Trusted Custom Home Builders in Bracebridge, ON

True North uses winter-cut, slow-growth northeastern white pine. This timber is the most premium quality of the pine species compared to its lower quality red, yellow, and jack pine cousins. Northeastern white pine grows slowly because of the severity of the climate, producing tight growth rings which result in excellent dimensional stability. It experiences less shrinkage due to low sap content and is therefore less likely to warp. Western red cedar is also available in a True North log home.

Sapwood is the soft outer layers of recently formed wood between the heartwood and the bark. This area is the most unstable part of the log, most susceptible to shrinkage and blight infiltration. True North believes in the elimination of this part of the log to help ensure the long term integrity of the log system, plus it eliminates sap bleeding from the inside walls.

This is an area where True North distinguishes itself from the competition. Every single component of our log system is cut and drilled using computer aided equipment. The concept of pre-building your home before it is shipped adds considerable cost, and creates the possibility for damage while deconstructing. The True North computerized concept guarantees tolerances and economies.

Yes! We were surprised when asked this question. Interestingly enough we discovered many owners of log home companies do not live in their own product.

True North uses an ultra-violet light (U.V.) resistant asphalt impregnated foam gasket material in the tongue and groove and in the corner pads. This material is superior to the typical white or grey foam gasket used by other log home builders for three reasons.