PLAN DEPOSIT POLICY

   How to get started down the road to your beautiful Lumberjack Log Home. Lumberjack Log Homes is proud to offer an in-house drafting service.  Our knowledgeable staff is proud to use ArchiCAD 11 by Graphisoft to help make your log home a reality.  This technology allows us to build your log home in a 3-D environment to make certain your log home goes together right the first-time.  Your construction blueprints are made directly from these plans.

LOG HOME ENGINEERING

            These plans are not engineered.  However we can assist you in getting these plans approved by a structural engineer.  Please check with your local building requirements to verify whether engineering is required.  Should you need engineering for your log home, we recommend getting started early, as it generally takes some time to get this approval.

FEES AND PAYMENT TERMS

            In order to get your log home plans started, we require a plan drawing fee.  This fee is based upon the square footage of your home.  The square footage is based upon the sum of the finished basement square footage, main level square footage, and loft living space.  The charge is $1.10 per ft² for log homes up to 1,300 ft².  For log homes between 1,301 ft² and 2,400 ft² the charge is $1.20 per ft².  2,401 ft² and up log home plans will be charged at $1.30 per ft². 

            This plan drawing fee includes one full-sized set of log home plans shipped to you.  Additional copies will be priced at market value.  The plan drawing fee also limits the amount of time that will be allowed to make changes to your log home plan.  You receive up to 30 hours of drafting time in a home under 1,300 ft².  Log homes between 1,300 and 2,400 ft² are allotted up to 40 hours of drafting time.  For any homes above 2,400 ft² we allow up to 50 hours of drafting time.

CONSTRUCTION DRAWING INCLUDED ITEMS

            With a set of construction drawings of your log home you get the following plans if applicable.  In our standard set of log home plans we offer the following plans.  A cover sheet showing a 3-D view of your log home to give you a realistic look at what your finished log home should look like.  The next sheet in your log home plans is a foundation plan showing footing and foundation wall sizes and layouts.  The next one to three pages will include your floor plans.  The floor plans show general wall layouts, kitchen layout, plumbing and major mechanical layouts.  Next in your set of plans is a floor framing layout.  This will help you determine exactly what is needed to put the floor and decks together.  We include a loft framing plan showing all members of this structure.  Similar to the loft framing plan is the roof framing plan.  This plan shows all structural members, as well as layout and geometry.  The next plans of your home are the elevations.  These show a straight-on look at your log home.  This will show all necessary measurements, as well as roof pitches and floor heights.  Generally we include a cross section of you home, as well as a couple of 3-D views of your home on the next sheet.  Also on this section & 3D sheet we include a log package cutaway to show you exactly what materials are provided by Lumberjack Log Homes.  Finally we include a detail sheet to make certain your home goes together correctly and will last for years to come.

            There are several plans that are not generally included in a set of Lumberjack Log Homes log plans.  These include, but are not limited to, electrical and plumbing plans, mechanical-HVAC plans, landscaping plans, site plans, interior elevations, cut sheets, and sun studies.  These items can be purchased, at an additional cost.  We include the cut sheets in the purchase of the log home log package.

            We work hard to plan your dream log home and take pride in ensuring your home goes together efficiently an correctly.  Therefore we feel this drawing fee is a small price to pay to make your dream home a reality.  If you would like to start your log home plans, please contact us today.

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