NATURAL ELEMENT homes
President’s Note
Thank you for taking time to peruse our Natural Element Homes magazine. Over the last 20+ years, we have done many things we are proud to put our name on, and we've collected a small fraction of the photos, plans and information in this publication for your review. We want you to be inspired, educated, and motivated to move forward with your dream home and with our company.
At Natural Element Homes, you should expect the very best in home design and in natural materials. You should expect the best of options for building your home. You should expect the best in craftsmanship as your home is built. We’ve put it all together under one roof to make it easy for you. So feel free to dream, and feel free to dream big!
Dreaming is great, but living in a dream home is better than dreaming of a dream home, and that’s why we specialize in bringing dream homes to life. We’ve helped thousands of people do this over the years, and we are standing by to help you.
We believe in treating others the way we would want to be treated, so you can also expect the best in service, honesty, integrity, and guidance.
Not just any home builder can create a Natural Element Home, you see! We have a rich heritage in log and timber home design and manufacturing. And we have a rich heritage in life, in general. We know how to take your vision for your home, blend it with our heritage and produce a stunning home while giving you a great experience.
We want your time with us to be one of the best times of your life. Quite simply, it’s YOUR dream home, and you should have a pleasurable experience in planning, designing and building your home of homes.
Sincerely,
Robert Lambert President and Owner
Natural Element Homes
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Have it your way:
Log, Timber Frame, Hybrid
• Log Homes—The greatest on earth
• Timber Frame—Our specialty
• Hybrid Homes—Our trademark
Explore your options; after all, it’s YOUR dream!
Timber Frame Hybrid
3 Log BUILDING CHOICES
Choose your building system
We realized a long time ago that there are many ways to build a home. Any of our home designs can be constructed using one of three approaches: log, timber frame, or hybrid.
Log Homes are as old an idea as America itself. Timber Frame is an even older method of building. Hybrid is the newest and hottest trend in housing. We have them all!
No matter which building system you choose, we go beyond the traditional log and timber approach to customize your home with sophisticated features that create a unique look. Here’s where the distinctive beauty of your home will shine as you choose the materials for your beams, siding, roof, and accents.
Many materials are available to give your home a superbly natural look with distinctive character. We call these Natural Elements,® and all are reclaimed, recovered, recycled, or renewable. If you want a certain look, such as Western Frontier or Eastern Appalachian, we can help you select a palette of materials to create that look.
Many of the Natural Elements® in our homes use materials that we reclaim in our
Natural Element Homes workshop. This approach is ecologically sound and saves you money. We fashion items such as brackets, braces, and rafter tails from lumber that has been culled for reuse. This means that your builder doesn’t have to invent each architectural element specified by the designer. The mill-crafted elements are shipped to your job site, where they are simply assembled, trimmed to fit, and installed. This gives you custom craftsman construction without all the extra labor costs.
Natural Elements® are provided by nature and refined by us. We help you select from the many materials available to determine the key architectural elements of your home.
Log Homes
Time and trends mean nothing to the perennial beauty of log homes. The most basic of construction, yet the most dynamic of structures, log homes are a favorite of those people who long for simple comfort and beautiful design. Hand-crafted or milled
The Glen Ledge Camp Log Home
The Streamer Timber Frame Home
The Pear Mountain Lodge Hybrid Home
logs of eastern white pine or other species are used with the utmost precision to create a home that uniquely fits your personality and lifestyle.
Many Americans have a love affair with log homes. Perhaps it’s because these unique homes are a big part of our national heritage. Can you imagine what the early American pioneers must have thought about all that beautiful timber? Perhaps the renewability of logs also plays a part in the mass appeal to Americans. Just think where we would be if we had not had these valuable resources to build our nation with. And think where we will be if we ever fail to manage these resources properly.
Natural Element Homes’ founder is a degreed and certified forester, and Natural Element Homes will always practice responsible, sustainable forestry and will only do business with like-minded mills and land holders. With these practices in place, Natural Element® Log Homes will be around forever, for your kids and mine!
Timber Frame Homes
Timber Frame has never looked so good… Natural Element Homes!
Warmth, strength and security: The hallmark of timber frame construction is the joy of homeowners.
Utilizing timber post and beam, with wood joinery held in place by wooden pegs, timber frame structures are made to last
hundreds of years. Allowing the homeowner to vary the wood look throughout the home, timber frame uses a mixture of tongue & groove, drywall and other materials to create a strikingly beautiful, energy efficient, building system.
Timber frame construction itself is a centuries old art form. Historic yet modern, timber frame homes offer a best-ofboth-worlds experience. The style itself is a timeless architectural form anchored in antiquity; however, the exposed posts and beams distinctly express 21st century elegance. The timber frame is an intricate web of parts that both support and beautify a home — every piece is as necessary to the structure as it is to the style.
Timber framing is a specific type of post-and-beam construction made of solid wood timbers, usually joined by mortise-and-tenon joinery and traditional wooden pegs. In timber framing, joinery is practically the definition of the product. Without joinery there is a structure made with post & beam, but it is not a timber frame. Most timber joints are variations on the pegged mortise-and-tenon — a tongue on one timber is received by a slot in the other.
Our frames are precision cut by our factory network using high-tech CNC joinery machines to create pegged connections. If you enjoy viewing perfection, this cutting system achieves unbelievable results. The computer-driven CNC machines use CAD drawings, robotic arms, and a variety of heads and bits to precisely cut the intricate parts and pieces that make up the timber frame.
Hybrid Homes
For the best of all worlds, choose a Natural Element® Hybrid!
Perhaps you prefer the simple beauty of logs for your entrance, but want the drama of timber frame in your living room. Or you have to have a stone fireplace for your outdoor living area. Using a combination of building techniques, and structural
and decorative elements, hybrid homes appeal to homeowners looking for the best of all worlds.
Who says beauty is only skin-deep? It’s obvious that Natural Element Homes are the most beautiful homes available. From the outside, you are captured by dramatic curb appeal. From the inside, you are surrounded by stunning good looks. But looks aren’t everything. Underneath the beauty lies the finest building system available. The Hybrid Building System® (HBS) is simply a
The Hybrid Building System® is simply the better way to build a structurally superior home, in less time, with less job site waste and at a higher standard of quality than has ever been possible.
better way to build a structurally superior home, in less time, with less job site waste and at a higher standard of quality than has ever been possible. With the HBS, we have optimized the way homes are designed and built to provide you the highest level of flexibility and quality.
A Natural Element Home® built with The Hybrid Building System® combines the beauty of log, timber and other Natural Elements® with the quality and consistency of Engineered Wood Products (or conventional building materials). The HBS increases design efficiency by providing engineering documentation and materials schedules for the structural shell while utilizing non-structural log and timber systems as key architectural elements. The HBS delivers cost-effective curb appeal by utilizing factory-built Natural Elements® to dress the structural shell of the home. An HBS Natural Element Home® is a high-performance home with an elevated level of design and construction efficiency and unsurpassed beauty.
Hybrid home with timber accents > neh
Log, Timber, Hybrid
YOUR FAVORITE FLOORPLAN IN ANY OF OUR 3 SYSTEMS
Solid Perimeter, Structural Walls LogLove
A log home features solid logs for its perimeter structural walls. The walls of a log home are its most distinguishing feature, and Natural Element Homes offers a wide variety of log styles, cuts, finishes, and corner joinery. Our most widely chosen specie for logs is Eastern White Pine, but we also offer Western Red Cedar, Cypress, Southern Yellow Pine, and more. We also provide a pre-cut log wall system with logs cut-to-length, numbered and lettered to fit together with ease. We offer three methods of corner joinery, such as dovetail corners, saddle-notch corners, and butt-and-pass corners. And our pre-cut log wall systems come with a lifetime limited warranty that is transferable for up to 10 years should you choose to sell your home. But what sets us apart from other log home producers? … We build Natural Element Log Homes.
The Rock Ride Ranch
NATURAL ELEMENT® Log Homes & Cabins
The Coleman Camp
Top Left: The Rock Ride Ranch, featured on page 16.
Left: Log home cutaway.
Right: The Mountainview Lodge 3 plan with 8x12 D-logs, round log posts and rails, and exposed beam porch roof.
The Mountainview Lodge
The Rivermyst
The Boone Camp
Log Homes
Why choose a Natural Element® log home?
There are several considerations when choosing a log home company to work with, but none are more important than the culture of the company. Our culture is one of effectiveness, honesty, innovation, and quality. We are different. We don't just provide great log homes, we provide great experiences in planning, designing and building your home of homes, so feel free to dream. Our ultimate goal is for you to tell your friends and family that we did a great job for you.
At Natural Element Homes, we choose to do the following:
• Follow a strict code of ethics
• Grade our logs and timbers to ensure quality
• Provide a construction manual for clients and builders to illustrate proper construction techniques
• Provide innovative ideas to log building technologies
• Provide free information and advice to make smart choices.
But we don’t stop here. We have never been satisfied to simply follow the group of log home companies. We much prefer to lead
The Yellowstone
Single level living, big views, 4 bedroom suites. As pictured: 8x12 D-logs, dovetail corners, handcrafted round log purlins, columns and accents, stepped fascia, 50 year asphalt shingles, aluminum clad windows.
2,587 Sq Ft Heated, 3 BR, 2 BA, 1 HB, 477 Sq Ft Outdoor Living
The Yellowstone
Log Homes
the way, and we do. You are probably like us, and you want your log home to not be just like everyone else’s. If so, we may be perfect for each other. People who choose a Natural Element Home want something different, a home that is a notch above the usual cookie-cutter design and reflects their taste and lifestyle. We help you create a home that is uniquely you.
Our customers have the need for a pleasurable, stress-free experience that is
The Rock Ride Ranch
12-inch round Swedish cope logs. Milled logs with draw-knife finish. Round log purlins, trusses, posts, rails, and accents. Board-and-Batten siding. Aluminum clad windows. Amazing views!
4649 Sq Ft Heated Space, 4 BR, 4 BA, 1136 Sq Ft Outdoor Living
The Rock Ride Ranch
Log Homes
comprehensive in nature (everything needed — not just bits and pieces). We are truly a one-stop-shop and either provide or facilitate everything needed to build a new home. We have in-house design services, log and timber manufacturing facilities, and a network of builders covering the USA. We also facilitate site planners, interior designers, lighting professionals, financing options, solar and geothermal professionals, landscape architecture, and green building standards. Everything you need is under our roof! Ok great…so why build a Log Home?
The Black Bear Lodge
This beautiful log home captures the grandness of your living style … grand space, views, and convenience.
3109 SF
Heated Space, 1269 SF Covered Porch, 4378 SF Under Roof, 4 BR, 3 BA, 1 HBA.
The Black Bear Lodge
The Mountain View Lodge
Why choose a Log Home?
It's unique, it's classic, but mostly because it just calls you…and you just LOVE it — go with your heart. We can't wait to talk "log" with you…it's our language. A log home is a structure around you that lives in your heart for generations to come. Build strong, build smart, build with heart and build with us. Or perhaps Timber and Hybrid are calling you? Let's find out! neh
The Mountain View Lodge
Taking a step beyond classic log home aesthetics, the Mountain View Lodge offers timeless rustic appeal and the warming comforts of home. Buttressed by a highly-functional layout and coveted features, like an open-to-below loft, this plan represents the quintessential log home.
1944 SF Heated Space, 856 SF Covered Porch, 2800 SF Under Roof, 3 BR, 2 BA, 1 HBA.
Log veLo
The Mountain View Lodge 2
The Starr Mountain
The Kokannee
The Starr Mountain
The Shoo-fly Cabin
The Starr Mountain
The Rock Ride Ranch
The Monteagle
The Discovery
The Ridgecrest
The Foster Lake
The Vista View Camp
The Black Bear Lodge
The Vista View Camp
The Vista View Camp
The Vista View Camp
The Barn Owl
The Rock Ride Ranch
Log veLomore
The Glen Ledge Camp
The Tellico Retreat
The Lake Tahoe Retreat
The Boone Camp
The Lakeside Retreat
BIG imber
TWooden beam beauty
imber frame homes feature large structural wooden beams visible throughout the interior which act as the structural skeleton of the home. The timbers are cut to fit together and connect with specialized joinery such as mortise-and-tennon connections held tightly together by wooden pegs. The timber frame serves the dual role of providing structure for the home as well as artistic beauty. Timber frame construction techniques have been used for hundreds of years throughout the world.
Natural Element® Timber Frame
Left: Timber Frame cutaway view.
Right: The Big Wolf Lodge plan, see more photos online and on page 34.
The Big Wolf Lodge
The Big Wolf Lodge
The Trail's End
The Raven's Nest
The Raven's Nest Retreat
The Big Chief Mountain Lodge Timber Frame
The true timber frame home may require more specialized labor and front-end costs and is generally the most costly of our building systems.
• Structural timber frame skeleton provides the structure of the home
• Timber frame throughout the entire home
• SIP Panel exterior enclosure
Timber frame joinery is either cut by hand or by use of computer controlled machinery (CNC). Once the free-standing timber frame structure is assembled, the timber frame is wrapped to form the outer enclosure of the home. Common methods utilized to wrap a frame include Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs).
The Big Chief Mountain Lodge
Maximum views, Lodge style, Douglas Fir timber frame, Western styled exterior, hand-split cedar shake siding, 12-inch board-andbatten siding, stepped fascia, round log accents, two-tone stain, pyramidal shaped piers. See 40 images online.
2270 SF Heated Space, 836 SF Covered Porch, 3106 SF Under Roof, 3 BR, 2 BA, 1 HBA, Optional Garage & Bonus Room 1344 SF.
Timber Frame
The timber frame is wrapped with SIPs that span the large spaces between each timber of the frame. SIPs are made by gluing a sheet of Oriented Strand Board (OSB) to both sides of a solid foam core to form one monolithic panel. Common foam core types include Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) and Polyurethane (URE). SIPs are typically pre-cut with CNC machinery to precisely fit the outside of the timber frame. SIPs are strong, energy efficient, and are known for their superior insulation capabilities.
Another common way to wrap a timber frame is to use conventional wood framing practices as common to a “stick-built” home — 2x6 framed walls and 2x framed roofs can be built around the timber frame to enclose it. True timber frame homes built in this manner will generally cost
The Raven’s Nest
Striking curb appeal, generous outdoor living. Douglas Fir timber frame with light oak stain. Drywall ceiling and wall coverings. Hand-split cedar shake siding, board-and-batten siding, stepped fascia, aluminum clad solid-wood doors and windows. See 117 images online!
2847 SF Heated Space, 1417 SF Covered Porch, 4264 SF Under Roof, 3 BR, 2 BA, 1 HBA.
The Raven's Nest
Timber Frame
The Big Moose Lodge
This big timber frame says luxury like there is no tomorrow. Want your home to be grand — this is it, the stunning Big Moose Lodge goes on for days — right on into the next generation. Want to call it home? So do we.
6717 Sq Ft Heated Space, 3 BR, 3 BA, 2 HB, 1,325 Sq Ft Outdoor Living
about 20–30% more than a conventionally framed home that does not utilize structural timber frame. Natural Element Homes uses CNC equipment to produce high-quality, precision-milled timber frame systems. We offer Douglas Fir as our primary timber specie. We also use White Pine, Oak, Cypress, Western Red Cedar, and Southern Yellow Pine timber species. We produce both EPS and URE SIP panel systems to enclose our frames — keeping the elements out. Conventional stick-frame enclosures are also utilized.
The Big Moose Lodge
Timber Frame
The Big Wolf Lodge
Unique, stunning, and grandiose are just a few words that appropriately describe the Big Wolf Lodge. This home’s sturdy timber frame graces each room of the house and wraps occupants in a rich embrace of warmth, strength, and security.
Why choose a Timber Frame?
The beauty of the Timber frame is the flexibility we have to build a large structure that meets your lifestyle — standing on solid ground and most energy efficient. Come see us, step inside a big Timber — this grand structure will be the home of your dreams and please for generations to come.
The Big Wolf Lodge
The Eagle Lake Lodge Timber Frame
Timber boasts a beautiful blend of classic and contemporary elements. Perhaps a Log or Hybrid system is calling you? You will know it and you will feel it…if you don't know yet, we can help you narrow it down. Follow us to the beauty — and savings — of the Hybrid and if you come back to a Timber Frame… we know why, with a big timber smile. neh
8 Bedrooms, 7 Bathrooms, 1 Half Bathroom, 3,055 SF Main Level, 1,921 SF Upper Level, 3,055 SF Lower Level, 8,031 SF Heated, 2,810 SF Porch & Deck.
The Eagle Lake Lodge
Crowned by its sturdy Douglas Fir timber frame, the Eagle Lake Lodge features a variety of exterior materials, including wood, stone, and brick. The breathtaking interior draws the eye toward the massive timber frame and contrasting tongue-and-groove ceilings.
TimberBIG
The Big Chief Mountain Lodge
The Raven's Nest
The Blue Ridge Lodge
Streamer
The Ravens Nest XL
The Rocky Mountain Retreat
The Big Chief Mountain Lodge
The Rocky Mountain Retreat
The Ravens Nest XL
The Ravens Nest XL
The Ravens Nest XL
TimberBIG more
The Frost Valley Lodge
The Long Branch Tower B
HybriD Super
A hybrid home utilizes conventional stick-built construction to provide the super structure of the home. Typically, some degree of timber frame is also included in the construction.
The timber frame is employed in specific areas of the home where “the wow factor” is most desired, such as in the great room, kitchen and dining areas. The remainder of the home can be constructed without the use of timber or with limited use of timber.
The look and feel of timber frame without all the cost. Can you say
Natural Element® Hybrid Homes
Our Trademark! A great example of our innovation, cutaway above.
The Wailing Loon Lodge
The Decoy
WOW?
The Blue Ridge Lodge The Sturbridge
The Little Bear Cottage
Why is this so important? Flexibility and style. Perhaps you prefer the simple beauty of logs for your entrance but want the drama of timber frame in your living room. Or, you must have a stone fireplace in your living room. Using a combination of building techniques and structural or decorative elements, hybrid homes appeal to homeowners looking for the best of all worlds.
Hybrid homes often utilize timber components such as timber trusses, timber accents and beams, as well as other decorative timber elements to provide the look and feel of timber frame without all the cost.
The hybrid home is typically more cost-effective and offers maximum design flexibility:
• Conventional stick-built enclosure provides the structure of the home
• Structural or decorative timber or timber frame in parts of the home
• Timber trusses, accents and decorative components used
Timber components may be used on the interior and the exterior of the home. The Hybrid Building System® was developed and
The Lucky Man Ranch
Reclaimed timber and boards, Antique hand-hewn log siding with dovetail corners, barn wood, wire-brushed reclaimed board ceilings, and more.
Original design by J H KLIPPEL
4,200 SF Heated Space, 5 BR, 5.5 BA
The Lucky Man Ranch
The Shamrock Ranch
Rustic aged board-and-batten siding, Stepped fascia, aged Douglas Fir timber, hand-split cedar shakes, pyramidal piers with cultured stone, interior White Pine T&G ceilings, Douglas Fir interior beams.
trademarked by Natural Element Homes in the early 2000’s. The hybrid home is our most popular building system.
The first line of defense with the exterior hybrid wall systems from Natural Element Homes is the Huber ZIP System wall and roof sheathing. The ZIP system eliminates the need for house wrap and roofing felt with its impregnated outer layer. ZIP tape seals all joints and prevents air infiltration. And for even more protection, the ZIP-R system may be selected. For installation convenience and exceptional long-term performance, the all-in-one ZIP System® R-Sheathing panel provides a new approach to sealing and insulating the building envelope. One panel delivers thermal, air, and moisture resistance, while providing excellent strength and durability. This simply equals additional saving for you all year long and forever.
2,738
The Wailing Loon Lodge
This beautiful hybrid with it's gorgeous multi-toned shake says New England like none other, but no matter where you put this lodge you won't want to leave. From big spaces to small nooks, there is a spot for you.
Hybrid homes are typically clad on the exterior with a mix of different sidings and textures, such as vertical board-and-batten siding, horizontal lap siding or log siding, and cedar shingle siding. The blend of textures along with the use of timber accents generally provide a home with tremendous curb appeal.
Why choose a Hybrid?
The hybrid home approach represents a sustainable and environmentally-conscious building strategy. By strategically combining different construction techniques and materials, homeowners can optimize energy efficiency, reduce waste, and minimize the environmental footprint of their home. The ability to select specific materials and construction methods allows for more targeted use of resources, potentially lowering both initial construction costs and long-
The Pear Mountain Lodge
The modern stylings of glass and metal meet the rustic charms of timber in the Pear Mountain Lodge. Graced by a grand mountain vista, the home deftly blends classic design elements with modern interior styles to create a truly gorgeous one-of-a-kind home.
term energy expenses. Moreover, the flexibility of hybrid home design enables greater customization to local climate conditions, architectural styles, and individual aesthetic preferences, making it an increasingly popular choice for those seeking a personalized, efficient, and visually-striking residential solution.
3,324 Sq Ft Heated Space, 3 BR, 3 BA, 1 HB, 687 Sq Ft Outdoor Living
The Shag Bark Lodge
Featuring genuine timber frame structures and heavy timber accents while utilizing conventional construction techniques, the Shag Bark Lodge is a shining example of a Hybrid Home. The striking board-and-batten siding contrasts beautifully with timber accents and stone embellishments. The gorgeous tongue-and-groove ceilings, rustic timber trusses, and ample decorative beams grant this home an unmistakably unique, warm, and charming aesthetic.
The beauty of the Hybrid is meeting your needs and especially your budget. It brings you super style in the most unique, genuine, and one-of-a-kind Natural Element Homes way. The hybrid makes you stand out but mostly fall in love. The choice is yours: Log, Timber Frame, or Hybrid…which system is calling you? We love them all and hope you have a favorite.
3 Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms, 1 Half Bathroom, 2,292 SF Main Level, 1,688
SF Lower Level, 3,980 SF Heated, 894 SF Porch & Deck, 432 SF Carport
The Windy Mountain Lodge
is a stunning, modern mountain chalet with a wide variety of unique and premium features, including a wine room, a sprawling kitchen and pantry, a heated outdoor patio, five beds and five baths, and nearly 900 square feet of porch and deck space. With luxurious interior lighting, trimless windows and doors, enormous windows allowing ample natural lighting, the Windy Mountain Lodge leans into its modern aesthetic without compromising the warm comforts of home. On the exterior, Shou sugi ban siding, massive trimless windows, and sleek roof lines set this home apart from the rest. The Windy Mountain Lodge is a shining example of modern home design and luxurious mountain living.
5,780 SF Heated Space, 5 BR,
5 BA, 2 Half BA, 2,911 SF Main Level, 832 SF Upper Level, 2,017 SF Lower Level, 836 SF Porch / Deck, 832 SF Garage
Once you know the system you are leaning towards, choose the floorplan you love, or choose the floorplan first. Either way, we can build most any plan you see as a log home, a timber frame home, or a hybrid home. No matter which building system meets your needs (log, timber frame, or hybrid), we can design the home with the floorplan you’ve chosen along with your selected building system. Over 300+ floorplans and we help you start choosing on page 88 and online. Enjoy! neh
HybriD Super
FOR I, THE LORD YOUR GOD, HOLD YOUR RIGHT HAND; IT IS I WHO SAY TO YOU, “FEAR NOT, I AM THE ONE WHO HELPS YOU.”
– ISAIAH 41:13
The Blue Ridge Lodge
The Tamarack
The Mount Olive Retreat
The Tamarack
The Bayou Estates
The Mount Olive Retreat
The Rye Mountain Lodge
The Creekside Hideaway
The Rambling Rose
The Empty Nest
HybriD Super more
The Modern Vista
The Three Bridge Lodge
The Sturbridge
The Three Bridge Lodge
The Waterfront Way
The Modern Vista
The Rock Ride Ranch is made with gorgeous expansive rosel round logs. If you have Log Love, look no further—this is it! Give us a call.
The Eagle Lake Lodge TIMBER
Owner’s Corner
IT WAS THE BEST PROCESS
We love building with and for our customers. What Natural Element Homes customers are saying…
Mtn. View Lodge — Jeff & Trina M.
The building materials and precision-cut logs we received from Natural Element Homes were truly beautiful. We are continually amazed at the number of people who stop, take pictures or slowly drive by to admire our log home. The final product is truly exceptional. Natural Element Homes is indeed a first class company!
Rocky Mtn. Retreat — Cynthia J.
Beginning with no more than an exterior photograph and hand-drawn floor plan, the professional team at Natural Element Homes worked with me to design a family cabin which previously existed only in my imagination. During construction, I was impressed with the quality of materials
used and craftsmanship of the subcontractors. I participated in even minute decisions at each step of the building process. My family and I could not be more pleased with the outcome. There is no substitute for the rustic ambiance of authentic timber-frame construction.
Shoo-Fly
Cabin — Rick K.
Everyone who sees the Shoo-Fly Cabin thinks it is awesome. It has been a great addition to our community and has helped us set the standard for other builders. The materials quality was first rate, and the customer service could not be better. Natural Element Homes makes the process of designing and building a true one-of-a-kind home much simpler. Thanks for everything!
Big Chief Mtn. Lodge — Jennifer D. It has been an EASY process thanks to you and our fantastic builder, Paul W. He still says this is the nicest package he has ever built, and he loves the plan. We could not be happier with our home and the effortless process of getting it all together. How many people can say that they had fun during the construction phase? I really did hate to see
it end...in fact, so did our builder, so he has left a couple of "to-do" items undone so he can come back!
Perfect Pearl — Charles B.
The changes I requested in design were readily accomplished with true professionalism. The virtual reality program used by Natural Element Homes was very helpful. All of the materials supplied were of excellent quality and condition. My builder was pleased with the ease of assembling and the high quality of the products. My friends and family are amazed with the finished product, as am I. I only wish I had done this years ago.
Shamrock Ranch — Mike B.
As you know, this is the second home I’ve built with Natural Element Homes, and I love it as much as the first one. I don’t get to visit it too often out in Montana, but when we are there, we are very comfortable. The design is just right for the high-desert ranch life, and it captures the views very well. Thanks again for helping us figure everything out. I don’t think we will build again, but if we do, we know who to call.
Shamrock Ranch — Mike B.
Mountain View Lodge — Jeff & Trina M.
Big Chief Mountain Lodge — Jennifer D.
Rocky Mountain Retreat — Cynthia J.
Perfect Pearl — Charles B.
Shoo-Fly Cabin — Rick K.
The Way Home
GETTING STARTED EASY TO BUILD
How does it start? … With your dream. Design is the next step, which is so much fun. What’s after that? … supply, build, and decorate.
People who choose a Natural Element Home want something different, a home that is a notch above the usual cookie-cutter design and reflects their taste and lifestyle. We help you create a home that is uniquely you. The design process takes shape with artist rendering and in 3D. We supply you with the best materials and deliver them safely to your site. We build with heart. And decorate with love. So let’s get going!
DESIGN, SUPPLY, BUILD, DECORATE
The Mountain View Lodge is one of our most popular plans.
Design
WORKING WITH OUR TEAM
Dream it. Plan it. See it. That’s the beauty. Your home comes to life while our team shapes it in 3D for you.
The journey to your Natural Element Home begins with its design, and here you have a choice to make. You can pick a design from our vast design library, and we will customize the plan for you. Or, you can create a custom design. Our in-house designers can help you create a plan that reflects your taste and perfectly complements the setting of your home.
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Whichever approach you choose, you’ll enjoy using our Virtual Design Center to collaborate on your project. Our system allows you to collaborate at every step of the design process and immediately view the effects of any design changes you’re considering. You view your plans online and speak directly with your designer as you watch your changes being made on screen in real time. Next you’ll be able to view a 3-D model of your altered home plan, and you can take a virtual “tour” of your redesigned house to see just how it will look and feel.
You don’t have to operate any software; just sit back and watch as your dreams and ideas move a step closer to reality. It’s fast, efficient, and fun! After design…supply, build, and decorate — and before you know it you are in your custom dream home!
1. Planning and design session.
2. Conceptual hand rendering.
3. View in 3D as plans are developed.
4. Photorealistic 3D view when plans are completed.
5. Preparing to seat the house.
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We customize every plan to be perfect for you, and your Design Pack payment is typically applied in full to your home package purchase.
DESIGN PACK
The Design Pack service from Natural Element Homes is a great first step toward realizing your dream. The Design Pack allows you to customize your home plan or develop a plan from scratch, then gives you blueprints and technical information to provide to a builder and banker to confirm total construction costs and to secure financing.
Design Pack Services Include:
• Budgeting Assistance
• Design Consultation
• 3-D Custom CAD Design
• Virtual Design Center
• Value Engineering
• Materials List & Pricing
• Preliminary CAD Plans
• Builder / Banker / Bid Assistance
Scan the code and go directly to our Design Pack Page. See your entire home in a 3-D before construction ever begins.
We have produced hundreds of the best home designs on the market. With plans spanning the gamut of sizes, styles, and aesthetics, we’ve probably got the perfect plan for you. And if not, we can certainly design it. We love the process of designing and building your Natural Element Home.
WE SUPPLY YOU WITH
THE BEST SupplyOOH'S & AAH'S
We ensure the best in manufacturing, the best of materials, the best in all things. We ensure it gets to you … we take care of it all — from the pre-builds at our plant to the local delivery of your home package.
Cutting-edge Innovation and Efficiency
Every Natural Element Home is designed with energy efficiency in mind, and our exclusive EnergyLock™ Building Systems help save you money ... every month ... forever! Heck, we may even SAVE THE PLANET in the process! Whether your Natural Element Home will be a Log Home, a Timber Frame Home, or a Hybrid Home, we have an EnergyLock™ Wall system to match.
Our systems use the latest technology in energy efficiency to reduce air leakage, protect R-value, and save energy and this all translates into you keeping more green in your pocket each month. It’s an airtight argument!
And we guarantee it! We warranty our factory pre-cut log and timber systems, and we guarantee you'll have the right amount of materials to complete the job.
We use the latest manufacturing and construction technology in all our building systems and methods. We strive to reduce and re-utilize waste, reduce long term maintenance, and produce homes that perform well for generations to come.
We utilize systems-built technology where all or part of your home is produced in the factory before shipping to your job site, but we don’t compromise customization or craftsmanship in the process.
The result is a one-of-a-kind home and the realization of your vision. If you are going to build a home now or in the near future, don’t make the mistake of using out-of-date building systems and methods. Build responsibly and build smart. Build on the cutting edge!
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Keeping green in your pocket!
QUALITY IS NEVER AN ACCIDENT.
"Quality is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction, and skillful execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives."
William Foster
"GOOD TIMBER DOES NOT GROW WITH EASE: THE STRONGER THE WIND, THE STRONGER THE TREES; THE FURTHER SKY, THE GREATER LENGTH; THE MORE THE STORM, THE MORE THE STRENGTH. BY SUN AND COLD, BY RAIN AND SNOW, IN TREES AND MEN GOOD TIMBERS GROW…"
Excerpt from a poem by Douglas Malloch
PRE-CUT SYSTEMS
Get the best of both worlds … expertise of the factory and onsite. Best quality. Best value.
LET'S
Build!
WE BUILD WITH THE BEST
Our builders bring your vision to life with expertise and precision. A nationwide network Signature Builders is available to turn your design into reality, ensuring quality craftsmanship every step of the way. We connect you with carefully vetted, experienced professionals who specialize in building our homes and delivering exceptional results. We offer on-site and off-site technical assistance and training for
all builders, and we are available for consultation throughout your construction process.
As a standard service to all our customers, we assign a professional Building Consultant to work with you from the design phase through completion to make sure that everything is proceeding according to plan. Your Building Consultant serves as your main liaison throughout the project. Your Building Consultant will provide assistance wherever needed, communicating with the builder, preparing for the delivery of your materials, and offering any other type of logistical or technical support that’s necessary to move your project along.
Natural Element Homes has a network of proven, quality builders, or you may use your own builder. Your builder should take responsibility for the project and control each step to insure the quality expected is delivered. The builder should help to control costs and provide the highest value possible. They should communicate with you throughout the process and allow your involvement as desired. Most importantly, the builder should remain involved after you move in to confirm that your home performs properly.
“If you love what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life. We love what we do, and it shows!”
ARISE AND BUILD!
THE DIFFERENCE…
Our system, products, builders, and methods clearly make a positive difference in every home we build. It's no wonder that our clients love us and their home so much. This makes us very proud, but we take no glory, for it is God Himself that prospers us. —See Nehemiah 2:20.
Technical Assistance
"To me, there is no more honorable and rewarding profession than a high-quality custom home builder."
Not acquainted with building log or timber frame? We have a solution for that! Our on-site Technical Assistance may provide you and/or your licensed builder the guidance needed get the job done. Our construction technician will travel to your building site and will work with your builder to assure that the specialty log and timber frame systems go up correctly. By the end of one day, your builder should understand how to proceed with construction. Their questions concerning subsequent phases of construction should be answered as well. Our qualified technician has participated in the construction of hundreds of quality custom homes across the country and can be hired for as many days as needed.
Robert Lambert, Owner, Natural Element Homes
The Way Home
Excerpt from Proverbs 24:3 BY WISDOM A HOUSE IS BUILT, AND THROUGH UNDERSTANDING IT IS ESTABLISHED; THROUGH KNOWLEDGE ITS ROOMS ARE FILLED WITH RARE AND BEAUTIFUL TREASURES.
Decorate
WE SUPPLY YOU WITH TREASURES
Natural Element Homes are inherently beautiful, but when properly decorated, they can be stunning and unforgettable. The way your home is decorated is one of the most important things about it. The rooms of your home should engage your emotions and lift your spirits, but such great spaces don’t just happen. Some people have a knack for putting rooms together in a way that is not only pleasing to the eye but also functional. It seems so easy when you experience a well decorated home, but most people cannot pull everything together to make this happen. This is why we’ve launched Natural Element Interiors.
Natural Element Interiors is devoted to properly decorating the spaces of your home based on scale and proportion, balance, rhythm, emphasis and harmony. We consider space, line, shape and mass, textures, light, color and pattern. We use our knowledge and experience in these areas to make your home comfortable, beautiful and functional.
Natural Element Interiors offers a physical store for elements, accessories and resources to use in your decorating. We also offer interior design services and consultation to help you enhance your style, solve problems, prevent costly mistakes, and simplify your life as you decorate your home.
Sometimes all you might need is a few hours of consultation and advice, and we offer consultation services to discuss furniture placement, colors, textures, function and a lot more. You’ll likely be amazed at what we can accomplish together in just a few hours. We can help you pull it all together and make your home a place that touches your very soul.
Decoration is really about creating a quality of life, and a beauty within that life that nourishes the soul.
NATURAL ELEMENT INTERIORS
Supply Build Design PUT IT ALL TOGETHER The Way Home
We design, supply, build, and decorate extraordinary log, timber, and hybrid style homes, nationwide.
DESIGN: Your dream home starts with its design. Choose one of our Home Plans, and we’ll customize the plan for you. Or, bring us your own ideas, and we can start from scratch. Either way, you’ll love our exclusive Virtual Design Center and our friendly, customer-first, in-house design services.
SUPPLY: We offer three major building systems: Log Homes, Timber Frame, and Hybrid Homes. We manufacture the logs, timbers, trusses, wall panels, modules, and components needed for your specific home design and supply the exterior dry-in shell of your home.
BUILD: We deliver the building materials for the dry-in shell package to your jobsite and builder. You can use your own builder, or you can use a builder from our nationwide network. The builder will provide all labor and additional materials to completely build your turn-key home.
DECORATE: Your home is an extension of you. Our number one goal is to help you create spaces that complement the way you live, uphold the things that are important to you, and enhance functionality to make your life as easy and comfortable as possible every single day.
Whether you are dreaming of a new master bedroom and bath, remodeling an old kitchen, or looking for those few signature pieces to complete your home’s one-of-a-kind look, our Natural Element Interior's showroom makes it easy and simple to find the perfect selections for your dream project.
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SHAKE it UP!
Wood, Iron, Glass & Stone
Natural element… produced by nature or in accordance with nature. Natural knows no bounds, and there are hundreds of Natural Elements® available for constructing your home, as well as various building systems: log, timber frame, and hybrid. Your Building Consultant and our design staff are equipped to help you narrow down the wide range of elements and construction methods that best fit your building site, budget and personal expression.
Here are just a few of the Natural Elements® available:
Over 40 available sidings
Timber Frame Porches
Outdoor Rooms
Knotty Juniper posts
Natural sawn woods
Skip-peeled posts
Barky log sidings
Natural taper posts
Rusted barn tin
Rusty Corrugated Metal
Mountain ivy twig railings
Tobacco stick railings
Hand-split Cedar Shakes
Specialty Sidings
Copper, Iron, Stone
Hand-hewn beams
Antique hand-hewn beams and logs
Reclaimed sawn beams
Recovered under water beams
Distressed new beams
Historical Reclaimed Woods
Bark sidings, posts, & rails
Wormy Chestnut
Fresh sawn beams
Wire brush finishes
Barn wood materials
Reclaimed brick
Log Wall Systems for additions
Timber Frame Accents
Fiber Cement products
Rustic aged wood
Hand-hewn finishes
Wire-brush finishes
Concrete logs and siding
And so much more...
Natural Elements®
EZ-Care Low — Low Maintenance Ideas
1. Fiber Cement shingles, straight-edge, painted.
2. Stone, Cedar trim, Cedar shingles, Cedar bracket.
3. Fiber Cement, 2-tone stain, straight-edge shingles, lap siding, trim, Cedar brackets, fiberglass door, aluminum clad windows, IPE decking and railing.
4. Poplar bark shingles, painted trim, Pine brackets.
5. Fiber Cement lap siding and trim, 2-tone stain, fiberglass door.
6. Reclaimed barn wood.
7. Concrete log siding with antique hand-hewn pattern.
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8. Fiber Cement shingles, 2-tone stain, Miratech trim, Cedar louvers and brackets.
9. Rusty Corrugated Metal siding, dark painted trim and beams, aluminum clad windows.
10. Borate treated wood, pre-stained, water-proofing.
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Beams, Rails & Rafter Tails
Elements… a part of something, especially one that is essential or characteristic. Our exclusive line of Natural Elements® are indeed essential to making your home totally unique, genuine, authentic, and one-of-a-kind. And talk about being part of something ... how about being part of nature. Nature is not a fad, and our Natural Elements® will help your home blend in with nature, with its surroundings. Your home can look like it's meant to be there; like it grew there. And nature is not a place — it is home.
Natural Elements®
Real Wood Elements
1. Milled Cedar shake siding, Douglas Fir gable truss with arched chord, brackets and posts.
2. 8x12 White Pine D-Logs with dovetail corners.
3. 8x12 White Pine Flat Logs, hand-hewn, Douglas Fir deco rafter tails, diamond log railing, hand-hewn trim, hand-split Cedar shakes, stepped Cedar fascia.
4. Board-and-batten siding, deco rafter tails, skip-peeled corner post, stepped Cedar fascia.
5. Reclaimed beam trusses, skip-planed reclaimed boards for ceiling.
6. Hand-split Cedar shake siding, Cedar lap siding, Pine rafter tails and brackets.
7. Vintage Natural Shape log siding hand-hewn.
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8. Fossil stone pyramidal piers, hand-drawn log railing.
9. Hand-split Cedar shake siding.
10. 9-inch round spruce Swedish cope logs, saddle-notch corners with irregular stack, deco round gable trusses and purlins with twig infill, Cedar shake roof, heavy window trim.
11. Cypress flared-butt column.
Hear that? With all these choices of Natural Elements®, you can be one with nature and the envy of the neighborhood at the same time. You can even put your own DNA into your new Natural Element Home. Can it get any better than this?
Yes it can! Natural Elements® are earth friendly, good for the environment, and help you do your part to protect and sustain our beautiful, natural surroundings. You see, all of our Natural Elements® are either recycled, reclaimed, recovered or renewable.
To repurpose an old piece of wood into your new home, rather than throwing it away, is quite satisfying. And to know that Natural Element Homes practices proven methods of forest and resource regeneration gives you peace-of-mind about our stewardship (and yours). Even our concrete products are made from the most basic elements of the earth.
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Natural Elements®
Real Wood Elements
1. Antique hand-hewn beams, multi-width and multi-specie decking above beams.
2. Douglas Fir chinker-style hand-crafted log with chinking, Douglas Fir round log joists and stairs.
3. Antique hand-hewn logs with dovetail corners and chinking, poplar bark shingle siding, exposed rafter tails with fascia-less design, rusty corrugated metal roofing, Cedar shake roofing.
4. Antique hand-hewn timbers.
5. Cedar timber with wire-brushed surface, distressed finish, hand-drawn edges.
6. Hearthstone style random-stack Pine logs, 8-inches thick, 8-10-12 inches tall, alternating, hand-hewn finish, dovetail corners, chinking.
7. Antique hand-hewn log skins with chinking, reclaimed barn wood trim and corner posts.
8. Antique hand-hewn beams, Douglas Fir reclaimed ceiling with walnut shell blasted finish.
9. Cedar board-and batten siding 8-inch, handsplit Cedar shake with irregular edge, stepped Cedar fascia, cedar shadow-boxed window trim, juniper hand-peeled brackets, corner caps, railing.
10. Re-sawn Cedar timbers, stacked stone.
11. Hearthstone style hand-hewn Oak logs, random stack.
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Barky, Rusty, Old & New
Unique… being the only one of its kind; unlike anything else. Our exclusive line of Natural Elements® are indeed unique and are essential to making your home totally unique. Most Natural Elements® are custom crafted by hand. Some are old and repurposed. Some are new and made to look old. All are one-of-a-kind, like a snow flake or your fingerprint. And all contribute to the look, feel and style of your one-of-a-kind Natural Element Home. You can put your own fingerprint on your home with your choice of Natural Elements®.
Natural Elements®
Real Wood Elements
1. Antique hand-hewn beam with mortise pockets, cultured stacked stone.
2. Barn wood for ceilings, Douglas Fir beams.
3. Premium poplar bark shingles, painted rough sawn cedar trim and brackets, heavy treated cedar hand-split shake roofing.
4. Western Red Cedar milled shingle panels, staggered edge, 8-in round Pine corner cap.
5. Northern white Cedar individual milled shingles, white pine brackets, white pine T&G soffit., Western Red Cedar fascia.
6. Hand-split cedar shake siding, 8-inch Cedar board and batten siding, hand-peeled juniper corner caps, heavy treated Cedar shake roofing, Cedar shadow-box window trim.
7. Western Red Cedar individual milled shingles applied with straight edge.
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8. White Pine Vintage Natural Shape log wall system with hand-hewn finish, chinking, & dovetail corners.
9. Milled logs with hand-hewn finish and hand-drawn edges with chinking.
10. Hand-hewn Douglas Fir timbers.
11. Spruce boards with hand-drawn edges, light hewing, chinking, vertical corner boards.
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Sawn, Chopped, Hewn & Split
Each of our Natural Elements® is made with craft and care. Some are sawn with a saw, while others are chopped with an ax. Some are smoothed, and rubbed, while others are brushed and split. Some get painted. Some get stained. Some are installed vertically, while others run horizontally.
Perhaps this eclectic mix of patterns, textures, and materials is what makes your home so special. Whatever the reason, your home is sure to blend seamlessly with nature and stand out at the same time. It will be a home like no one else's.
Natural Elements®
Real Wood Elements
1. Spruce 12-inch board-and-batten siding, Spruce trim, colored translucent stain.
2. Appalachian stacked stone, Cedar rough sawn boards, hand-split Cedar shake siding with staggered edge, 8x12 purlin with bull-nosed end and arched brace.
3. Cedar board-and-batten, shadow-box window trim, hand-peeled juniper post and rail.
4. Cedar natural edge siding, stepped fascia.
5. Brown-tone barn wood siding, 8x12 purlins with bull-nosed end and arched brace.
6. Pine natural edge mountain siding.
7. Cedar Skirl irregular edge milled siding.
8. Stained Cedar board-and-batten siding, stained Cedar 8-inch lap siding, deco rafter tails, 3-piece timber bracket, timber truss.
9. Western Red Cedar shingle siding #1 perfection milled grade, 12-inch Cedar board-and-batten siding, arched-chord gable end timber trusses with structural 3-piece brackets, 2x Cedar trim.
10. White Cedar log railing.
11. Distressed timber with hand-drawn edges.
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hat you choose says A LOT!
Home is a place of retreat — where you live your best life with great purpose! What says HOME to you?
We invite you to design a special interior that makes you feel good about
your creation. Put your own fingerprint on your home design so that each day your home inspires you! The choices you make for all the details will affect the ambiance you create for everyday living. You have many options in every category, so we make it easy for you by offering pre-designed materials palettes. Often times, we can create a particular look and feel in more than one way, and one method may be less expensive than the other. Easy general ideas and guidelines help! >
Many people think that working with an interior decorator is expensive. It doesn’t have to be. There are basic consultation services available from many interior decorators to help guide you in the right direction. Or you may prefer the full services of an interior designer to guide you in every decision. Wherever you fall on this spectrum, a professionally designed interior will help you create spaces that complement the way you live, uphold the things that are important to you, and enhance functionality to make your life as easy and comfortable as possible every single day. And, a beautiful home to boot!
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Natural Elements®
• Pre-designed materials palettes
• Consider beams, railings, columns, ceilings, window and door trim, baseboard and crown molding, cabinets, counter tops, appliances, lighting, plumbing fixtures and baths, furnishings, and paint and stain colors!
• Your Building Consultant can assist you and your builder with these selections. We have loads of ideas to inspire you. We encourage you to develop a scrapbook regarding the interior look and feel you desire. Consider all your rooms — kitchens, baths, great rooms, bedrooms, outdoor rooms, etc.
• There are general guidelines regarding costs that you can follow. For example, sheet rock walls and ceiling costs less than wood tongueand-groove. Man-made stone costs less than real stone. Smaller beams and columns cost less than larger ones, and no beams costs less than having beams. There are several price point options available for appliances, cabinetry, counter tops, bathroom fictures, lighting fixtures, and furnishings.
• There are basic consultation services available. Natural Element Interiors offers such services for less than $1,000. This may be all you need to create a striking interior. Choose your style, and we'll incorporate it!
NATURAL ELEMENT INTERIORS
Your home should tell the story of who you are and be a collection of things you love. Make it your favorite place to be.
Your Plan!
To ensure that your home plan is not like everyone else's, get a home plan that isn't like anyone else's.
WE'VE GOT the best log, timber, and hybrid plans you’ll find! The following pages show just a few and there are hundreds online. We are happy to modify every plan, and we encourage you to make your home uniquely personal. We feature an excellent searchable website at NaturalElementHomes.com that saves you time — simply choose by: square footage, collection, style, name, type, category and find your dream home quickly.
If you don’t see what you’re looking for, we have even more plans available — just ask. If you find a plan somewhere else, we can use it for inspiration and create a custom home that’s even better. If you wish to start from scratch for a total custom home, we have the best designers in the business ready to work with you. Basically, we’ve got design covered!
All of our plans, including all from our collections, can be built as: log, timber frame, or hybrid.
In addition to the numerous ways to discover your dream home we also feature several unique cabin collections. Within
these collections you will find classic log cabins to high-end hybrids.
We also look forward to sharing our Virtual Design Center with you. In all cases, you may participate in the development of your home plans as much or as little as you want. We simply schedule an online meeting, and you can see our designer’s screen on your own computer. You and the designer can discuss the plan and changes you wish to make, and you see the changes made in real time as you work together. Your builder, your spouse, your family — up to 15 people in different locations — can join in and collaborate. You see your home in 3D from inside, outside, or any angle in between, and you don’t have to operate any software at all. Just sit back, relax, and we’ll do the work for you. It’s fast, efficient, and fun!
So head on over to NaturalElementHomes.com to find your perfect floorplan. We are certain you will find your one-in-a-million perfect home and we are here for you — ready to get started! Give us a shout … we can't wait to hear from you! Your Plan ~ Your Way!
Plan Name SF
The Snuggle Bug 574
The Mod Pod 632
The Cozy Cat 651
The Pine Cone 756
The Patty Cake Cabin 856
The Cubby Hole Camp 946
The Squirrel Away Camp 997
The Tumbleweed Camp 1085
The Farmhouse Retreat 1220
The Sugar Pie 1405
The Chapparal 4 1427
The Three Gables Camp 1462
The Baby Moose 1529
The Modern Vista 1552
The Flint Rock Lodge 1623
The Pumpkin Patch Farm 1641
The Morningstar Farm 1701
The Chimney Top Camp 1791
The Rocky Top Camp 1803
The Meadow View Retreat 1871
The Green River Retreat 1881
The Maple Leaf Lodge 1940
The Catch Pen Cabin 1996
The Canyon Creek Cabin 2060
The Moonlight Lodge 2082
The Magnolia Lodge 2093
50+ PLANS FEATURED HERE > FIND YOUR PLAN! HUNDREDS ONLINE! Select a home plan that fits your size, desires, and budget >
The Huff and Puff Retreat 2102
The Moonlight Bay Retreat 2263
The Crazy Colt Camp 2279
The Prarie Pass Lodge 2316
The Broken Moon Lodge 2329
The Holiday Retreat 2445
The Silver City Retreat 2466
The Treeline Retreat 2472
The Wild Turkey Lodge 2502
The Firecracker Farm 2505
The Shadow Cove Lodge 2697
The Sunflower Ranch 2697
The Cameron Retreat 2708
The Cottonwood Camp 2781
The Rock River Retreat 2792
The Hidden Harbor Cottage 2830
The Pine Knot Camp 3006
The Hornet Hollow Camp 3174
The Grey Goose Place 3316
The Dry Branch Lodge 3557
The Lantern Light Lodge 3645
The Wrenwood Lodge 4210
The Live Oak Lodge 4467
The Big Cypress Lodge 5200
The Little John Lodge 5361
The Patty Cake Cabin
The Squirrel Away Camp The Cubby Hole Camp
The Baby Moose
The Modern Vista
The Flint Rock Lodge
The Rocky Top Camp
1,803 SF, 3 BR, 2 1/2 BA
The Meadow View Retreat
The
1,871 SF, 3 BR, 2 BA
Green River Retreat 1,881 SF, 2 BR, 2 BA
SF, 3 BR, 2 1/2 BA
2,093 SF, 3 BR, 3 1/2 BA
The Moonlight Lodge
The Magnolia Lodge
The Huff and Puff Retreat
SF, 2 BR, 2 1/2 BA
The Moonlight Bay Retreat
The Crazy Colt Camp
The Prarie Pass Lodge
The Broken Moon Lodge
2,329 SF, 3 BR, 2 1/2 BA
The Holiday Retreat
2,445 SF, 3 BR, 3 1/2 BA
The Silver City Retreat
2,466 SF, 3 BR, 2 BA
The Shadow Cove Lodge
2,697 SF, 3 BR, 3 1/2 BA
The
The SunflowerRanch
Cameron Retreat 2,708 SF, 3 BR, 2 1/2 BA
2,697 SF, 3 BR, 3 1/2 BA
The Cottonwood Camp
The Rock River Retreat
2,792 SF, 3 BR, 2 1/2 BA
2,781 SF, 4 BR, 3 BA
The Hidden Harbor Cottage
2,830 SF, 3 BR, 2 1/2 BA
The Pine Knot Camp
SF, 1 BR, 1 BA
The Hornet Hollow Camp
3,174 SF, 3 BR, 2 1/2 BA
The Grey Goose Place
SF, 4 BR, 4 BA
The Dry Branch Lodge
The Lantern Light Lodge
The Wrenwood Lodge
4,210 SF, 6BR, 3 1/2 BA
The Live Oak Lodge
4.467 SF, 5 BR, 4 BA 2 HB
Owner’s Corner
IT WAS THE BEST PROCESS
Black Forest Camp — Lillian G.
The entire team from the Building Consultant at Natural Element Homes, to the GC, to the guys actually building my home were all TOP-NOTCH! I was particularly pleased that my house picked from so many plans looks "custom built." My new neighbors came for the house-warming and loved the house so much, they wanted to move in themselves. Thank you "all" for everything!
Snowfield — Alan P.
and comfort that we hope to enjoy for many years to come.
Kokannee — Debra M.
My experience with the product, design and purchasing process provided/facilitated by Natural Element Homes was very positive. I am extremely pleased with the quality of my log home and the administrative process of purchasing the package and the construction. I now have the log home that I have dreamed of since High School.
Raven's Nest Black — Steve W.
Trail's End — Bill C.
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People stop all the time to look and to tell us what a beautiful home we have. Our home has really turned into a showplace. We have Natural Element Homes to thank. I must say I highly recommend Natural Element Homes, an organization operated by good people of integrity to ANYONE desiring a quality log home at a fair price.
We arrived in June and sat down with our Sales Representative Phil F. and the great team. We found a plan for our first new dream home. The materials and plans were top of the line. With the expertise of Natural Element Homes and contractor Derek J., our home became one of pride
I had a great experience with your company, your designers, and our builder. We can’t wait for our off-time so we can visit the mountains and enjoy the home. It has turned out to be everything we wanted and more. We love it. You are welcome to show my home any time.
Raven's Nest XL — Geoff and Marilyn B. Dianne has just been wonderful! We could not have built this house without her help. My wife still calls her for advice and if she isn't in the office, she always returns our calls promptly. We've looked at a lot of companies and feel we made the right choice by buying a Natural Element Home. Your company will get a lot of good advertising from us. Thank you for designing and building such a wonderful home.
Doors Windows
Of course without letting in any of the elements. Built from Wood That Does Not Rot. Multiple clad colors, grilles, and ENERGY STAR®.
Cladding provides a low-maintenance exterior while still yielding an attractive wood interior. From the inside you can admire the beauty of the wood, while on the outside the aluminum clad shell protects the life of your wood window or patio door for many years.
We’ve got you covered — quality first.
Hinged Patio
Sliding Patio Alum. Clad Solid Wood Doors
The Tellico Retreat
The Pear Mountain Lodge
Shape
Log Styles Components &
IT’S ALL ABOUT THE SHAPE
Choose your favorite log style to incorporate into your log home. Nearly every profiled log on the market features an integral tongue and groove milled into the top and bottom of the log; this aids in stacking, and reduces the need for chinking. Tongues and grooves are sealed internally with closed-cell foam insulation to produce high energy efficiency.
• D-shape logs: rounded on the outside and flat inside.
• Full-round logs: rounded inside and out.
or
• Square logs: flat inside and out, and may be milled with a groove which could be chinked. When dealing with milled logs, chinking is a personal preference and not required to seal a house.
• Swedish Cope logs: true round inside and out, with a half-moon-shaped groove on the bottom.
• Many more log profiles are available. Corner joinery includes dovetail, saddle-notch, butt-and-pass, and vertical corner post.
• Multiple species are available, such as Eastern White Pine, Southern Yellow Pine, Western Red Cedar, Cypress, Oak, and more.
• Decorative components include rafter tails, brackets, braces, corbels, shutters, and more. Multiple decorative styles and cuts are available.
Log Profiles
Rafter Tail End Cuts
Hearthstone Log Style for Authentic Appalachian Log look
• 8-inch thick Random Stack Logs
• Alternating log heights
• Hand-hewn interior and exterior
• Chinking between log courses
• Dovetail Corner Joinery
• Corner Post Joinery
• Hand-hewn logs with hand-drawn edges
Bullnose
8x8
8x12
6x12
8x12 Square Chinker Log
“S” Cove
Convex Cove
8x8 Farmhouse Log
8x12 D-Log Butt-and-Pass Corner Joinery
(home shown is over 10 years old)
(home shown is over 10 years old) Our homes are built to last!
8x8 D-Log Interior Saddle Notch Corner Joinery
8x8 D-Log Exterior
Components
Braces Corbels
BECAUSE OF GOD'S GRACE ... I HAVE LAID THE FOUNDATION LIKE AN EXPERT BUILDER. – 1 CORRINTIANS 3:10
Columns
FlaredButt Cedar or Cypress
Antique HandHewn
Bring nature in and stand tall!
Planed Smooth Square on Black Locust Natural Taper HandPeeled Smooth
HandHewn Square
Milled Round w/ DrawKnife Finish
Juniper HandPeeled FreshSawn Square
Shutters
Brackets
&Trusses
Timber Bents
TIMBER TRUSSES
Heavy timber trusses are often used in lieu of true timber frame bents. The timber trusses are generally manufactured with mortise-tennon-pegged joinery and are designed to rest on the walls of the home. Trusses can be structural or decorative.
COME TO ME, ALL WHO ARE WEARY AND HEAVY-LADEN, AND I WILL GIVE YOU REST. – MATTHEW 11:28
Old World Truss
Scissor Truss
Queen Post Truss with Arched Braces
Queen Post Truss with Radius Arch
Vertical King/ Queen Post Truss
King Post Truss with Arched Struts
NEH Signature Arched X Truss
Arched Chord Truss
Hammer Beam Truss
King Post Truss with Straight Struts
HOLDING THE WEIGHT
A heavy timber bent is designed to carry the roof loads through the bent and down to the floor system through the bent posts. Bents utilize mortise-tennon-pegged joinery to connect the various timber pieces of the truss and sit on the floor system of the home. Additional support under the floor transfers the loads down to the foundation.
Timber Frame Bents
1-1/2 Story Bent
Hammer
Beam Bent
Scissor Bent
Twostory Bent
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space with our post-and-beam pavilions and pergolas. Gather your family and friends and enjoy the splendor of an outdoor living area that's built with natural beauty in mind.
The Pergola
The “Our Nest” Outdoor Grilling Pavilion
The Outdoor Living Pavilion
The “Our Nest” Heavy Timber Pavilion
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Whether you’re looking for residential comforts or commercial attractions, we can design the perfect structure for you. From post-and-beam pavilions and pergolas, to grand wedding barns and event centers, we can do it all! For unique log and timber structures with unmatched character, choose Natural Element Homes.
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1 DREAM — that's the fun part! Then contact us.
2 SELECT your favorite home plan from 400+ plans online.
3 CHOOSE a building system. We want you to have it your way. After all, its YOUR dream. No matter which plan you’ve selected, we can build it as log, timber frame, or hybrid.
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CUSTOMIZE your plan and building materials. Now this is where things get real! It’s time to put some legs under your dream and move it forward. And the best first step is to order our Design Pack. It’s the best design offering in the business, and it gives you everything you need to get our builders and your bankers working for you! See more on our website.
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ENGAGE our builders. With your Design Pack in hand, you have all you need to meet with contractors to confirm your construction costs and select your home builder. Builders are standing by to assist you or use your own builder and we can provide them everything they need. Dream, breathe, relax … we've got this!
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Why Choose Us? We are different. We don't just provide great homes, we provide great experiences in planning, designing and building your home of homes, so feel free to dream. See page 120 and find out who we are and why we love what we do. Our ultimate goal is for you to tell your friends and family that we did a great job for you.
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What I
Love...
We are people people who truly want to help others realize their dream home. We find happiness in serving others, and we make extraordinary homes. We love what we do, and we're good at it. We strive to exceed your expectations, and we encourage you to dream big!
President / Owner
"Serving our staff and clients, and leading by faith."
~ Robert Lambert
Interiors Director / Owner
"Being in love with the boss, and having my dream job."
~ Fairy Lambert
Vice President Operations / Owner
"Motivating others to be successful and spreading joy."
~ John Kries
Vice President Sales / Owner
"Working with a team who really love to help people achieve their dreams."
~ Shellie Valentine
Controller/ Office Manager
"Being a part of a great team and a leading company."
~ Karen Salinas
Love... What I
Senior Designer
"Working with people who care about getting a quality product in the hands of every customer."
~ Mary Beth Smith
Marketing Director
"Being better every day and making a difference for others."
~ Peyton Lambert
Operations Manager
"Running wide open and keeping it between the ditches."
~ Hopkins Lambert
Senior Designer
"Seeing the client's excitement when they see their plans!"
~ Jackie Hensley
Logistics Specialist
"Working for a company that genuinely cares about its employees, while extending the same level of care and service to its customer(s)."
~ Daniel Gallavan
Senior Designer
"Designing unique homes for unique customers."
~ Dianne Wilson
Social Media Director
"Being able to see and share beautiful dream homes."
~ Tina Bartola
Senior Designer
"Making our home designs beautiful for our clients."
~ Cindy Wasem
Construction Systems Manager
"Being part of the DFT ... Dream Fulfillment Team."
~ Danny Tinsley
Senior Designer
“I love the art and science of building homes!”
~ Tim Maxey
Construction Manager
"Seeing the joy on our clients’ faces as their builds begin to take shape."
~ Randy Wear
Senior Building Consultant
“Educating my clients in a way that moves them closer to their goals.”
~ Rob Lambert
Senior Building Consultant
"I love helping people to build the home of their dreams!"
~ Lisa Cotton
Senior Building Consultant
"I treat each customer's building experience as if it were my own home."
~ Zoltan Obranzuski
Senior Building Consultant
"My many personal relationships with clients and staff."
~ Scott Hammonds
Senior Building Consultant
"Meeting great people from all over the USA and being able to say ‘Yes, we can design and build for you!"
~ Lee Schanhals
Greeter / Tail-wagger
"My master, treats, chasing rabbits, meeting visitors, being petted."
~ Nigel Lambert
Dreaming of an extraordinary mountain home? Maybe a log home? A timber frame home? Hybrid home? Whatever home fills your needs — and your heart — is just a phone call away in Cashiers.
Robert Lambert, Founder/President and John Kries, Vice President, Business Development of Natural Element Homes can build any home plan, any way you want it. They spent the past few decades developing a highly-successful, nationwide, home enterprise. It’s based on four basic steps: Design, Materials, Construction, and Décor.
Robert and John opened their latest Design Center right around the corner in Cashiers.
Mother Nature revealed the perfect name... Natural Element Homes... "I visited the builders and began to see where we could incorporate some of the materials that are physical components here, things like virgin stone and indigenous timber."
Robert says, “A physical presence in Cashiers has been a long term goal that we are now able to realize. It’s a place that I first encountered in the early 2000s. I visited the builders and the construction scene and began to see where we could differentiate ourselves by building in the mountains. We could incorporate some of the materials that are physical components here, things like virgin stone and indigenous timber.
“Our company got its name when I was talking with a co-worker more than 20 years ago. We were standing in the area our
Your Home, Your Way!
Cashiers Design Center occupies now. As the region’s beauty wrapped itself around us, Mother Nature revealed the perfect business name: Natural Element Homes.”
Natural Element Homes is a one-stop shop. Start your Design phase by visiting the exclusive Virtual Design Center. Or show staff your own ideas, and they will start from scratch. Unlimited customization is at the core of NEH creed: customer-first.
With Design in place, choose from their highest quality materials. By producing their own supplies NEH saves customers money. Among their manufactured products are logs, timbers, trusses, wall and roof panels, modules, and components designed for your specific home. No matter what home style you choose, cabin to castle, the craftsmanship and aesthetics are guaranteed stunning and a cut way above big box retailers.
The Build — NEH delivers the materials to your jobsite. You can use your own builder,
or the company will furnish one which will provide all labor and additional supplies required.
Décor — Once your turnkey home is complete, it’s time to accent its natural elements. Give your dwelling a look that reflects your personal style. Natural Element Interiors’ Showroom makes it easy to find the perfect selections.
NEH takes pride in its craftsmanship, its exceptional materials, its one-stop-shop process, and its robust library of possibilities. But what Robert and John cherish the most is its dedication to pleasing their customers, from first dwelling-sketch to final customer-grin.
Robert says, “We are extremely approachable people. We cherish a long-term relationship with our clients and our employees. We are not in it for the minute. We do things honestly, celebrate our customers, and sleep like babies. We’ve done this for decades and we are good at it.”
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~ The Vista View Camp
Log ~ The Shoo-fly Cabin
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Hybrid ~ The Wailing Loon Lodge
Timber ~ The Raven's Nest Log ~ The Rock Ride Ranch
Timber~ The Big Moose Lodge Timber~ The Frost Valley Lodge
~ The Lake Tahoe Retreat
Log ~ The Yellowstone
Timber ~ The Big Chief Mountain Lodge
Hybrid ~ The Pear Mountain Lodge
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