13838 NW Rock Creek Road-Brochure

This warm and inviting home is cradled in an 18.5-acre evergreen and hardwood forest. It is filled with floor to ceiling custom wood designs, art carvings, inlays, and historic materials all hand constructed together by expert craftsperson’s to create perfect fit and finish throughout.

This structure is superbly built with cut and skinned western larch logs. Interior walls, ceilings and floors feature multiple wood species including pine, fir, hickory, sapwood cedar, redwood burl, walnut, and a variety of heartwoods.

Stair and railing nature woodcarvings are true works of art by Paul Stark, a nationally renowned wood carver.

Sone of the exterior retaining walls carry Portland history with salvaged basalt blocks hand-cut for use as ballast in turn-of-the-century clipper ships that offloaded cargo in Portland harbor.

Living spaces include:

 Two story living room

 Formal dining

 Gourmet kitchen

 Nook and eating bar

 Upper-level family room w/ media room

 One-of-a-kind entertainers bar

 Billiard / card room (possible 4th bedroom / suite)

 3+ bedrooms / 3 ½ baths

 Ample storage and more

The exterior features:

 Wrap around decks front and back

 Balconies

 Gardens

 Log well house with storage

 Oversized 2 car garage

 Ample parking

 A foot bridge over the creek to a fire pit and trails that draw you out into all nature has to offer

 The fireplace is lodge worthy plus the wood stove downstairs and an additional hearth/chimney in the primary bedroom (could add a wood or pellet stove).

Mechanical / Technology Information:

 1500 gallon water storage / above ground

 New well pump(2021)

 Generator panel with lockout in garage – generator will run 3 refrigerators, water heater, master bedroom lights / outlets, kitchen light and microwave. Living room light. Outlet and one set of lights downstairs.

 High speed internet via StarLink

 Speakers and speaker controls in every major room in the house including the garage

Maintenance Home and Property:

 Deck has recent maintenance / staining.

 Roof has been cleaned and treated

 8-year-old forest plantation in the SW corner of the property

 Hundreds of native plants including trees planted across the property

 Property has had extensive work done to eliminate / mitigate invasive weed species

Lifestyle Features:

 Quiet

 Biking and Hiking

 Well established neighborhood associations – Skyline Grange, Skyline Ridge Neighbors, Skyline Ridge NET.

 Two fish bearing creeks on property – Rock Creek and no name creek (tributary of Rock Creek along driveway)

 Great vegetable/flower garden spot

 Extremely diverse bird and wildlife population including a local elk herd

 Extremely diverse native forest habitat including a few Douglas-fir trees 50” in diameter

Location Features:

 17 miles to downtown Portland

 8 miles to Intel

 7 miles to major shopping – Streets of Tanasbourne, Whole Foods, Fred Meyer, Rock Creek Tavern and Helvetia Tavern, nearby pumpkin patches/tree farms/farm fresh produce and more!

 Proximity to Suavie Island may also be appealing

Log Home Facts

Why / Energy efficiency

Logs provide excellent insulation. This benefit is primarily due to their high thermal mass and low conductivity. In other words, they absorb heat slowly and release it slowly – so the temperature inside your log home will often vary less than with other types of construction.

Simply put, they help you keep your home warm in the winter and cool in the summer.

According to the National Bureau of Standards, log homes reduce energy needs by 30% when compared to traditional stick framed homes.

An interesting fact that many people find surprising is that log homes are actually more fire resistant than “stick built” houses. Many people think the opposite would be true, just look at all that wood!

The reason log homes are more fire resistant is because the size and diameter of logs used make them harder for fires to use as fuel. Unlike traditional framing, the fire cannot wrap around the logs as it would with traditional 2x4s.

Log homes have many aesthetic advantages.

Log homes provide a rustic feel, but they can also offer vaulted ceilings, modern kitchens, beautiful fireplaces, central air & heat, excellent insulation, diverse layouts, and energy efficiency.

Log Home History

Some of the first American built log homes were built in the 1630’s by northern Europeans who were settling in the east.

They had simple floor plans, low ceilings, 1 door, 1-2 windows, fireplace/stove and loft.

The Finns and Swedes settled along the banks of the Delaware River (New Sweden) in the 1630’s, and it’s believed that they built some of the first American log cabins. Later immigrants from Germany, Ireland, Scotland, and Britain followed suit and adopted their cabin-building technique.

So, what made log cabins a popular home choice for early settlers and pioneers? First, cabins required few tools and simple materials (lumber), so resources needed to build one were easy to come by.

Secondly, the building process was relatively simple. For a single man, it would take only a week or two to build a one-room cabin. With three men, it could be done in just a couple of days.

Trees must be chopped down, trimmed, and then dragged to the home site. Roof shingles would be cut using the froe.

Because of the weight of the logs, a lone man could build a cabin only about 7 or so logs high. But with a team of men, it was possible to build a two-story log home.

These log cabins often lasted several generations, making them a reliable shelter for the rich and poor alike.