thumb
Designing, manufacturing and building “green” is not a new concept. Through partnerships with our wood-related sister companies, by-products from each are traded to maximize usability, ensuring little or no waste. Honest Abe uses hardwood sawdust rather than costly natural gas or electricity to produce the heat needed for the kiln-drying process. EPA-regulated and monitored equipment known as “scrubbers” make sure air quality impact is miminal. Pine shavings and chips created through the milling process at Honest Abe are sold for use in animal beddings and soil additives. We also work with customers individually to incorporate green products and practices and to meet and exceed energy code requirements.
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