Diamond Point Log Homes, LLC is the exclusive North Regional Distributor for Satterwhite Log Homes and we are based out of Sauk Centre, MN. We have several Log Homes available for our customers to view and visit by appointment only. We mainly cover Minnesota, South Dakota, and North Dakota, but have performed work all over the 5 state area and would consider work in all areas depending upon the situation.  Whether you are interested in a small get away nestled in the woods (visit Outback Cabins)  or your dream log home overlooking a pristine lake... you have come to the right place.  Diamond Point Log Homes, LLC makes building and owning a log home affordable... more affordable than you ever thought possible. Besides the most cost effective Log packages in the industry We offer:

• Materials
• Plans, Materials & Constructed Shells
• Owner/Agent Services
• Turn-key Construction with an experienced & licensed General Contractor/Builder

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We represent Satterwhite Log Homes for a number of reasons, but most important of these being:

1. Satterwhite Logs are cut from dead standing Engelmann Spruce found high in the Rocky Mountains (usually Colorado & Utah). The trees at the edge of this alpine meadow are at 10,000 ft elevation and have been dead for over 40 years. These trees stand sometimes for decades and over time, this dry climate and natural curing process thoroughly dries dead-standing trees.
2. Satterwhite is one of the few log manufacturers who qualify to use the word "dry" on their grade stamp, indicating a moisture content of less than 19%. The fact is, most of the house logs they mill are less than 14% moisture content.
3. Using house logs from dead-standing timber greatly simplifies every phase of construction. We require no slip joints or bolt systems with our logs because our logs have been thoroughly cured before they are ever used in a house.
4. 18 different Log Profiles
5. No Dealers or Middlemen

Check out their website for plan ideas and further information: www.slh.net

Content Reference: Satterwhite Log Homes. Dead Standing Timber. Retrieved November 2, 2009, Web site:
http://www.satterwhite-log-homes.com/g4/pages/info/timber.html

High in the Rocky Mountains of Utah and Colorado, approximately 10,000 feet up, are vast tracts of timber that have been killed by periodic beetle epidemics. The beetles kill the green trees, but they do not harm the wood, leaving trees dead but still standing and completely sound. In these high altitudes, where the humidity is low and the precipitation is mostly snow, trees may stand for decades. Over time, this dry climate and natural curing process thoroughly dries dead-standing trees.

Drying wood naturally is necessary for dimensionally stable lumber and house logs, it’s Mother Nature’s way. Wood used in conventional home construction is dried, usually by kiln or air drying. While this process works fine for lumber and boards, duplicating the natural aging process needed to dry large house logs all the way to their center is difficult and less than satisfactory.

All logs shrink, warp, and crack to some extent during the drying and aging process. Using dead standing logs, the shrinkage and warp-age have already occurred before the logs are used to construct your home/cabin. By building with dead standing logs, you get both long run (stable home/cabin materials) and short run (labor and freight savings due to lighter weight materials) benefits.

Logs from dead-standing timber greatly simplify every phase of construction. Builders using green logs must take extraordinary precautions to allow for settling and shrinking. Openings for doors and windows are built oversized (called bucks) and with special designs to compensate for settling and to prevent any damage. Hundreds of joints have to be routed and splined to prevent gaps and log splitting. Corner systems have to be engineered to keep them from separating.

By using logs made from dead-standing timber, we don't have to make these allowances for drying and aging; our logs have been thoroughly cured before they are even harvested from the forest. The fact is, most of the house logs we use are less than 17% moisture content.

Nature provides us with an excellent source of logs in high altitude; Spruce and Lodge Pole Pine that are killed by beetle epidemics and occasional forest fires. Dead timber is ideal for logs construction but is almost useless for most other purposes.

The end result, we build real-log cabins without killing green, living trees. By harvesting these tracts of dead standing timber we aid in removing a big fuel source, lessening the danger and severity of forest fires and allowing the young green forest to emerge. Environmental impact assessments are made in all logging areas and great lengths are taken to protect the young green forest for future generations. The logs we use are manufactured by Satterwhite, a company that:

• Never practices clear-cut logging
• Specifically designates trees to be harvested
• Takes maximum care not to injure green living trees when felling the dead
• Plants new seedlings when green trees are inadvertently damaged
• Locates roads and skidder paths in ways to minimize negative effects such as erosion and soil compaction
• Plows, aerates and restores ground cover to soil affected by the machinery
• Leaves only vital green trees where once stood a forest of dead wood

Nature didn't put the best logs in an easy to get to location. Frequently, logging operations are 2-3 hours and 50-60 miles from the nearest paved roads. Trucks have to be loaded and unloaded with speed and precision just to make two runs a day. Logging takes place between mid July and mid October, creating an average of 90 days in which the year’s supply of timbers must be harvested. Even though these precious logs are difficult to get to and therefore costly, the popularity of log homes/cabins built from dead dry timber has increased dramatically as consumers realize the value and reduced environmental impact of using these logs.

Contact Us today to see how easy it really is to own your own Diamond Point Log Home. We have several Log Homes available for our customers to view and visit by appointment only.