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.
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.
The Finger Lakes region of New York is a place where nature, culture, and craftsmanship come together. Known for its pristine lakes, world-class wineries, and charming towns, the area offers a lifestyle that blends luxury with simplicity. If you’re considering building a home here, a custom-built home in the Finger Lakes gives you the freedom to design a space that reflects your lifestyle, values, and vision.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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
