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Originally Posted by TAKerry

I have been in the building business for well over 40 years. You def. need a specialist for this project. We had a customer many years ago that had the same desires, a log home as their retirement present. One thing to consider, and I believe you have mentioned it, the actual price of a log home package is very attractive. But its kinda like how pole barns are priced in my area. Everything is extra. The package will buy the logs, no foundation, no electric, no plumbing you get the point. All of these tasks will cost twice than a normal house for installation. So the end game is that a log home is considerably more ft. vs. ft. of traditional. We ended up building a timber frame home with log siding. IMO, it looked ok, but not quite the same as a true log home. I would check around before signing with the first guy. There are quite a few log home builders in Eastern NC. A net search should turn them up, but it seems there is a log home alley in that neck of the woods.

The recommendation was to hire a log crew to dry in the structure, then a general contractor to do the interior. Tar River was one of the companies I considered for the timber, pretty sure they're NC.

I' m notorious for doing research before I spend a dime on anything, the exact reason I posted this. I'm trying to be as informed from any source I can access.

Thanks for the reply.