Why Air-Dried Cedar Logs?
Katahdin uses Northern White Cedar exclusively for construction of its log homes. For us its a good choice since Maine’s Aroostook County, where our mills are situated, holds one of the largest stands of Northern White Cedar in North America. It is an abundant, sustainable and naturally renewable tree. Natural resistance. Cedar produces a chemical that is naturally resistant to rot and mildew, and acts as the tree’s defense against insects. This means that cedar provides a long-lasting material for your log home that requires less maintenance, no harmful insecticide treatments and sustains its natural beauty over the life of your home. Less moisture. Cedar naturally has less moisture, so our logs can be air dried, reducing the carbon footprint needed to produce high-quality log stock. Pine requires kiln drying using primarily carbon-based fuels to kill any insects, to “fix” the resin, and to remove the extra water content to produce a usable log. Katahdin is able to produce a log that
