Golden Eagle Log Homes Blog

Golden Eagle Log Homes has been monitoring the trends in log home design over the years. We also have been compiling the suggestions and contemporary needs of our clients. We are now introducing seven new stock floor plans to not only meet the needs of our clients, but to also introduce some rarely seen design elements that take these new home designs to a new level of practicality and elegance.

Each of the new floor plans are available in an All Log Design as well as in our new Hybrid Timber Frame Designs.

What is a Hybrid Timber Frame Home?
If you’re looking for an extremely flexible platform to build upon with your own creative ideas, Consider a Golden Eagle Log Homes Hybrid Timber Frame Home. You can combine logs with timber frame, stone, stucco, cedar, or cement shakes with siding accents. Think of a Hybrid as a blank canvas. Both the interior and exterior of the home can be designed to your taste. This opens up nearly endless possibilities in regards to your home’s appearance. If you don’t consider yourself the creative type, we have an expert staff to help you along the way.

New Floor Plans for 2008:

Colorado -Click for Details


This plan was created in 2007, not 1967. Its open concept keeps the family connected. Speaking of connected, what’s a charging room? It is a designated spot to drop and charge all those cell phones, ipods, blackberrys and a place to keep your keys and mail. And how about the laundry room off the kitchen? Talk about multi-tasking. With Golden Eagle’s Hybrid Design we can help you create your perfect home, inside and out. We have many choices: logs, stucco, stone, timber frame, bark shingles, vertical and horizontal cement and wood siding.

Double Eagle Deluxe Grande -Click for Details


The ‘Grande’ stands for 10’ tall 1st floor side walls. The hybrid version comes with stone, stone wrapped posts, stucco and sidewall wood shakes. Transom windows are also included. A western roof system is included with the Hybrid version making the ever popular Double Eagle Deluxe plan even more custom. Golden Eagle Log Home’s most popular design just got “Grande”.

Gatlinburg -Click for Details


The Gatlinburg Log Home Plan has a lot of great places to sit down and relax. For example: The screen porch, loft, loft balcony and the large soaking tub. The master suite in the loft has two walk-in closets and a very nice bathroom, and the downstairs has two good sized bedrooms and bathrooms along with a drop zone, charging room area.

Lakehouse -Click for Details


“The Lakehouse” is another Golden Eagle Log Homes project home, like the 2003-2004 Double Eagle Showcase and the 2005-2006 Country’s Best Showcase Homes. But… With an internet twist.

Follow the construction of this log home on The Log Home Network, “Dirt to Done” website and watch for feature articles in Country’s Best Log Home Magazine in Spring of 2008. This home features two master suites, and a large kitchen/dining room and great room are made for entertaining. The laundry room area is also well designed. The basement extending under a 3 stall garage means the lower level has over 3,000 sq ft more to finish off to your taste.

Montana -Click for Details


This very popular log home plan we have decided to make a stock plan for 2008. Big bedrooms and bathrooms make this a very livable log home. 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms with even more room to grow in the walkout basement. Its tall prow wall with loads of glass makes for a beautiful naturally-lit great room and loft.

North Carolina -Click for Details


This home’s two fireplaces leaves you asking, which one do we sit by tonight? The one outside or the one in the great room? An Exterior fireplace, 1st floor laundry room with extra room, octagonal dining room, large rooms and lots of glass puts this new 2008 log ranch home on the leading edge of design.

Yellowstone -Click for Details


Stunning and sensible. Very ,very impressive kitchen and master bathroom. Lots of glass and attention to design detail creates interest inside and out. This Yellowstone Log Plan is slightly different from the Hybrid version. An unbelievable octagonal kitchen is a real head turner, and so is the large master bathroom.

Yes, we always say if the builder is willing to learn, we can teach them how to build our homes. Our log homes are easy to build, unlike a handcrafted log home which is very difficult. Click here to see our training center.

Why wait if your kids are still living at home. Let them enjoy your new log home too! If you are near retirement age and the kids are gone, why not build it to vacation in now and retire later.

Here is a true story-
A young couple came in and we priced an Eagle II for them. After seeing the price they decided to wait to build so they could save some money. For three years they rented and were able to put $15,000 in their savings. But when they came back the price of the home had gone up $18,000, so all of the money they had saved lost all of its buying power due to inflation. Don’t wait, let’s get started today!

It is just an insurance policy. The trim hides it and it is insulated and flashed. so it is a good idea. Just in case, we also slot the window and door bucks. It’s better to be safe than sorry later.

No, your Golden Eagle log home will only settle about 3/8 of an inch. We are using very dry logs, so settling is not an issue. Tell your friend you are not buying a handcrafted log which will settle 3”-4”, but a Golden Eagle Log Home that does not have the settling issues.

Don’t worry, when it comes to building your dream home, the sky’s the limit. Here are some ideas to help make your dream home more unique.

Our kitchen designers can design the kitchen or bath of your dreams. This photo shows 9’ ceilings, knotty alder windows, custom farm sink, granite counter tops and butcher block island.

You’ve found the perfect floor plan, but it is a little over budget.

Don’t worry, there are some variations you can make to the standard package that can make it more affordable, without compromising the integrity of the package.