Gold Valley Log Homes is one of the premier Oregon log home companies on the west coast. They work across the country providing you with your log or timber home of your dreams. Since they have been designing log homes built in Oregon, California, Washington and across the US for nearly 20 years, Gold Valley Log Homes has a unique perspective on the benefits of owning a log home.

Here are 6 benefits to owning a log home:

1. Cedar log and timber homes are built to last.
   When you build a log home with Incense (red) Cedar logs, from the Coastal and Cascade Mountain ranges in Oregon and the Sierra Mountain Range in California you are building with the highest quality product. Incense (red) Cedar is a highly durable log that is naturally resistant to decay and weather. This species of wood for your log home is less susceptible to insect damage, fungi growth and is also more water damage resistant than pine, spruce or fir. Your walls are a permanent features of your home and should be constructed with the highest quality product. Thus, Incense (red) Cedar should be your choice of wood to build your heritage log home that will last for generations.
2. Log and timber homes are more comfortable and energy-efficient than traditional homes. A log home is very comfortable because it is moderate in temperature variance, similar to what you may have experienced in a basement. Log homes with solid wood wall construction, which have a tremendous amount of thermal mass, will help you stay cooler in the summer months and warmer in the winter months. Oregon log homes and Washington log homes can be subject to extreme weather differences ranging from very hot to very cold, very wet to very dry. When you design with Gold Valley Log Homes not only do you benefit from the highly efficient and comfortable solid log or timber walls, your custom log home will be comfortable and energy efficient.
3. Log and timber homes are more structurally durable. Gold Valley Log Homes has experience assisting clients with homes built in some of the highest earthquake zones near Anchorage Alaska to the San Andreas Fault zone of California which means your home is structurally designed to the highest level to withstand earthquakes, wind and snow loads. Coupled with how the walls of your log or timber home would be built with glue, screws and dowels, your log home is more likely to survive natural disasters with minimal damage and last for hundreds of years.
4. Gold Valley Log Homes gives you unlimited design options. A custom designed Oregon log home or Washington log home is tailored to fit the personal needs and lifestyle of every client. Custom log home design can stem from one of our log home floor plan, personally sketched by the client, a previous home or even the neighbor’s house. Let us help you create the log or timber home of your dreams.
5. Log and Timber Homes can fit into any location. With the option of 14 different milled log profiles and matching siding as well as hand-crafted log and post & beam homes, your custom home can fit comfortably in virtually any location. From the mountains to the sea, from the moist quaint cabin to the most luxurious spacious lodge, your log or timber home will be the envy of the community. Your home design can be as rustic or contemporary as you desire. The only criteria is that you love it.
6. Oregon Log homes and Washington log homes are beautiful, cozy, and quiet. Log and timber homes are reminiscent of yester year when life was more simple but enhanced with all the modern conveniences. Not only does the tremendous thermal mass of log or timber walls provide superior insulation they also make the home very quiet. So, the annoyance of sounds from traffic, jake brakes, sirens, railroads or rapidly rushing streams is minimized. The natural beauty of a log home is unmatched and breathtaking.

As the premier California, Oregon and Washington log home designer and materials supplier on the west coast, Gold Valley Log Homes strives to provide the best customer service around. There are three key areas the team focuses on to make your experience as positive and comfortable as possible: service, amazing product, and a price that fits your budget. With so many benefits of owning a log home, there’s every good reason to have your own log or timber home to create an inviting space for you and your family to enjoy for years to come. If you are interested in learning more about our log and timber homes and our process, please contact us today!