Every kit includes the complete handcrafted log shell — full-length, hand-peeled logs cut and fitted for your plan — with ridge poles and log rafters as the design requires, plus detailed construction blueprints. Freight and on-site log assembly by our crew are quoted up front with every kit, so there are no surprise line items.
Yes. The floor plans on our site are examples, not fixed products. Move walls, add a wing, vault a great room, expand the garage, or start from your own architect’s drawings — every kit is engineered and handcrafted to fit you.
No — and that’s intentional. Spiking the logs together during assembly tightens the notches and changes the sill and header log elevations, so we cut openings at the building site after the walls are up. The result is a far better fit.
Pre-drilling isn’t required with our style of building. These openings are easily — and preferably — completed on site.
Absolutely. We regularly engineer kits from client drawings, and our design team will adapt any plan to handcrafted log construction.
Straight answers to the most frequently asked questions we hear about cost, freight, and delivery.
Price depends on square footage, log profile, roof complexity, and finish level. A free design consultation produces a fixed, itemized kit quote you can take to your lender — before any logs are cut.
Shipping is quoted separately, based on how many semi-trailer loads your log package requires and the mileage from Montrose, Colorado to your site. You pay actual freight, not a padded flat fee.
Yes. Frontier kits ship anywhere in the USA, and our crew travels to assemble the log shell on your site.
Yes. We provide the crane, fasteners, and labor to erect the complete log shell, quoted as a separate itemized cost with your kit.
Frontier Log Homes is a licensed general contractor — these frequently asked questions cover building beyond the kit.
Yes. Frontier Log Homes is a licensed general contractor building all types of high-end custom homes — log, timber frame, hybrid, and conventional — not just log kits.
You have three options: hire Frontier for full general contracting, use your own local contractor (we’ll help you select one), or combine the two — we offer a consultation service for you and your contractor to ensure the log work is completed correctly.
Yes. From design and excavation through finishes and final walkthrough, our turn-key service delivers a move-in-ready home.
We build custom homes across Colorado’s Western Slope — Montrose, Ridgway, Ouray, and Telluride — while our log home kits ship nationwide.
Yes. As a general contractor we build timber frame, hybrid, and high-end conventional homes with the same craftsmanship as our handcrafted log work.
Among the most frequently asked questions: what goes into a Frontier log wall — and why it’s done by hand.
We use beetle-killed, dead-standing dry western wood species with a moisture content of 12% or less — stable, naturally seasoned timber that minimizes settling and checking.
Every log is peeled by hand using a draw-knife, which preserves the natural contours of the wood and gives Frontier homes their signature handcrafted character.
A polyethylene triangular rod is tucked between the logs from both sides, then sealed with Weatherall chinking, available in many colors including custom blends. It’s a proven mountain-climate system that seals the wall against air infiltration.
Because it has already dried naturally to 12% moisture or less, standing-dead timber is dimensionally stable — and using beetle-killed wood turns a forest loss into a home that lasts generations.
These frequently asked questions cover how handcrafted log walls perform in real mountain climates.
Yes. Properly chinked and sealed log homes outperform standard frame construction in energy efficiency by 15% or more. The mass of the log stores heat during the day and radiates it back into the room at night.
The chinked joints — roughly 6–8% of the wall area — carry an R-8 rating, and the log itself about R-1.5 per inch. But the real story is thermal mass: the log’s capacity to store and radiate heat, combined with complete sealing against air infiltration.
Massive logs are far more fire-resistant than framed walls. According to the Log Home Council, log construction is the number one choice for fire safety.
The frequently asked questions we hear from homeowners ready to get started.
It starts with a free consultation. We refine your plan — one of ours or your architect’s — then engineer it and deliver a fixed, itemized quote before any logs are cut.
It varies with scale and scope: a dry-in package moves much faster than a full turn-key estate. Your quote includes a realistic production and assembly schedule, so you know the timeline up front.
Call 970-249-7130 or request a consultation online. These frequently asked questions cover the basics — for anything specific to your land, plan, or budget, we’re happy to talk it through.