Log Homes are rustic and beautiful. They invoke a feeling of closeness with nature and at the same time feel solid and safe. The natural grains of the wood, the warmth of the designs, and the overall feel just take you back to a simpler time.

Unfortunately all of this comes at a price that is out of reach for many of today’s homebuyers. Many buyers are left with the choice of just not being able to obtain a log home at all or having to settle for something much less than their dream home.

Modular log cabins help blend the beauty of a log home with the price point that buyers can afford.

Issues with Conventional Log Cabin Homes

• Expensive – Log cabin homes don’t typically appraise for what they actually cost. Most buyers need a substantial cash contribution if they need a mortgage for their home purchase.
• High Maintenance – While wood logs are beautiful to look at they tend to crack and twist. They also tend to shrink and settle. Insects such as carpenter bees and other insects love them which means wood peckers love to them too. Add in the staining and preserving on a regular basis and ongoing costs and maintenance worktime skyrocket.
• Poor Energy Efficiency – Building code measures the energy efficiency of homes by R-value. An 8” D-log home wall is rated at approximately an R-10, actually less than current building code. Add in the air leaks where roofs meet walls, cracks between logs, and the constant but natural shrinking and expansion of the logs and log homes are just drafty and expensive to heat.

Advantages of Modular Log Cabins

• Virtually Indistinguishable – There are several log styles that can be replicated with either wood side or composite products. You can have the look of a real log home.
• Energy Efficient – With exterior walls that have an R-value rating of R-26 and even higher, modular log cabins are offer better insulation then logs and most conventional homes. Walls and roofs are tight eliminating drafts and reducing energy bills.
• Reduced Maintenance – The stability of framed wall construction means your doors will close tightly and you can actually open your window because logs aren’t shrinking and expanding throughout the year.
• Flexible Materials – With the option to use composite materials for exterior siding, maintenance costs and worktime can be reduced or even eliminated. No bugs, preservatives, or staining.
• More for Less – Modular log cabins can typically be built for about 25% less than a comparable log home.

Modular Log Cabin Styles

Impresa Modular creates custom homes for our customers. You can choose to convert any of our conventional floor plans into a log home design. It is typically a straightforward process and can save weeks or months of time over creating a custom design.

Log homes can be influenced by any number of other architectures when creating a new floor plan. Some examples are: Chalet, Western Mountain, Adirondack, Appalachian, and Craftsman. Other styles that can be used for modular log home plans include Cape Cod, ranch, and two story homes designs.

Choosing the Perfect Log Cabin

A log cabin home is a dream home. Weather it is a rustic log cabin or an elegant estate home, Impresa Modular can create the perfect log cabin for the mountain or for living at the side of the lake. We have an unbeatable selection of plans in virtually any style to choose from when matching you style and personality to the perfect design.