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Hardwood Homes: Concrete "logs" look like the real thing and perform better
Cultured Log Systems offers an environmentally friendly solution to the log home. The precast concrete logs look like the real thing because they are made from molds of actual hand-hewn logs. Not only do these homes have the exact quality, texture, and appeal of real logs, they out perform both traditional log homes and stick-built construction. Each "log" features an insulated core with a value of R-19, beating a typical production-built house by R-6.
The Cultured Logs™ website claims that "blower door" tests measured their structures as six (6) times as air tight as framed structures and seven (7) times as air tight as a comparable wood log home. Concrete also has good inherent insulation quality and provides the benefits of thermal mass, absorbing heat during the day and releasing it into the home's interior at night.
In addition, the homes don't require the restaining and resealing expenses required every three to five years of a log home, saving the homeowner $6K +/- in the process.
Burke Sisco
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