Useful links and resources

Valuable products and websites that will assist you in designing, building, and caring for your log home.Valuable products and websites that will assist you in designing, building, and caring for your log home.

Alternative energy

• Natural Homes Natural, Sustainable Homes from around the World
• National Solar Energy Association, representing 650 companies
• Net Zero Energy Home Coalition learn how your paycheque goes
  to building equity rather than your energy bill
• ISolara We get the sun working for you
• Callahan Engineering resource for sustainable energy & technology transfer
• Ottawa Valley PhotoVoltaic helping people generate solar electricity
• One Block Off The Grid About Solar Communities
• EvolveGreen Renewables that work for you

Associations & Directories

• Natural Building Network Promoting Natural Building Principles, Materials & Practitioners Worldwide
• Ontario Healthy Communities Coalition Help Create a Healthy Community 
• Forest Stewardship Council Certification for Forests and Forest Products
• Canada Green Building Council A Transformed Build Environment Leading to a Sustainable Future
• International log builders association Further the Craft of Handcrafted Log Building
• Canada Mortgage & Housing Corporation (CMHC) Canada’s National Housing Agency
• Canadian Wood Council Representing Wood
• Log Home Council
• Masonry Heater Association Masonry Heaters Store Heat!
• Structural Insulated Panel Association  Saving Time, Money & Labor 

Boilers

• Empyre  Alternative Heating Products

Design Links

• R.C.M. Cad Design Drafting Located in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
• Dirkson Design Services A Vancouver Island Design Firm
• Web Based Design Various Plans from Various Companies
• LogHome.com Log Home Living’s Website

Directories

• Log Home Links Over 500 Links to Builders, Manufactures, & Dealers
• Log Home Directory Many Links to Different Manufacturers
• Log World A Gereral Log Home Resource
• Sustainable Living Ottawa West It’s Time to Create the Community We Want

 Fireplaces, Masonry Heaters & Stone

• Green Mountain Soapstone North America’s Largest Sapstone Supplier
• N & G Soapstone Dramatically Different and Mother Nature Approved
• Woodstock Soapstone Company  Soapstone Woodstoves
• Threshold Design  Concrete Countertop Artisan
• The Fireplace Center All types of Fireplace serving Ottawa & Eastern Ontario
• Cut River Rock Natural Stone Veneer
• Travis Industries House of Fire
• Fuel Efficiency Calculator A calculator that estimates cost-saving benefits of different types of fireplaces
• Lakeshore Design Ontario, Canada Masonry Heater Company

Flooring

• Aqua Timber Premium Water-Recovered Wood
• Logs End River-Reclaimed Flooring

Foundation systems

• Durisol Superior Design by Nature

Furniture and decor

• Log Furniture Directory Many Links for Log Furniture Manufacturers
• Rocky Top Log Furniture Northern white Cedar Log Furniture
• Casthorn Designs Reproduction antler Artwork & Design 
• CDN Antler Antler Chandeliers
• Country Critter Decorative Accents, Furniture & Lighting
• Teak Garden Indonesia Teak Furniture from Indonesia.

GO Green !!!!

• Eco Home Magazine A source for Green Products & Technology
• Green Home Building Information about Sustainable Architecture & Natural Building
• The Healthiest Home Creating Healthy Green Spaces
• World Changing Covering the World’s most Innovative Solutions to the Planet’s Problems
• Green Building Encyclopedia Search Content by Question or Theme
• Obey Mother Nature Use North American Hardwoods
• Mother Earth News The Original Guide to Living Wisely 

 Log Care

• Perma Chink Systems The Log Home Care & Maintenance Authority
• Schroeder Log Home Supply Quality Log Home Care
• Log Finish.com Your online Source for Log Finishing Products
• Trans-Quip Canadian Distributer for Screw Jacks

Paint

• Eco Spec by benjamin moore
• The Old-Fashioned Milk Painting Company Chemically Saft Historic Paints since 1974 
• Yolo Color House Created by Artists with Nature in Mind

Photography

• The General Professional Photography Firm located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Property & Real Estate

• Bob & Lou Real People, Real Estate – West Ottawa & Ottawa Valley, Ontario, Canada

Radiant Flooring Systems

• Radiantec Energy Efficient Radiant Heating Systems

Roof Cover – Metal roofs and shingles are commonly used in log homes.

• Eco Shake  The remarkable Shingle for a Healthier Environment
• Havelock Metal Family operated steel roofing company
• Ideal Roofing Solid Steel Strength

Structural Insulated Panels System (SIPS).

• Eagle Panel Systems A Pioneer in the fielf of SIP’s
• Foard Panel Energy Efficient Roof Systems
• Thermapan The Better Way to Build

Toys

• Log Cabin Toys  Little Cabins…Lots of Fun!

Windows & Doors

• Westwood Custom Wood Windows & Doors
• Golden Windows Improving Your View