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.
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.
At Beaver Mountain, sustainability isn’t a trend—it’s a core value woven into every home we design and build. From thoughtful material sourcing to energy-efficient engineering, we believe your home should reflect not only your lifestyle, but also your values.
We design every home with longevity, performance, and energy efficiency at its core. Our homes aren’t just visually striking—they’re engineered to handle the Northeast’s seasonal extremes while meeting or exceeding stringent energy codes. That includes tighter building envelopes, innovative insulation strategies, and energy systems thoughtfully tailored to your specific site and lifestyle. From positioning your home to capture passive solar gain to designing overhangs that offer natural shading in summer, every detail is considered. We offer energy-smart options such as high-performance windows, advanced air-sealing techniques, and renewable energy integration like solar panels or geothermal systems. Thoughtful design not only lowers your energy use and long-term costs, but it also creates a home that’s naturally comfortable, resilient, and built for the future.
There’s something undeniably special about the Adirondacks. The quiet beauty of the forest, the stillness of the lakes, and the grandeur of the mountains make it a dream location for a getaway or a forever home. But building a custom home in the Adirondacks comes with its own unique set of considerations—from remote sites and challenging terrain to preserving the natural surroundings and meeting local building codes.
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.
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.
Our team recently had the pleasure of catching up with two Beaver Mountain clients who built the gorgeous Wayfarer Lodge back in 2014. Nestled amongst the Catskill Mountains, The Wayfarer Lodge takes our classic Lodge floor plan and gives it a modern twist. Owners Dean and John split their time between Upstate NY and Florida and wanted a perfectly tailored log home that would be a summertime oasis when they needed to beat the tropical heat. This custom log home is truly a work of art both inside and out!
When you think of Beaver Mountain, the first thing that most likely pops into your mind is our custom crafted full-home projects, but did you know that we offer a wide selection of timber components for builders too? From exterior details like trusses, corners, and siding to interior details like accent beams and custom staircases; we can provide the one-of-a-kind handcrafted timber components for whatever your building project requires. Let Beaver Mountain be your go-to trusted source for high quality and perfectly crafted timbers for every project.
Nestled on a beautiful spring-fed lake in New York’s Catskills region, the Owl’s Club is a cedar log home that is truly a work of art. Fun Fact: The name Owl’s Club takes inspiration from an actual club that was once a gathering place for locals! We love it when clients add a touch of history to their homes to make them even more special.
Designing and building a custom home doesn’t have to be daunting. With clear communication and realistic expectations, the process is quite simple once it’s looked at step by step. At Beaver Mountain, we strive to ensure that our clients have an enjoyable experience and clear picture of the entire design and build process before we even start their home build project. Here is a helpful timeline to put things into perspective. On average, we tell our clients that it typically takes 8 to 12 months for a 2000 square foot home to be completed. With that in mind, let’s dive into the steps that take us through those months so you can visualize what goes into a fully custom-crafted log or timber frame home.
Are you dreaming of retiring to a gorgeous custom crafted home surrounded by breathtaking views and the relaxing atmosphere of nature all around you? Perhaps you have a family cabin on a beloved piece of property and would like to transform the space into a one-of-a-kind wood home. When it comes to designing the dream home for your golden years, there are a few things to consider ensuring you’ll be happy and comfortable for many years to come.
When you move into your custom crafted log or timber home, the last thing you want to worry about is filling your precious free time with home maintenance projects. There are several details that can be incorporated into the design of your log home in order to minimize the amount of maintenance your home will need. We had the opportunity to chat with Beaver Mountain’s own Drew Prochazka, Vice President of Business Development, to share his personal experience of log home maintenance. According to Drew, “While it’s true that log homes require a certain type of maintenance, there’s no such thing as a maintenance free home”. Even conventionally built homes require regular maintenance to last for years. As someone who has lived in a Beaver Mountain log home for two decades and has worked within the log home industry for the past 21 years, Drew knows a thing or two about taking care of a log home.
The dream of owning a custom-built log, wood, or timber frame home often goes hand in hand with the dream of living in harmony with the natural landscape, whether it’s nestled in the mountains, overlooking a glistening lake, or surrounded by peaceful woodlands. The beauty of log home living lies not only in the craftsmanship of the structure but in the daily experience of connecting with the outdoors.
One of the most important components of the home design and build process is factoring in landscaping and hardscaping to your property. We had the pleasure of chatting with Kyle Palmer from Palmer Contracting and Hardscaping to discuss why those are an important part of the process for homeowners to consider. Kyle is an expert in his field and offered some great insight into the process to help us better understand the application and functionality of both.
We thought you might like a sneak peek into what goes into building a Timber Frame Outdoor Kitchen. Part 1 covers delivery, Part 2 includes the first part of construction. Next up will be stonework, the fireplace and finishing the roof, then part 4 will be the finished project. Enjoy!
We just finished a new walkthrough guided tour of our Classic Lodge and we’re excited to share it with you. We hope you enjoy!
We are very excited about our interactive 3D tours! We’re working on creating a permanent home for them, but for now, we’ll put them here. Enjoy!
Design Center virtual walk-through
Classic Lodge virtual walk-through
Cedar Ridge virtual walk-through
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:
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.
Ready to make your own custom-crafted wood home dreams a reality? We’d love to learn more about your project. The first step is to call (607)-467-2700 to contact one of our professional building consultants to review your vision, budget, and timeline.
Phone: 607-467-2700 or email at info@beavermtn.com
