Northern White Cedar

NORTHERN WHITE CEDAR

WHY CHOOSE CEDAR?

We only use the best for our log homes. Northern White Cedar is the finest wood you can get your hands on, and it’s what Young’s will build your home out of to ensure the highest quality and longest lifespan possible.  There are key natural advantages that Northern White Cedar possesses when it comes to log home construction. Northern White Cedar is unsurpassed in stability, durability and efficiency in these built-on-site, manufactured  log walls. It is ideally suited for log home construction for several reasons, it is naturally rot and decay resistant, naturally insect resistant and has the highest R-value among commonly used woods species for log home construction.

THE BEGINNING

The logs we will build your dream home with are milled and air-dried in the beautiful state of Maine.

ECO-FRIENDLY

Northern White Cedar has the lowest carbon footprint of any construction and the highest R-Factor of any domestic wood .

BUG-RESISTANT

When you build your home with Northern White Cedar your worries concerning insects are eased: this high-quality wood is bug-resistant.

LONG-LASTING

According to the US Forestry Service, the average life expectancy of our log homes is 200 years. This beautiful home can be enjoyed by your family for generations.

SCIENTIFICALLY SUPERIOR

Cedar is considered one of the most highly prized wood species.


Northern White Cedar is the driest wood on the stump in North America, making it an ideal choice for sturdy building applications.  Naturally air dried wood excels in quality compared to wood that has undergone a kiln drying process due to its naturally low water content..  Virtually unmatched in durability, it is the best choice for long lasting applications such as roof shingles, siding, fence posts and log homes.


Northern White Cedar is also very energy efficient.  It's high thermal mass and R-value allows it to absorb, store and slowly release heat back into the house over time — especially when temperatures drop — making Northern White Cedar one of the most superior building products on the market.

DID YOU KNOW...

An average sized cedar tree produces between 60,000-200,000 seeds?! This makes cedar a more environmentally conscious choice, as it reseeds and thrives in the swamp and bog environment of Northern Maine.


Source: USDA Dept of Forestry, Thuja Occidentalis

Caulkins, Henry L., Jr. The ecology and reproduction of northern white-cedar. Thesis (M.F.), University of Michigan School of Natural Resources, Ann Arbor

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