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Rocky Mountain Log Homes In The News

Rocky was recently featured in our local news publications sharing the three national awards we received. We are very proud of these awards and wanted to share the story with you.

Read the article in the Ravalli Republic here >>>

Pioneer Log Homes of BC had another beautiful home featured in Log Home Living Magazine. Click here to Download the .pdf Flyer, see it and get inspired.

2011 Summit County Parade of Homes Sept 17, 18, 24, & 25...come see Mountain Log Homes in house #10, 578 Water Dance Drive, Frisco. Pick up your Official Program at most Summit Country Realtors, Vistor Centers and City Market Stores or on the Newstand inside the September issue of Mountain Living Magazine.

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Breckenridge Park Estates Lot B construction is now underway with the High Country Log Homes Wyoming Lodge Pole Pine hand crafted logs in place by Mountain Log Homes crew on April 13-15, 2011. Follow the progress of this home due to completion in Dec. 2011 in our gallery. This home is 3 bedrooms, 2800sf with a detached 1.5 car garage.

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The “People’s Choice” winners
October 27, 2010
Summit Daily News

The “People’s Choice” winners for the 2010 Summit County Parade of Homes have been announced. In first place was Thebeau Construction/Entrade Design for their Blue River Home ADA Compliant home with a very close Second place for Mountain Log Homes of Colorado, Inc for it’s home at 0304 SCR 529 in Breckenridge. The People’s Choice Award is determind by individual votes from observers attending the annual event and is tabluated by Mountain Living Magazine. This year’s 2010 Summit County Parade of Homes, sponsored by the Summit County Builder’s Association drew thousands of visitors and proceeds from the ticket sales raised more than $22,000 for The Summit Foundation. This year there were 23 residences to tour county wide over the last two weekends of September.

Note: Visit this link to see photos of the Mountain Log Homes award winnning home or call them for an appointment to see the home.

Log Raising Scheduled in Frisco for November 15, 2010

Mountain Log Homes of Colorado, Inc. and Pioneer Log Homes of B.C. announce the expected “Log Raising” of their newest home in the Water Dance Subdivision in Frisco. The home is a 5,200 square foot, Western Red Cedar home designed by Denver architect Brian Higgins of RAW Architecture. The 16”-17” average diameter logs promise to be impressive. The home is expected to ship on five trucks from Canada and should take a crew of five craftsmen and carpenters and a crane operator approximately 4 days to re-assemble. You can watch the progress of the home in our galler here. Please call Mountain Log Homes of Colorado at 970-468-8683 if you would like to watch the home being assembled for directions and parking information.

September 17, 2010
2010 Summit County Parade of Homes Award

Karen Wray of Mountain Log Homes & Interiors was honored with second place in Interior Decorating and Furnishings in the $1million to $1.49million category. A Panel of judges consisting of an Interior Designer from Denver, and General Contractors from Grand County and Aspen made up this year’s panel of judges. Karen was pleased to be honored by the Parade of Home, but even more happy about her clients response to the home. When Leawood, KS second-homeowner Lynn Dahl arrived on September 11 to see the completed home for the first time, she called Karen with tears of joy and was so overwhelmed she could hardly speak. This was the best reward Karen could hope for.

Karen worked closely with Lynn to create the Bear Creek Cabin as a cozy mountain retreat. They met in person once per month since April to order tile, flooring, furnishings and accessories, and Karen sent photos and texts in-between as she found special pieces that seemed to be just right for the home for Lynn’s approval. “Although the home is a comfortable 3,600 square feet, we created intimate cozy spaces for reading, enjoying the views, and gathering the family together for conversation and meals. All of the spaces stayed true to our original color pallet and Mountain Lodge design” says Karen. “When we started planning for our Breckenridge home, the thought of choosing all the finishes and furnishing an entire home prior to even walking through it was overwhelming to me. Karen came to my rescue! She was involved in our entire interior design process from start to finish. Her creative ideas couple with her sensitivity to my needs was a perfect partnership leading to our absolute joy with our completed home” Lynn said.

You can see this Breckenridge Home Sept 25 & 26, 2010 in the final weekend of the Parade of Homes, or by appointment with Mountain Log Homes staff following the Parade. Watch the Mountain Log Homes web site for photos after October 1, 2010. Lynn hopes to keep the final furnishings and finishes a surprise for her 3 children flying in to their new family retreat and doesn’t want to leak the photos early.

Log Settling - Information
June 21, 2010

Many clients have questions about settling of log structures. This article from Teton Home answers some of those questions and concerns. Feel free to call our office for more information about Log Home structure technical details.

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ENERGY STAR REPORT
April 12, 2010

Thank you for your continued partnership with ENERGY STAR. By building ENERGY STAR qualified homes, your company is doing its part to help protect the environment while offering consumers new homes that are more comfortable and save money on utility bills.

Our records indicate that your company built a total of: 2 ENERGY STAR Qualified Homes in 2009*

This is equivalent to:

• Eliminating the emissions from .98 vehicles
• Saving 5,928 lbs of coal
• Planting 1.62 acres of trees
• Saving homeowners $894 on their utility bills
• We thank you for the important contribution that your
• organization has made to energy-efficient construction and environmental protection.

* Your ENERGY STAR Qualified Homes are reported quarterly to EPA by your Home Energy Rating Provider. If you believe that the reported number of homes is not correct, please contact your Provider directly.

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2006 Parade Home Featured in February 2010 Log Home Living Magazine Mountain Log Homes of Colorado was honored to have their 2,600 square foot , 3 Bedroom/3 Bathroom hand crafted Pioneer Log Homes of BC home featured in this national publication. Pick up a copy at any news stand between Jan. 1 and Feb. 28, or Download the .pdf Article Below.
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Three Awards for Sage Creek Canyon Home
September 28, 2009

The Summit County Builders Association held their 2009 Summit County Parade of Homes Sept 19-27. This year’s Parade featured 24 homes county-wide ranging in price from $700,000 to over $7 million. Kirs Herdt, of Austin Bluffs Lighting in Colorado Springs participated in the judging of seven homes in the $1.6-$2.5 million category. “It was tough choosing the winners this year because all of the homes were unique, creative and great workmanship. Summit County Builder’s Association should be very proud of the event and the homes represented by their membership.”

Mountain Log Homes of Colorado’s Sage Creek Canyon Home, designed by Denver Architect Brian Higgins of Raw Architecture, took home top honors in Exterior Elevation, Builder Concept and Landscaping. Brian L. Wray, General Contractor on the project expressed a special appreciation for the Builder Concept Award. “This is the most coveted award for me. As the builder, I don’t always have control over the final interior decorating or even the floor plan the homeowner and architect design. But I can make sure that my crew and all the subcontractors work together as a team to make sure the overall end product is the best it can be and meets the homeowners intent for a lovely livable home”. Not only is the home beautiful, but is also energy efficient. “This home was one of only 6 quantified Energy Star Homes in the 2009 Parade. We have made a commitment to sustainable building practices” By partnering with companies like Rocky Mountain Log Homes who used Sustainable Forestry Practices and only dead standing timber and Sierra Pacific Windows with a similar award winning commitments to the environment , Mountain Log Homes of Colorado will continue to offer quality homes with minimal impact on the environment.

The home features 4,300 sq. ft of living space with an expansive great room of full round 10”-12” logs from Rocky Mountain Log Homes of Hamilton Montana. The rest of the home features Native Moss Rock and custom Board on Board beetle-kill siding milled locally at Hester’s Mill. The setting is spectacular, located directly on the Blue River just north of the Silverthorne town limits with trout fishing just off a short landscaped walkway with log bridges. The landscaping was a collaborative effort with Neils Lunceford, who planted native plants and trees and recreated a series of wetlands between the home and river, and Rocky Mountain Stonescapes who designed an impressive curved driveway and walkway system of permeable granite pavers. A common comment from the over 1,000 guests who viewed the home during the Parade of Homes was “This is the most livable home we have seen on the tour. I want to move in!” If you are interested in building a log home in the near future and missed the September Tour, it is not too late. The home is available to be seen by appointment by calling 970-468-8683. Mountain Log Homes of Colorado also plans to feature a 3800 sq. ft. Western Red Cedar Handcrafted home in the 2010 Parade of Homes in Breckenridge. Check www.summitcountybuilders.org for details and dates.

A quarter of Colorado new homes qualify as ‘efficient’
Summit Daily News, Friday, October 2, 2009

The Governor’s Energy Office (GEO) announced Monday that ENERGY STAR new homes account ed for more than 26 percent of the new homes built in the first half of 2009 in Colorado. Should 2009’s strong start for ENERGY STAR new homes hold up for the rest of the year, Colorado would see its fifth consecutive year of percentage increases in homes that qualify as ENERGY STAR. Since 2004, the mar ket penetration of ENERGY STAR New Homes has increased from 4.2 percent to 19.4 percent in 2008.

Since July of 2008, at least 11 Sum mit County homes have been built to ENERGY STAR standards, accord ing to High County Conservation Center director Carly Wier. An ENERGY STAR home is typically 20-30 percent more energy efficient than homes built to code and are cer tified throughout the construction process. Better insulation, advanced air sealing strategies, and efficient heating systems and appliances are typically used to achieve better com fort and energy efficiency and the ENERGY STAR certification. ENER GY STAR homes also reduce green­house gas emissions through direct reductions in energy use.

“Summit County builders have been supporting Colorado’s new energy economy by choosing ENERGY STAR certification for their homes,” Wier said. Accord ing to the Energy Star website, there are currently six Summit County builders registered with the ENER GY STAR program, including: Mountain Log Homes of Colorado, Apex Mountain Homes, Greg Hess Construction, Hedges Mountain Homes, J & E Development, and Kodiak Enterprises. J & E Develop ment won the ENERGY STAR Award at the 2009 Parade of Homes.

“Cabin in the Woods” Featured in Small Homes Articles Spring 2009 Issue Mountain House & Home Magazine
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