Tour the Classic Lodge on your computer!

Beaver Mountain is now featured on "Home Talk Tours" by Andersen Windows! The Home Talk Tours website is designed to let clients virtually walk through a home on their computer screen. The site also has information about how to choose a builder, what to look for, questions to ask and links to help with the interviewing process. Just go to http://www.hometalktours.com/builder/beaver-mountain-log--cedar-homes and you can virtually tour our "Classic Lodge" model home.

After you've done that, call us to make your appointment to visit in person! We have 3 model homes on display for you to walk through, a design center to browse as well as special events monthly!

Register Now!!

This weekend is another Open House weekend! That means in addition to our regular hours (Monday-Saturday 8:30am-4:30pm) we're also hosting special events hours! Plus you can attend our Mill Tour, Log Building Workshop and/or Home Planning Seminar (register now for those events!)

Saturday, May 10 will start out with a tour of our manufacturing facility. Located just 8 miles away from our Design Center, the Manufacturing Facility tour will show you what sets Beaver Mountain apart from the rest of the industry. We'll cover full log vs. half log building systems, you'll get the opportunity to see where your home will be produced and will get your questions answered by our team of professionals! We'll also discuss kiln drying, grading, log species and engineering. A drystacked home will be on display for you to walk through (and yes, it is a client's actual home and not just something we put up for the tour!) Immediately following the tour you'll be invited to the Log Building Workshop where you'll see firsthand how a Beaver Mountain goes together!

Then after the Mill Tour & Log Building Workshop, you can attend our Home Planning Seminar. It's everything you need to get started with your new home project!

Special Sunday hours on May 11 we from 11am-4pm.

To register for any of the events, call 800-233-2770 or visit our events registration page.

Did you notice???

We've just finished another website update! Now http://www.beavermtn.com/ is easier to navigate, has more information and our Builder's Corner is taking shape! Plus we've updated our Gallery of Homes and created a new Testimonials page, full of inspirational images and letters from Beaver Mountain homeowners!

We'd love to know what you think of our site! Please drop us an e-mail or leave us a comment! Happy browsing!

The Best of Today's Log Homes

We just got the news that "The Best of Today's Log Homes" is out in stores! Beaver Mountain contributed images for the book, in collaboration with the NAHB's Log Homes Council . To purchase your copy, visit Barnes & Noble or go to your local bookseller.

A special Thank You to the Foley's, who opened their spectacular house to us for photos and images, which were included in this book.

Beaver Mountain at PA Home Show!

The Log and Timber Home Show will be held in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania this weekend: Friday, April 18-Sunday, April 20 at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex. You can find driving directions, hours of the show, and a registration coupon by visiting the home show's website.

Be sure to stop by Beaver Mountain's booth, #309; Frank and Nick would love to answer any questions you may have and tell you more about Beaver Mountain!

If you'd like to begin your research before the show, visit www.beavermtn.com and the Log Home's Council or call us at 1-800-233-2770.

April Open House

This weekend holds our big spring Open House!

Our Model Homes and Design Center will be open Monday-Saturday as well as Sunday, April 13, from 9:00am-4:00pm. We invite you to come with your questions or just to browse!

Our Mill Tour and Log Building Workshop will be held Saturday April 12 and Sunday April 13 at 9:30am. The Home Planning Seminar will be held Saturday April 12 and Sunday April 13 at 1:30pm. Choose which day will be most convenient for you to attend and pre-register by calling Patti at 1-800-233-2770.

We'd love to meet you and introduce you to the mountain!



Beaver Mountain is located on Route 17/I-86 just 6 miles west of Hancock, NY. See our website for details or call us at 1-800-233-2770.

A testimonial of thanks

"A full year has passed from the day we broke ground and our dream home is almost completed. It took twenty years of dreaming, planning, and a lot of back breaking work to get us to where we are today. We realized a long time ago that only a log home would do justice to this beautiful land and our dream started to evolve. We began looking at log homes from various manufacturers. When you showed us the Beaver Mountain's Scottsdale, our search ended. It was love at first sight!

Thank you for the big part you played in our final decision. Thanks to your interest, your help, your patience, and your competence, you made this a very pleasant experience. The promptness with which your architects responded and gracefully blended all the design changes that my wife and I requested made our home truly attractive. We are now proud owners of what I call an intelligent home: simple, beautiful, efficient, without a single inch of wasted space.

You have, in addition, fully explained all the options and materials to the point that if I had to do it all over again I would not change a single thing. Finally you have delivered everything you said you would deliver right down to the last 2x4. Your support people were always courteous, prompt, and shared in our excitement.

Living in it is a real treat. A dream that became a dream home.

It is true that log homes are not for everyone but it is also true that they are not only for the privileged few. For the most part they belong to average people like us who could dream and were will to work for it. Our thanks to all of you!" -Mr. Buongiourno

Following the Faber's Log Home Journey

The Fabers started building their dream Beaver Mountain log home a couple years ago and documented every step through story and pictures on their on-line blog. Be sure to check it out at http://pointsofcompass.blogspot.com/search/label/log%20home (also linked at right under "Joated"). You will be sure to join in their delight as you "watch" the project unfold, especially now as it is nearing completion!


(Picture taken from the Faber's blog)

Meet Todd Parsons

Title: Engineering Manager
At BM Since: 1997

Background: Associates degree from SUNY Delhi, Bachelors degree from Binghamton University

Best part of the job: “being creative, problem solving, working with customers and builders”

Interests: any activities with his two kids, outdoors, fishing, golf, raising livestock

Beaver Mountain featured in Country's Best

The May 2008 issue of Country's Best Log Homes features an article entitled "Creating the Personal Touch" that focuses on specialty rooms. The loft/bonus room of Beaver Mountain's Classic Lodge floorplan was one of the rooms highlighted. The description reads, "This bonus room above the garage functions as the perfect hobby space, but can also serve as guest quarters or a playroom. The size (414 square feet), versatility, and convenient location make it a true bonus room."

The Classic Lodge floorplan can be found on our website, http://www.beavermtn.com/, and be sure to pick up a copy of Country's Best at your nearest bookstore or newsstand to read the whole article!

March Open House this weekend!

With cabin fever coming on and the arrival of springtime up ahead, why not spend a day at Beaver Mountain, learning more about our product and starting on the journey that will lead you to your dream log home.

Open House
Browse our three model homes, the Cedar Ridge, Classic Lodge, and Grandview (shown at left). Spend time in our Showroom. There are many samples of our building systems, corner styles, and log profiles; you can also browse through books of floorplans, read our "wall of dreams come true", and pull aside one of our knowledgable sales consultants who would gladly answer any question you may have.
Saturday, March 15 - 9:00am-4:00pm
Sunday, February 16 - 1:00pm-4:00pm

Mill Tour & Log Building Workshop
This is your opportunity to tour our Manufacturing Facility. You will learn how we handle our logs with TLC (total log care) as they are kiln-dried, stored, milled into a double tongue-and-groove profile, and shipped to your site! We will demonstrate how our logs are precision pre-cut and numbered, graded, and then dry-stacked for quality assurance; we will assemble a log building row by row, and much more!
Saturday, March 15 - 9:30am
(Please RSVP at 1-800-233-2770)

Home Planning Seminar
Preparing for a log home is a grand undertaking, but it doesn’t have to be overwhelming. Our seminar gives you the knowledge and the resources to successfully plan your new log home, including how to research the log home industry, how to chose a builder, what you should consider when looking for/creating a floorplan, and how Beaver Mountain provides the ultiamte buying experience and is ready to help you every step of the way. You will be given a free home planning workbook to take home that goes into much more detail.
Saturday, February 16 - 1:30pm
(Please RSVP at 1-800-233-2770)


Beaver Mountain is located in Hancock, NY on Route 17/I-86. Visit our website for driving directions. We'd love to welcome you to the mountain.

Beaver Mountain featured in plans book!

Roland Sweet, editor of Log Home Illustrated, compiled the finest floor plans in his book entitled "100 Best Log Home Floor Plans." Beaver Mountain is honored to have five of our floor plans chosen to be featured in this book. A copy can be obtained from Krause Publications.

Beaver Mountain at Massachusetts Home Show!

For you blog readers from the east coast, we will be coming to an area near you very soon! Beaver Mountain will be a part of the Log Home and Timber Frame Expo held this weekend in Springfield, Massachusetts. The show will take place at the MassMutual Center from Friday, February 22-February 24. Visit their website for more information and to register and be sure to visit Beaver Mountain's booth, #514-517, to ask Frank and Mary whatever questions you may have about the product or process. We look forward to meeting you and sharing in the excitement of log homes!

As always, feel free to call us anytime Monday-Saturday 9:00am-4:00pm at 1-800-233-2770.

You're Invited!

OPEN HOUSE February 16-18
MILL TOUR & LOG BUILDING WORKSHOP February 16
HOME PLANNING SEMINAR February 16
(Also open year round Monday-Saturday 9am-4pm)

This weekend, take a trip to the beautiful Catskill Mountains and visit us! Come to our Open House, tour furnished model homes, browse through our Showroom and get your dream home started! On Satuday, February 16th you can join us for a Home Planning Seminar. This weekend we're also opening up our Manfacturing Facility for Mill Tours & Log Building Workshops! Reserve your spot today for the tours or seminar by calling 800-233-2770 or at our website http://www.beavermtn.com/events.asp!

The Foley Home

"Beaver Mountain - We are so thankful to have placed our trust in your company to build our log home. It is magnificent and we are enjoying every minute we spend here. Everyone who sees this log home is overwhelmed by its beauty and comments on the fine details that went into building it. Thank you, again, for all the hard work you have done." - The Foleys

Richmond Floor Plan in Log Home Design

Log Home Design recently published an article of 15 "fabulous and functional floorplans under 2,500 square feet". Beaver Mountain's Richmond floor plan of 2,008 square feet is one of the plans featured and can be found on page 28 of the April 2008 issue or on our website.

first floor

second floor

Q: Can Beaver Mountain design a home plan that is uniquely ours?

A: Yes, of course we can!

Every Beaver Mountain home is unique. We custom craft each home individually and take pride in the fact that we offer a full service in-house design staff with over 80 years combined experience.

Although many companies say they custom design, they often offer a "standard plan" to change. We believe that your house should be as unique as you are and that you should not be restricted to modifying an existing plan. We start with a blank screen and encourage you to bring in your ideas, thoughts, and dreams. We'll take it from there.

A good place to begin thinking about your new custom home is by flipping through log home and timber frame home magazines. Tear out pictures of living spaces, roof lines, exterior looks and interior features that you like and store them in a 3-ring binder. You can also bring in pictures of your land, along with any restrictions you know of (especially if you are planning to build in a development). Another good resource is our Seasons of the Dream planning guide, which includes 39 floorplans to help inspire you!

When you work with a Beaver Mountain designer, you get individual attention. Our designers take your ideas and can help to compile those into the home of your dreams! You get to watch as your home takes shape right in front of your eyes; you may even see 3-D exteriors of your home and 360 degree views of the rooms inside!

We take the extra step to make sure that your home meets state building codes, even offering to have plans approved by a professional engineer or architect!

Best of all, at Beaver Mountain there is no additional charge for a custom design! After the preliminary drawings are finished, most people are ready to move onto the next step to get their approval drawings ordered so that they can start getting quotes from builders.

So grab your scrapbook of design ideas, your wish list, and your imagination; get ready to create your custom dream home!

Beaver Mountain at New York Sportsman Show

The National Sportsfishing, Hunting, and Outdoor Expo will be held this weekend, January 18-20, at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. Beaver Mountain is excited to be a part of it; you are invited to stop by and see us at booth #403.

Visit the expo's website for more information.

Meet James Valentine

Title: Technical Representative

At BM since: 1986

Background: AAS degree from SUNY Delhi, Vocational Certificate Carpentry from SUNY Delhi, 31 years residential construction experience, 29 years log construction experience

Best part of the job: working outside, traveling, meeting people, making new friends

Recreational activities: projects around the yard and house, golfing, hunting, fishing

The Dailey Home