All stair, railing & log furniture products shown below have been handcrafted by Kealey Tackaberry Log Homes Ltd.

All products are competitively & reasonably priced!

Please contact us for more information: info@kealeytackaberryloghomes.com

The following Kealey Tackaberry Log Homes products are just examples. Everything has been custom made. We will duplicate any design & build to accomodate any idea or sketch you may have.

Rustic Timber-frame staircase with full length hand-rail

Smooth finish Timber staircase with intermediate post railing

Pine rocking chair with leg-rest

Pine coat-rack with White Cedar bench

rustic Hickory rocking chair

White Pine Coffee Table

White Spruce table

Handcrafted White Pine Staircase

Round Log Staircase

Certain softwood trees are extremely good insulators. Logs have thermal mass which means they are able to absorb a tremendous amount of heat, store it, & radiate it back to the warm side of the building,

making log homes easier to heat in the winter & easier to cool in the summer. Efficient log home design uses logs at least 8 inches thick with a rigid foam gasket installed between the logs. The logs are the actual insulation. Pine and cedar are amongst the best to use. An 8 inch pine log is equivlant to R-20 insulation. (same as wood frame construction) When the foam gasket is properly installed, the energy efficiency of a properly constructed log home will meet & most of the time, exceed Energy Star Standards.

What makes a log home green?

A green home means the materials are of a recycled or sustainable nature. Materials are non-toxic & a healthy indoor air quality is the result. When those with severe alergies move into a log home built with green material, they can be assured to comfortable at home.

Wood is the only major construction material that is a renewable one, meaning trees are able to regenerate themselves. We believe it is important not to harvest any young growth timber. All our logs are at or near life expentancy when they are harvested.

Our milled logs have reached life and are waiting to be preserved in one of our homes.

Our handcrafed logs are near life and would naturally fall to the ground soon after they are harvested.

What other green materials go into your homes?

There are numerous recycled materials available for all aspects of any home. Materials can be purchased from stores such as The Healthiest Home.

• ICF’s (Insulated concrete forms) are typically used for the foundation. Ex. Durisol wood fiber concrete block
• SIP’s (structural insulated panels), recycled jean or wool batt insulation are used in the roof system
• Recycled shingles are used as a roof cover. Ex: Enviroshake.

Are log homes more expensive to build?

Yes & no, it depends on the style.

Milled homes are comparable in cost to custom wood frame homes

Handcrafted homes are typically 15-20% more than a wood frame homes, due to the extra labor involved. The extra cost is offset by an extremely well insulated building.

This home features Scandanavian full-scribe logwork using eastern white pine with post & Beam roof system.  Other features: ICF foundation (insulated concrete form), Radiant heating, SIP roof system (structural insulated panel) , timber frame floor systems, FSC maple wide-plank flooring, handcrafted red cedar windows & exterior doors, handcrafted pine interior doors, paperstone countertop, copper barrel sinks, slate shower.

Read more about the model home in Ottawa Life Magazine: Go Green at Home.

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The Details

The home is located on Ski Hill road in Pakenham, just before the ski hill. It is available for viewing by appointment.

The home was designed to be green, authentic, energy efficient & modern.

All materials are green including:

• ICF’s for the foundation
• SIP’s for roof insulation
• Wool insulation for second floor walls,
• Eastern White Pine log walls, floor systems & roof system
• White Cedar stairs & railing
• Red Cedar windows & doors,
• Maple Flooring & cabinets
• Paperstone countertops -Radiant in-floor heat

The log style is of authentic Canadian full scribe technique using round logs. The trees used in the home are approximately 200-250 years old, close to life expectancy. They would soon fall to the ground after they were harvested. Instead, they are preserved in this home. We harvest no young growth timber & we make sure we don’t take trees from the forest, we save them! Building with logs is one of the oldest forms of construction. Some of the oldest buildings in the world are made of log. Native & Pioneer Canadians used primarily log for their structures. Log homes help celebrate our heritage, preserve the past, & protect the future!

The energy efficiency of the home lies in its super-insulated envelope & radiant heating system. The basement is R-40, Log walls R-40, & Roof System is R-40 as well. Many people do not understand the insulative qualities of a Pine Log. Pine is rated at an equivalant R-Value of 2.5 per inch (ASHRAE – American Society of Heating, Refridgeration, and Air conditioning) Logs, technically do not have a R-factor since R represents the rate of heat tranfer. Logs have a U-factor which represents the rate of heat flow through a substance. The rate of heat flow through a log is extremely slow. The log is also able to absorb a tremendous amount of heat and radiate it back to the warm side of the building. This is called thermal mass which is the reason why log homes are easier to heat in the winter and easier to cool in the summer. Logs are most efficient in their natural round shape.

Radiant in-floor heating systems are a more efficient way to heat any building. They require less energy to maintain a comfortable temperature. In a radiant heated home where the temperature is set at 60%, it feels like a forced-air heated home where the temperature is set at 75%. The principle is: if your feet are warm, your body is warm. An electric boiler is the power supply, therefore, having zero emissions.

The Pakenham is our model home & it is a modern homes as well. Using new-age green material, log building with the latest construction techniques, and a bright & clean interior, the home would appeal to most people, even those who are not present log home lovers. To some, it is a belief that log homes are “dark & dingy”. This is a myth from the past. “People! Log homes advance as well!” The home has its log walls on the inside preserved the natural, bright white pine colour. The color of wood will deepen when exposed to sunlight. You can prevent this by applying a UV inhibitor which is what we have done in our home. Thanks to the white walls coupled with an open concept design – as you stroll through the home – you feel re-vitalized.

Modern log building techniques allow the home to have tight-fitting joinery for generations to come.

Underscribing is the technique and it was invented here in Canada. It is a shrink-to-fit joinery technique where a log builder can use green logs to build a home & even though the logs are going to shrink, the joinery will remain tight forever.