Montana Log Homes by Paramount Log Homes
Paramount Log Homes was started almost 40 years ago by Jay Hansen, a Montana native whose objective was to build a quality, affordable log home. Since that time the business has built dozens and dozens of homes in the region, refining techniques, listening to its customers, and continuing to try and provide the best product possible. Ownership changed hands in 2006, but the goal is still the same: build quality homes for the best possible price.
If you’re looking to build a new home you owe it to yourself to find out just how affordable it can be. Give us a call or send us a note and we’ll do our best to answer all of your questions.
Ray Gorham
4O6 696-7915
ray(@)paramountloghomes.com
Making the Decision
The decision to build a new home is both an exciting and stressful experience. For many customers it is the first time they are able to get exactly what they want, not something someone else built that is close, but not quite right. At the same time, though, it’s a world that most are not familiar with and involves making dozens of decisions, from major ones such as the budget and house size, to minor ones like faucet styles and plug locations. You’re also dealing with systems in which you are not an expert—plumbing, heating and electric to name a few. But it doesn’t have to be an overwhelming experience.
Paramount Log Homes is a small, local, family run business that takes great pride in helping make the process understandable, affordable, and as stress free as possible. We have years of experience and are always on site or just a phone call away to answer your questions as the construction process moves along. If you’re thinking about a new home in the Billings, Montana region, and you’ve always dreamed about having a log home of your own, give us a call and come walk through our model while you get your questions answered. You might just find that the dream is a lot more doable than you thought.
Why buy Montana Log Homes from Paramount?
At Paramount Log Homes we use the most suitable materials available for log home construction in Montana. The choice of materials is influenced by region, availability and cost. What is used effectively in Montana may be different than that used in Florida, Tennessee, or California (due to differences in climates, forest types and transportation). Most manufacturers offer high quality packages that provide an excellent home for consumers. The consumer’s job is to determine which features are most important to them and which company provides the best value. Some factors to consider when making your decision are style of home, floor plan flexibility, customer service, value, and price.
Materials
The logs used in construction of the walls in our Montana log homes and cabins are milled from native ponderosa pine. Pine has many great features, including a pleasant appearance, good thermal properties, minimal twisting or bowing, an abundant supply, limited checking (splitting in the wood), and an affordable price. Cedar and other wood species are used by different builders, but for us, we have found that pine offers the best overall value. Within the home we use fir beams, cedar trim, redwood for decking, and pine wallboard. Beyond these areas, we utilize many conventional construction materials such as engineered floor joists and roof trusses, OSB sub-flooring, fiberglass insulation and other materials that make modern construction high performing, affordable and durable.
The Milled Log Advantage
In modern log home construction there are basically two types of logs: hand-hewn and milled. At Paramount we have chosen to focus on milled logs due to the value, efficiencies and structural advantages they provide. Our mill pattern is an 8” wide by 7” tall double tongue and groove log with a shallow rounded profile that resists dust collection. We also machine mill the corner pockets so they are structural sound and weather-tight. Milling allows for a product that can be assembled easily, due to the fact that the pieces fit together snugly and consistently (like working with big pieces of Lego). The result is an attractive, strong, efficient and affordable structure that is put together quickly and offers decades of enjoyment.
Construction
Assembly of our Montana log homes consists of following a simple log plan and putting each log into the correct location. A log home wall is built one course at a time (a course is a row or level of logs; an 8’ wall will have 14 courses to it). As each course is placed, it is sealed with foam insulation and bolted every 3’ to the course below with 10” lag screws. At each joint (locations where logs meet—corners and butt joints) a 1” hole is drilled and then filled with bonding insulation and a 1” wood dowel to provide maximum thermal efficiency. Proceeding in an orderly manner with an efficient crew, the walls of a good sized home can be raised in just a few days. Once the exterior walls are completed, the rest of the construction process is similar to conventional construction.
Paramount, Your #1 Choice For Montana Log Homes!
Paramount Log Homes was started almost 40 years ago by Jay Hansen, a Montana native whose objective was to build a quality, affordable log home. Since that time the business has built dozens and dozens of homes in the region, refining techniques, listening to its customers, and continuing to try and provide the best product possible. Ownership changed hands in 2006, but the goal is still the same: build quality homes for the best possible price.
If you’re looking to build a new home you owe it to yourself to find out just how affordable it can be. Give us a call or send us a note and we’ll do our best to answer all of your questions.
Ray Gorham
4O6 696-7915
ray(@)paramountloghomes.com
Making the Decision
The decision to build a new home is both an exciting and stressful experience. For many customers it is the first time they are able to get exactly what they want, not something someone else built that is close, but not quite right. At the same time, though, it’s a world that most are not familiar with and involves making dozens of decisions, from major ones such as the budget and house size, to minor ones like faucet styles and plug locations. You’re also dealing with systems in which you are not an expert—plumbing, heating and electric to name a few. But it doesn’t have to be an overwhelming experience.
Paramount Log Homes is a small, local, family run business that takes great pride in helping make the process understandable, affordable, and as stress free as possible. We have years of experience and are always on site or just a phone call away to answer your questions as the construction process moves along. If you’re thinking about a new home in the Billings, Montana region, and you’ve always dreamed about having a log home of your own, give us a call and come walk through our model while you get your questions answered. You might just find that the dream is a lot more doable than you thought.
Why buy Montana Log Homes from Paramount?
At Paramount Log Homes we use the most suitable materials available for log home construction in Montana. The choice of materials is influenced by region, availability and cost. What is used effectively in Montana may be different than that used in Florida, Tennessee, or California (due to differences in climates, forest types and transportation). Most manufacturers offer high quality packages that provide an excellent home for consumers. The consumer’s job is to determine which features are most important to them and which company provides the best value. Some factors to consider when making your decision are style of home, floor plan flexibility, customer service, value, and price.
Materials
The logs used in construction of the walls in our Montana log homes and cabins are milled from native ponderosa pine. Pine has many great features, including a pleasant appearance, good thermal properties, minimal twisting or bowing, an abundant supply, limited checking (splitting in the wood), and an affordable price. Cedar and other wood species are used by different builders, but for us, we have found that pine offers the best overall value. Within the home we use fir beams, cedar trim, redwood for decking, and pine wallboard. Beyond these areas, we utilize many conventional construction materials such as engineered floor joists and roof trusses, OSB sub-flooring, fiberglass insulation and other materials that make modern construction high performing, affordable and durable.
The Milled Log Advantage
In modern log home construction there are basically two types of logs: hand-hewn and milled. At Paramount we have chosen to focus on milled logs due to the value, efficiencies and structural advantages they provide. Our mill pattern is an 8” wide by 7” tall double tongue and groove log with a shallow rounded profile that resists dust collection. We also machine mill the corner pockets so they are structural sound and weather-tight. Milling allows for a product that can be assembled easily, due to the fact that the pieces fit together snugly and consistently (like working with big pieces of Lego). The result is an attractive, strong, efficient and affordable structure that is put together quickly and offers decades of enjoyment.
Construction
Assembly of our Montana log homes consists of following a simple log plan and putting each log into the correct location. A log home wall is built one course at a time (a course is a row or level of logs; an 8’ wall will have 14 courses to it). As each course is placed, it is sealed with foam insulation and bolted every 3’ to the course below with 10” lag screws. At each joint (locations where logs meet—corners and butt joints) a 1” hole is drilled and then filled with bonding insulation and a 1” wood dowel to provide maximum thermal efficiency. Proceeding in an orderly manner with an efficient crew, the walls of a good sized home can be raised in just a few days. Once the exterior walls are completed, the rest of the construction process is similar to conventional construction.
Paramount, Your #1 Choice For Montana Log Homes!