Category Archives: Log Cabins

The building experts at Beaver Mountain will help you design the log cabin of your dreams. Casual? Rugged? Elegant? Check out these terrific ideas…

From City Life to Mountain Living: Custom Built Homes in the Catskills

If you live in New York City, Long Island, or New Jersey, you’ve likely felt the pull of the Catskills. Whether it’s a weekend retreat, a second home, or a full-time move toward a slower, more grounded lifestyle, the region offers a rare mix of natural beauty, creative culture, and breathing room—all within a few hours’ drive of the city. CONTINUE READING

Step-by-Step Guide to the Custom Home Building Process

When it comes to building a custom home, a well-structured schedule isn’t just helpful—it’s essential. With so many moving parts involved in design, permitting, material production, and construction, having a clear and realistic timeline helps everyone stay aligned and on track. A thoughtful schedule sets expectations, minimizes delays, and allows for better coordination between you, your Beaver Mountain team, and your contractor. We believe that transparency and planning are key to a successful homebuilding experience, and it all starts with understanding the timeline. With clear communication, expert guidance, and realistic expectations, the process becomes straightforward and even enjoyable. CONTINUE READING

The Advantages of In-House Engineering & Design: Seamless, Efficient, and Streamlined Builds

It’s common to feel a little overwhelmed when thinking about designing a custom-built home. There are many steps in the process, and often, clients come to us with questions about all the “what-ifs” that might happen along the way. We’ve spent the past four decades streamlining the planning, designing, and building of a new home to help make it stress-free and hassle-free for both clients and builders. Let us put your mind at ease by answering a few of the top questions we receive from prospective clients. CONTINUE READING

Understanding Turnkey Pricing for Custom Homes

Beaver Mountain homes are custom-designed for your property and lifestyle. We don’t offer “kits” or standard plans/models. Instead, we create unique homes tailored to your vision, site, and preferences. The cost of our premium materials package is just one part of the equation. Turnkey pricing, which refers to the full cost to complete your home (excluding land and land-specific work like septic, utilities, and landscaping), includes everything needed to make your home move-in ready: labor, materials, finishes, and systems. CONTINUE READING

Beaver Mountain Log Homes Overlook Retreat

What Are You Waiting For?

Undoubtedly you might think that just because there is snow on the ground and the temperatures are frigid, you can’t begin to build your dream home. This is so far from the truth! Realistically, while the weather and ground conditions are not ideal in the northeast, it’s the perfect time to lay the ground work and begin the process of building. Here are some of the reasons why: CONTINUE READING

Cedar Crest Cabin Cedar Log Home Livingroom

Let Furniture Set The Stage For Your Log Home

Let Furniture Set the Stage in Your New Log Home
Story By: Pellham D.W. DeGroot
Guest Commentary by Log Home Living
There’s no shortage of information about building a log home, whether you’re cutting down your own trees or stacking pre-cut logs.  But precious little tells how to furnish a log home.  Most people wind up OK, or at least think they do, but some regard furnishing a log home as an impossible mission.
No wonder, even if you are blessed with taste and confidence, few people have any experience with log homes, even those who have done and re-done other kinds of homes many times, even a few pros, Logs pose challenges.
There’s the wood, obviously.  But because logs represent more than just a place to live, furniture has to go beyond form and function to convey who the owners are and how they live in their log home.  That means worrying less about a stated theme – Southwestern, art deco, rococo, French Country, Victorian, etc. – and more about setting feelings: casual, comfortable, rugged, outdoorsy, down-homey. CONTINUE READING