Log Home Projects

When you watch the building process of a Baywest log or timber frame home, you can see the strength and quality of our log home and timber frame home manufacturing process.

Yukon, Canada

This Baywest milled log home home uses flat/flat 8×8 logs with dovetail corners in Douglas fir. The home was fully precut including corners, window/doors openings and keyways, electrical chases and boxes.

Metal roof under construction on a sunny winter day.

Roof framing -- all the family is involved.

1300 gallon water storage tank being installed.

Second floor done, preparing for staircase.

Windows in -- protected from damage until exterior is finished.

Pre-cut, pre-drilled log wall system -- saves considerable man hours on site.

Sub floor completed, ready for log stack.

Building timber second floor post and beam system.

Remote sites do not always have mechanical handling aids available. This is a local improvisation.

Northern Idaho

This milled log home under construction in Idaho, has an 8 x 8″ D-log profile. The log species is Douglas Fir, one of our most popular logs because of its strength. The log corners will be dovetailed, another popular feature because it is so aesthetically pleasing.

Compacting foundation prior to concrete slab being poured.

Note the need for specialty handling aids on this large handcrafted entry truss for the porch.

Interior walls sheet rocked, vaulted ceiling area is sheet rocked prior to installing T&G .

The log porch and roof system under construction.

Roof sheeted -- eyebrow being built on gable end.

Log walls going up -- note the use of scaffolding for ease of assembly.

Basement almost done -- note the two-car garage will be under the home.

Gable end siding being installed -- note the scaffolding 5 high!!

Main floor ready for internal wall framing.

Truss roof system combination of fink and scissor trusses.

Ontario, Canada

This home is a Country Cut (Milled) log home in Western Red Cedar. The outside corners are saddle notched, but the inside corners are housed into 12″x12″ Douglas Fir posts.

Placing the inside corners, which are housed into 12"x12" Douglas Fir posts.

The optional deck provides more outdoor living space.

Spring arrives! Yard is prepped for landscaping and deck finished.

A different perspective on the height of this great room. The natural stone in the fireplace complements the warmth of the wood.

Beautiful reflection in the windows on the gable end.

The outside of the flat-flat milled logs.

Note the corner posts with the flat-flat log.

windows still under construction. A beautiful snowy day in Ontario, Canada.

The outside of the flat-flat milled logs. Siding on gable windows still under construction.

Finishing up the subfloor of the second story.

Constructing the second story. The gable end is in position.

An inside corner with the post. The post corner and the flat-flat log give the inside of this home a very clean look. Note the pre-drilled holes for the electrical components.

These corner systems require precision milling at the Big Foot facility. They are going to look great when they are done.

Setting the first logs in place. Note the saddle notch corners. This home was also pre-drilled for the lag holes and all electrical work.

A lovely day in Collingwood, Ontario, Canada.

Dormer windows add interest, lighting and extra space to the second floor.

Finishing interior walls around the dormer window.

Finishing the interior walls on the second story.

A view of the completed tongue and groove ceiling.

Finishing the tongue and groove ceiling.

A happy homeowner watches the progress of the build.

It only took three days to stack the logs on this home.

A closer look at the saddle notch corner. Precision engineering at the Big Foot facility makes construction so much easier.

A peek through the hallway to the great room. Note how the natural light really fills the room.

A different view of the ceiling. Precision engineering makes all the difference.

A view of the loft and staircase from the main floor of the great room.

Spokane, Washington

This country cut milled 7×9 D log home uses Douglas fir with vertical log corners.

Start of log stack, 1st vertical corner being prepared.

Total pre-cut package including electrical chases/boxes, and windows & doors opening.

End of a long day - log home package on the ground.

Make sure you have an all terrain forklift for the unload.

Radiant heat system being installed in basement floor.

Using quality scaffolding is not only safer but saves time - time is money.

Happy homeowner helps as the first wall is completed.

1st wall well underway, note all the pre-cut work - saves time and money on site.

British Columbia, Canada

This milled log home under construction in British Columbia, has an 8 x 8″ D-log profile. The log species is Douglas Fir, one of our most popular logs because of its strength. The log corners will be saddle notch, another popular feature because it is evokes the traditional log home style.

Day 4 -- hand crafted log porch system being installed.

Interior almost done and ready for move in.

Adding rear stairs to the room above the garage.

Finishing the interior with tongue and groove and sheetrock.

Staining the interior T&G being. Using Permachink interior dark natural color. Good drying racks makes the process easier.

Internal framing and insulation completed.

Garage roof being framed on the ground prior to lifting into place.

Ready for internal framing and second floor system.

Basement walls and slab poured. Roughed in plumbing completed.

Siding and window trim being installed -- yet to be stained.

Final roof materials and windows being installed.

Covered breezeway roof being framed. Breezeways are very popular in colder climates.

Gable ends framed and ridge beam in place.

Log porch completed. Ridge beam being put in place.

Day 4 -- log walls up and interior framing started.

Day 2 of log stack. Note the builder brought in a crane to expedite the process.

Northern Washington

This milled log home under construction in northern Washington, has an 8 x 8″ flat-flat log profile. The log species is Douglas Fir, one of our most popular logs because of its strength. The log corners will be dovetail, another popular feature because it evokes the traditional log home style.