All logs cure naturally. They shrink and move and twist as their moisture level decreases. At Snake River, our logs cure before you build your home. And that's critical if you want to build a snug and stable log structure. We hand-select our logs from dead-standing Lodgepole Pine and Douglas Fir trees. When a tree dies in the forest, gravity pulls the sap and moisture out through the roots. This leaves air sacs that provide the element of insulation needed for maximum thermal mass effect.

Then we allow these logs to further cure naturally in the low humidity of our Rigby, Idaho, log yard for two to four years before they are milled to your specifications.

We don't mill wall-logs from green timber. Snake River log homes are built from some of the driest logs available anywhere and that minimizes shrinking and checking more common in green timber.

All our logs are independently graded by Timber Products Inspection, Inc. (T.P.I.)

Lodgepole Pine and Douglas Fir
The logs we mill come from dead-standing Lodgepole Pine and Douglas Fir trees. Both of these types of trees are common here in Yellowstone country, and they happen to make great logs with which to build.

Lodgepole Pine
Lodgepole Pine logs, like their name suggests, have been used in lodges and cabins for centuries. This log is renowned for trueness, straight grain and minimal shrinkage.