About Us
About BKC Custom Homes.
My wife and I founded BKC Custom Homes in 1999. After a longtime love for building and creating floorplans, we decided to venture into the Custom Home construction area.
We specialize in hand crafted log homes, timber frame log homes, conventional homes and floorplan creation for custom builds. We also provide home construction tips and advice at BJ's Corner.
We use full length Eastern White Pine and Western Hemlock logs. In some instances, we remove only the bark from our logs, preserving the natural contours including the natural taper. Typically, our logs are 14-18" on the butt, 11 - 13" on the top and up to 40' in length. We fit the logs together using 3 different methods; V-Notch, Half Dovetail, and European Dovetail. We use techniques to fit the logs much like the pioneers of yester-year, but of course we use modern methods and tools to erect a log product.
Our company is relatively small and family owned. We are small enough to keep a handle on quality, yet big enough to handle larger contracts. Whether it be stick and brick, or custom log, our mission statement states "Integrity first, then quality."
Most of our work is from "Custom Plans". We do have some "Concept Plans" intended to illustrate some design possibilities and stimulate ideas. We very seldom build from these plans because most of our customers have very definite ideas about what they want and it very seldom matches our drawings. Some customers come to us with plans already developed in co-operation with an Architect or Designer. Others come to us with a hand drawn sketch and use our design services to develop their perfect plan. At times, we also consult with Engineers or Architects to help them develop workable plans.
We also offer a Window and Door package, designed and custom manufactured specifically for our logs.
BJ Hodge: Owner
