The NEW Floorplans pages are LIVE!

We are all very excited about this project! Our months of hard work has paid off in the form of the new floorplans pages that are easier to navigate, searchable and best of all include many more plans!

When you go to www.beavermtn.com/floorPlan, the first thing you'll notice is that our plans are broken up into 4 categories; Classic, Signature, MossCreek and Custom.

• Our Classic Designs are the tried and true plans over the past 25 years. They are all under 2,000 sqare feet.
  
• Our Signature Designs have been recently updated and include some designs by award winning designer Murray Arnott. These plans range from 1,500 sq. ft to 4,000 sq. ft. and include solid log, insulated half log and hybrid features.
  
• The MossCreek Designs are exciting luxury plans from MossCreek Designs (http://www.mosscreek.com/) and incorporate beautiful upscale touches to the plans such as timber porches, stone entryways, interesting rooflines and more! These will be added to in the very near future. If you'd like to see more, contact your sales consultant at 800-233-2770!
  
• And finally, our Custom Designs. We are very excited about this line of plans. These represent homes that our clients have worked with our in house designers to create. They are gorgeous, luxurious and reflect their individuality.

And if you know what you're looking for, you can use our search tool to refine your criteria so only the plans that fit your needs will come up. Just click on "Search" on the top navigation bar next to "Beaver Mountain Floorplans".

As always, use these floorplans as a starting point for your home. Our clients typically come to their design sessions with a few different homes that they like and end up blending the different features into their home to make it their own distinctive style.

To get you started, we are offering free 11x17 plans of the floorplan of your choice! Go to www.beavermtn.com/learnmore to register for yours!

*Preliminary Designs are not for construction. They will be mailed to you after registering. For more information about any of our plans, please contact your sales consultant at 800-233-2770.

Enhancing Your Buying Experience

Beaver Mountain recently received a 50-50 matching grant from New York State to train our employees in process improvement. The funds we received from this grant allowed us to hire an outside consulting firm to help us stream line our home order process and help us implement better procedures. As a result we have been able to move home orders through our facility faster and with more accuracy and quality control. In some cases we can deliver your home in as little as 4-6 weeks from time of order, however, the earlier you start the process the better. Typically 8-12 weeks provides enough time for custom order items and finalizing construction details.

This has been beneficial to our clients as we are able to better accommodate their needs. It also helps us find any mistakes that may have happened and correct them prior to delivery, ensuring that delivery will go smoothly. Beaver Mountain is always evolving, looking for ways to improve our processes and our products and this is just one example of how we are staying ahead of the industry. Thanks to the funds received from New York State we have been able to take advantage of this important training.

-Drew Prochazka, Business Manager

COME TO THE MOUNTAIN... IT'S FREE!

Did you know Beaver Mountain has (3) model homes that have been described by industry experts, “as one of the most impressive displays in the northeast?” And did you know that Beaver Mountain's manufacturing facility is affectionately called, “The Cabinet Shop?”

We know these things very well and we would like everyone to know about them. The best way to do that is to schedule a personal consultation or sign up for a mill tour and seminar! We are so confident that you will love what you see that we are now offering a “Travel Reimbursement Program” to make it easier for you to Come to the Mountain! If you make the trip to see us and purchase a Beaver Mountain Home, we will reimburse you for the costs of travel and lodging. To learn more, contact your Beaver Mountain sales consultant for all the details!

1-800-233-2770

Green Building Standard Approval

The National Green Building Standard was recently approved by ANSI (American National Standards Institute). This is the first and only green building standard that is coordinated with International Code Council (ICC) building codes and standards.

The ICC and the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) developed the standard with input from code officials, building professionals and the green building community. The National Green Building Standard is an alternative to rating systems such as the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED rating system.

According to the NAHB, the newly approved standard provides a framework "...for all residential construction work including single-family homes, apartments and condos, land development and remodeling and renovation...".

The ICC reports that "The standard's rating system allows builders, designers and communities to choose the levels of high-performance green building that best suit their needs." Minimum points must be earned in area such as land conservation, rainwater collection, construction of smaller homes to conserve resources, site design , resource efficiency, high energy performance standards and homeowner education. These mandatory requirements, plus discretionary options, allows for final certification at one of four levels.

Considered by many as rigorous yet flexible, the standard defines the green practices that can be used in residential construction and further educates homeowners on operation and maintenance of their green homes.

To learn more about incorporating green building standards into your project, contact a Beaver Mountain sales consultant.

Do you FACEBOOK?

It seems like lately you can't turn around without hearing about Facebook, the online networking site. You can find old friends, keep in touch with new ones, post pictures, video - the possibilities are endless! And now Beaver Mountain Log & Cedar Homes has joined the Facebook craze! We'd love to network with you! Just go to facebook, search for Beaver Mountain Log & Cedar Homes and join as a fan! Then you'll be able to participate in discussions with other log home enthusiasts, browse images of gorgeous homes and eventually watch videos of mill tours, tour virtual model homes and download our latest newsletter.

Hope to see you there!

Congratulations Joan & Ed!

Every year we recognize the important team members who have helped make our success possible.

This year we'd like to congratulate Joan Decker for being awarded Salesperson of the Year and Ed Worzel Jr. for being named Most Valuable Performer (MVP) for 2008. They have both gone above and beyond their everyday responsibilities and made Beaver Mountain Log & Cedar Homes a better company for it.

Congratulations Joan and Ed - we hope 2009 is a great year for us all!