Mattar Homes

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Wiring is generally run through the logs themselves with only the outlets visible. The plumbing is the same as conventional houses, it isinstalled in the interior stud partition walls.

There are many factors involved. While we can tell you the price of a specific plan, your construction and furnishing costs will determine your ultimate cost.

Financing a Log Home is no different than financing any other home. Although we don’t provide financing, we do provide assistance in obtaining it. Both housing loan and conventional financing are common methods but due to COVID-19, financing methods have changed. You can contact us for more details regarding this issue.

You can use our already set floor plans as a starting point. After you choose a design, we can always modify it to your needs and tastes. Our designers can also sit down with you and create a log home from scratch and with our Computer-Aided Design System, we can even show you what it will look like.

You don’t need any insulation and that is the beauty of logs. Millions of tiny cells in the wood trap air to provide one of the most efficient insulations known to man. Logs are more effective than other kind of insulation walls because of the way they radiate back warm air in the winter and cool air in the summer. Ceilings and floors are insulated just like any conventional house.

Like all houses made of wood, there will be settling around windows and doors in a log home. But unlike other log home manufacturers, we have a policy of using timber that has been seasoned naturally in the woods. Additionally, the log homes are designed with the ability to absorb the small amount of settling that naturally occur without affecting the structure.

Once the log shell is up, a preservative coat is applied to the outer part of the logs. We will recommend and supply several good products that give a choice of color and other properties.

Our homes have been built on basements, crawl spaces, concrete slabs and wood foundations. Local codes, soil conditions and personal preference will determine the actual size and style.

Any system that can be used in a conventional house can be used and will even be more efficient in a log home due to the superior insulating quality of the log walls.