About Natural Log Homes
All of our custom log homes are built from logs that are naturally-shaped -- not milled, lathed, or profiled -- and all wall logs are fully scribe-fitted ("chinkless" or "Swedish cope"). Chinked-style is an option you can consider, but 100% of our log home shells are handmade, & the notches and grooves are scribed and cut by craftsmen, not by machines. That's why we call ourselves "Natural Log Homes."

We use only large (360mm average diameter) , naturally-shaped logs for our log home kitsets. 100% of our logs come from sustainable plantations in "Clean, Green" New Zealand. In fact, we are one of the only log home companies offering the option of FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) certified-sustainable trees -- that's the most environmentally sensitive log home you can get.

Our homes vary in size and complexity, and we always uphold the highest standards of quality and artistic craftsmanship that homeowners have come to expect from us. Every log is delivered with weatherproof seals pre-installed in the corner notches and grooves.

We are passionate about providing our customers with log home shells that are unsurpassed in quality, value, environmental awareness, ease of ownership, design, and appearance. We invite you to read on and learn more about Natural Log Homes and the benefits we can offer you.

We ship log home shell kitsets throughout New Zealand, and to the USA. Other locations are also possible . . . please contact us.


Our Top Staff

Graeme D. Mould, Manager, Natural Log Homes, Limited (NZ)
Graeme has been building handcrafted log homes for more than 16 years -- many of those as the manager and owner of South Island Log Homes, Ltd. He has built log projects large and small, simple and complex, commercial and residential, in New Zealand and Australia, including the massive Fiordland Lodge in Te Anau, New Zealand.

For many years Graeme has been the tutor for hands-on courses offered by the Log Builders Association of New Zealand, and he is the current NZ Association President. Graeme is the man in charge of Natural Log Homes Limited (NZ).

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Robert W. Chambers, Manager, Natural Log Homes LLC (USA)
With more than twenty three years of experience in the handcrafted log building industry in the United States, Robert Chambers is a world-renowned log builder, author, inventor and instructor. Since graduating from the Mackie School of Log Building (Canada) in 1983, Robert has gone on to teach log building workshops and courses around the globe in Australia, Latvia, Russia, United States, Canada, and New Zealand.

Most of the hundreds of students who have benefited from his workshops have gone on to build their own log homes, and many are now professional log home builders.

Robert is also author of the best-selling how-to book, the Log Construction Manual. Robert holds international patents for his revolutionary handcrafted building methods. Log homes that he has built have appeared in many magazines: Fine Homebuilding, House & Home, Joiner's Quarterly, Mother Earth News, and more.

Robert was awarded the International Log Builders Association "Achievement Award," at Montebello, Quebec, in April, 2006.

Graeme and Robert have personally trained each of our staff .

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Our Craftsmen

Doug

Rob

 Milan

Mark

Tom
Ben
Chris
Nathan
 


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photos and text are copyright © 2005 Robert W. Chambers, Natural Log Homes LLC