What is the difference between oak and pine logs?
We recommend pine logs for a variety of reasons. Among these are the easy availability of good, sound logs, it is easily worked, relatively insect resistant and has a pleasant smell. The vast majority of log homes sold in America are constructed with pine logs. Oak logs are beautiful when first cut, but they are less resistant to insects, do not absorb preservatives as well as pine does, have a stronger odor, and do not age as well as pine. Also, it is difficult to obtain oak logs that can be milled into good house logs, which is why have a different payment and delivery schedule for them. Another thing to consider is the fact that oak hardens incredibly through the years. The simple act of hanging a picture becomes a chore involving drills and large hammers. Those holes won’t close as well as they would in a pine home, either.
