Natural Element Homes Materials Guide 2014

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The Little Bear plan from the Jewel Box Cabins collection by Natural Element Homes.

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8x12 Eastern White Pine Log Walls Dovetail Corners Hand Hewn Finish Heavy Timber Decorative rafter tails Timber Brackets and Braces Stepped Fascia Diamond Log Railing 150 pound snow load Barn Owl model

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Stepped Fascia Roof Overhangs Heavy Timber Roof Overhang Rafters Decorative Rafter Tails Board-and-Batten Siding Red Color Green Color 12-inch round half logs 16-inch round log skip-peeled posts Hand-split shake siding Cedar Frieze boards Barn Owl Garage Rear Exit

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Bark Siding Bark Trim Appalachian Staked Stone Cut stone floor

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Low Maintenance Exteriors Fiber Cement (concrete) Products Allura (shown), Nichia, James Hardie Cedar Shake, Horizontal Lap, Board & Batten

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The Mulberry Mill plan from the Jewel Box Cabins collection by Natural Element Homes.

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Pre-Configured Home Packages f For your convenience, we’ve put together three log home packages and three hybrid home packages. Pre-configured packages make it easier for you to understand the building systems, the options, and how they affect your budget. Compare our log and hybrid home packages side-by-side.   

Standard Package — Best Price Premium Package — Best Value Premium Select Pkg — Best Quality

You may also mix-and-match options in each building category to create your perfect package. Just give us a call to begin.

Our professional Building Consultants are knowledgeable and experienced in helping you select options that meet your desires for taste, performance, and budget.

Feel free to create your custom home package for yo Examples of TOTAL FREEDOM custom hom

for Log Homes and Hybrid Homes www.NaturalElementHomes.com Please enjoy the pricing guidelines provided by our website. Start by clicking on the HOME PLANS link, then select a plan to see all the info about package and to request pricing.

All pricing provided on the website is meant as a relative pricing guide for your general information. All packaging and pricing is subject to confirmation by our corporate offices in Athens, TN, so please feel free to contact us once you have narrowed down your plan search a bit. We will discuss the differences in packages for the home designs you’ve selected in light of your local building code requirements.

We are pleased to help you make wise choices and confirm your costs.

our Log Home, Hybrid Home, or Timber Frame Home. me packages are shown on the next pages.

The Timber Frame Building Syste shown below with TOTAL FREEDOM custom home packaging

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Warmth, strength and security. The hallmark of timber frame construction is the joy of homeo timber post and beam, with wood joinery held in place by wooden pegs, timber frame structur last hundreds of years. Allowing the homeowner to vary the wood look throughout the home, uses a mixture of tongue & groove, drywall and other materials to create a strikingly beautiful building system.

Exterior Trim and Timber Accent Package:       

1x12 and 1x8 stepped roof fascia boards 2x6 Window Trim 2x12 Freize boards and band boards Timber brackets, braces, trusses, corbels, headers, rafter tails, etc.

Wall corner treatments Exclusive Natural Elements Cedar, Pine, Concrete

Exterior Doors:   

Solid Doors by Jeldwen and Simpson Full Glass doors by Jeldwen, Andersen and Simpson Garage bay doors not included

Exterior Windows:        

Jeldwen Siteline Series Andersen 400 Series Vinyl or Aluminum clad exteriors Stain-grade wood interiors Screens and grilles Locks and hardware Delivery after home is in the dry Many colors available

Exterior Siding Package: 

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Huge portfolio of Designer Homes Free plan customization  Virtual Design Center Shop drawings for factory-cut log and  timber systems Full construction documents Coordinated materials Lists, packaging and labeling

Over 50 combinations of sidings and finishes Bark, shakes, board-and-batten, log sidings, etc. hand-hewn, draw-knife finish, rough sawn, fresh sawn, etc.

Low-maintenance Fiber Cement (concrete) sidings in Shakes, Lap Siding, Board-and-Batten

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Douglas Fir timber trimmed-to-fit on site 8x8 posts, 4x12 plates 4x8 rafters, 4x12 ridge 2x6 Premium Spruce tongueand-groove decking 30# felt (ready for finished roofing

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R-30 Built-up Roof System:          

Alternative to SIP panels Designed to use over heavy timber framing 2x6 Premium Spruce tongue-and-groove decking 30# Felt Vapor Barrier 7-1/4-inch EPS insulation panel with molded ventilation channels 2x8 and 2x12 sub-fascia 7/16-inch OSB sheathing Installation panel screws 30# Felt (ready for finished roofing) Huber ZIP sheathing and tape

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factory-cut SIP wall system or Urethane insulation between 2 layers OSB s and windows pre-cut with headers installed e material for joining panels l screws and sealants g channels pre-bored e wrap (ready for sidings)

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R-30 SIP Panel Roof System:        

Alternative to built-up roof system Designed to use over heavy timber framing 2x6 Premium Spruce tongue-and-groove decking 30# Felt Vapor Barrier EPS or Urethane insulation between two layers of OSB Installation panel screws and sealants 30# Felt (ready for finished roofing) Higher R-values available

Structural Timber Frame System:            

Beautiful Douglas Fir timber Mortise-and-tennon, pegged joinery Precision-cut timber systems 8x8 posts, 8x10 girts, 8x10 rafters 6x8 ridges and purlins 6x floor beams 4x8 arched braces Most timber free-of-heart Multiple bent designs Post-and-beam systems Lifetime warranty Other timber species available

Porch Roof System:   

Designed to use over heavy timber framing 2x6 Premium Spruce tongueand-groove decking 30# felt (ready for finished roofing

Deck & Porch Floor System:      

2x8, 2x10, 2x12 Treated floor joists 2x Treated rim joists 2x6 Decking 1x12 Deck Skirt Exterior Railing System Treated, Cedar, Cypress, Composite, Exotic Hardwoods, and more...

Engineered Wood Sub-floor System:       

2x8 Treated sill plates Microlam® LVL Grider Beams TrusJoist® Silent Floor® sub-floor framing Engineered Wood Product Rim-board Structurewood® Gold sub-floor sheathing Advantech 50-year Warranty Subfloor Sub-floor adhesive

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2x4 studs on 16-in. centers 2x4 top & bottom plates 2x6 for plumbing walls Wall coverings optional

The Hybrid Building System shown below with TOTAL FREEDOM custom home packaging

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. A combination of building techniques, and structural and decorative elements, hybrid homes appeal to homeowners looking for the best of all worlds.

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HBS Truss Roof System:

Exterior Trim and Timber Accent Package:    

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1x12 and 1x8 stepped roof fascia boards 2x6 Window Trim 2x12 Freize boards and band boards Timber brackets, braces, trusses, corbels, headers, rafter tails, etc.

Cedar, Pine, Concrete Wall corner treatments Shutters

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Pre-manufactured trusses Scissor trusses, attic trusses, light storage trusses, flat trusses, vaulted trusses, etc.

Roof overhang framing, sub-fascia, bracing, and ties 7/16-inch OSB sheathing 30# Felt

Exterior Wall System:    

2x6 Wall Framing Engineered Wood LSL Studs for zone framing 7/16-inch OSB sheathing House wrap or Huber ZIP

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Huge portfolio of Designer Homes Free plan customization Virtual Design Center Shop drawings for factory-cut log and timber systems Full construction documents Coordinated materials Lists, packaging and labeling

Exterior Doors: Exterior Siding Package:    

Over 50 combinations of sidings and finishes Bark, shakes, board-and-batten, log sidings, etc. hand-hewn, draw-knife finish, rough sawn, fresh sawn, etc.

Low-maintenance Fiber Cement (concrete) sidings in Shakes, Lap Siding, Board-and-Batten

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TrusJoist® Roof Systems featuring Timberstrand® LSL, Microlam® LVL, and Parallam® PSL, Glue-lam beams and Solid-sawn Heavy Timber beams Alternative 2x12, 2x10, 2x8 Rafters Roof overhang framing, sub-fascia, Interior Partition Walls: bracing, and ties  2x4 studs on 16-in. centers 7/16-inch OSB sheathing  2x4 top & bottom plates 30# Felt  2x6 for plumbing walls Huber ZIP sheathing and tape is also  Wall coverings optional available

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Heavy Timber Factory-cut Trusses in cathedral areas Trim-to-fit Ceiling Beams over main level Trim-to-fit columns Timber Frame arched braces Many options available

Heavy Timber Porch Roof System:      

8x8 posts 6x12 top plates 4x8 rafters 2x6 T&G Felt Hardware

Deck & Porch Floor System:

xterior Windows: Jeldwen Siteline Series Andersen 400 Series Vinyl or Aluminum clad exteriors Stain-grade wood interiors Screens and grilles Locks and hardware Delivery after home is in the dry Many colors available

Engineered Wood Sub-floor and Second Floor Systems:       

2x8 Treated sill plates Microlam® LVL Grider Beams TrusJoist® Silent Floor® sub-floor framing Engineered Wood Product Rim-board Structurewood® Gold sub-floor sheathing Advantech 50-year Warranty Subfloor Sub-floor adhesive

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2x8, 2x10, 2x12 Treated floor joists 2x Treated rim joists 2x6 Decking 1x12 Deck Skirt Exterior Railing System Treated, Cedar, Cypress, Composite, Exotic Hardwoods, and more...

The Natural Element Log Hom ®

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Time and trends mean nothing to the perennial beauty of log homes. The most basic of c tion, yet the most dynamic of structures, log homes are a favorite of those people who lon simple comfort and beautiful design. Hand-crafted or milled logs of eastern white pine or o species are used with the utmost precision to create a home that uniquely fits your person and lifestyle.

Lifetime Warranty Pre-cut Log Wall System:

Either 8”D, 8” round or 6”x12” eastern white pine Lifetime Limited Warranty Kiln-dried 3-stage curing process Grade stamped to Log Wall 40 standards Sterilized with TIMBOR and/or kiln temperatures Interlocking double tongue-and-groove logs Your choice of corner joinery—saddle notch, dovetail, butt-and-pass, corner post.

Pre-cut window and door openings with rough opening frames Lag screws, log insulation, dovetail splines, caulking Construction plans and erection diagrams Logs bundled and wrapped Optional nationwide construction services Many optional sizes, log styles and profiles, patterns and wood species

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2x4 studs on 16-in. centers 2x4 top & bottom plates 2x6 for plumbing walls Wall coverings optional

Design Services      

Huge portfolio of Designer Homes Free plan customization Virtual Design Center Shop drawings for factory-cut log and timber systems Full construction documents Coordinated materials Lists, packaging and labeling

Engineered Wood Sub-floor System:       

2x8 Treated sill plates Microlam® LVL Grider Beams TrusJoist® Silent Floor® sub-floor framing, rim board Pre-fabricated web trusses Structurewood® Gold sub-floor sheathing Huber Advantech subfloor sheathing Sub-floor adhesive

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House Roof System:        

2”x12” conventional roof framing for all house roofs And/or pre-fabricated trusses 4”x8” Douglas Fir exposed collar beams 7/16” OSB exterior roof sheathing and 30# Felt Pine or Fir for exposed posts and beams Two-ft. roof overhangs Optional wood ceilings (many types available) Optional heavy timber roof systems

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Exterior Trim and Timber Accent Package:      

1x12 and 1x8 stepped roof fascia boards 2x6 Window Trim 2x12 Freize boards and band boards Timber brackets, braces, trusses, corbels, headers, rafter tails, etc.

Cedar, Pine, Concrete Wall corner treatments

Exterior Wall System:  For gable ends, dormers, etc  2x6 Wall Framing  Engineered Wood LSL Studs for zone framing  7/16-inch OSB sheathing  House wrap or Huber ZIP System

Exterior Siding Package:    

Over 50 combinations of sidings and finishes Bark, shakes, board-and-batten, log sidings, etc. hand-hewn, draw-knife finish, rough sawn, fresh sawn, etc.

Low-maintenance Fiber Cement (concrete) sidings in Shakes, Lap Siding, Board-and-Batten

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Jeldwen Siteline Series Andersen 400 Series Vinyl or Aluminum clad exteriors Stain-grade wood interiors Screens and grilles Locks and hardware Delivery after home is in the dry Many colors available

6x6 or 8-in round Douglas Fir or pine posts 4x Douglas Fir top plate beam 2x6 Premium Spruce tongue-andgroove decking 30# felt (ready for finished roofing

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2x8, 2x10, 2x12 Treated floor joists 2x Treated rim joists 2x6 Decking 1x12 Deck Skirt Exterior Railing System Treated, Cedar, Cypress, Composite, Exotic Hardwoods, and more...

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8x12 Eastern White Pine Log Walls Dovetail Corners Inset Door & Window Openings

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Vintage Beams Fresh Sawn Reclaimed Beams Appalachian Stacked Stone Spruce T&G Decking

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New Doug Fir beams with hand hewn finish Indigenous Fossil Stone Board & Batten Siding Contrasting Red Color Hand Hewn Log Walls Cedar Flooring

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Custom Railing Reclaimed Logs Douglas Fir Heavy Timber Stair

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Eastern Cedar Roof Brackets Antique Board Siding 1x8 Board & Batten Sidiing 4x8 Rafter Tails 4x8 Roof Overhang Rafter 2x6 Spruce T&G Decking Appalachian Stacked Stone Eagle Windows Cedar Shake Roof

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2x12 White Pine Hand-Hewn Siding Hand-Drawn Edges 6x6 Hand-Hewn Corner Post 2x2 Treated Railing Treated Pine/Fir Floor

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Cedar Shake Roof 8x12 Purlin Brackets with Arched Brace 4x8 Roof Overhang Rafters 2x6 Spruce T&G Decking Eagle Window Western Red Cedar Hand-split Shake Siding 2x12 Western Cedar Frieze Board Eastern Cedar Corner Posts Appalachian Stacked Stone Shadow-boxed Cedar Window Trim

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50 Year Asphalt Dimensional Shingles 12-inch Round Decorative Ridge Purlin 150 Pound Snow Load Roof 3-step Fascia with Ridge Detail 1x6 Cedar T&G Soffit liner Western Red Cedar Hand-split Shake Siding Handcrafted Log Wall System Full Scribe Spruce Logs 2x12 Western Cedar Door Trim Cedar Panel Garage Doors

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Heavy Timber Roof Overhang Rafters Hand-Hewn Finish Dark stain 2-step Cedar Fascia Boards Decorative Ridge Timber Arched-top Eagle Windows John Wayne (let us know if you see him) Hand-split Cedar Shake siding

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Eastern Cedar Tig Railing Appalachian Stacked Stone Piers Flagstone Floor CHand-split cedar shake siding Shadow boxed cedar window trim

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Timber Frame, Mortise-tennon-pegged Cathedral great room ceilings 6x8 Upper Floor Beams 2x6 Spruce T&G Decking 8x8 Support Posts 8x12 Girder Beams 4x8 arched braces

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Heavy Timber Doug Fir Trusses Structural Mortise-and-tennon, pegged joinery Dark Stain The SL Show home Truss 2x6 Spruce Roof Decking

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Timber Frame, Mortise-tennon-pegged Cathedral great room ceilings 6x8 Upper Floor Beams 2x6 Spruce T&G Decking 8x8 Support Posts 8x12 Girder Beams

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Timber Frame, Mortise-tennon-pegged Splined joinery with oak pegs 2x6 Spruce T&G Decking

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Handcrafted Douglas Fir Chinker-Style Logs Structural Log Trusses, ridges and purlins Triangular glass between logs Log Profile Window Trim Reclaimed flooring 1x6 Spruce T&G Ceiling Liner 2x10 Stick-framed roof above ceiling Wormy Chestnut Built-in cabinets

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Reclaimed wood flooring Vintage Log Faces with chinking for wall covering

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Reclaimed Antige Timber Frame Non-structural 1x10 Board Ceilings 2x12 Structural Framing above ceiling Reclaimed wood floors

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True vintage log walls Documented Log History Chinking

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Heavy Timber Doug Fir Trusses Structural Mortise-and-tennon, pegged joinery Dark Stain The SL Show home Truss 2x6 Spruce Roof Decking

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Eagle Windows Cedar window trim The SL Show home Stone Corner Piers Stone skirting and ledge Heavy Timber Corner Posts 4x8 Structural Rafter Tails—no fascia Western Cedar hand-split shake siding

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Standing-seam metal roof Bark-siding on gable dormers Timber railing with twigs Pyramid stone piers Eastern Cedar Peeled Posts Board-and-Batten Siding Eastern Cedar Corner Posts Heavy timber Roof System

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Post-and-beam Outdoor Great Room 8x8 Posts, 8x12 Plates, 6x8 Joists Arched braces 2x6 T&G Spruce Decking for flat ceiling Stick-framed roof above Outdoor Living Kitchen Aid appliances Bark cabinets with wormy chestnut trim Tile Counter Tops Concrete floor

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Post-and-beam Outdoor Great Room 8x8 Posts, 8x12 Plates, 6x8 Joists Arched braces 2x6 T&G Spruce Decking for flat ceiling Stick-framed roof above Outdoor Living Wormy chestnut cabinets, bark trim Concrete floor Mushroom colored stain

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