News

February 2012: Our new model home, the Gunstock is weather-tight! We are working on the electrical and mechanicals at this time. We can’t wait to show it at the March 24th Open House. Learn about the Open House » See the Gunstock Model Log Home »

February 2012: Maine Cedar Log Homes adds a slide show to its web-site: a Custom Log Home designed to fit a unique lakefront lot. It’s so exciting to see a log home, each with its own character, constructed from Start to Finish! We hope these pictures will be helpful to you, our customers, in understanding our product.
View the Slide Show »

January 2012: Maine Cedar Log Homes introduces Cabin, Standard and Premium pricing for our log home packages. This improvement adds options and clarifies for our customers what is included in our packages. Our company has always prided itself on making sure our customers understand exactly what is supplied in their purchase of a home.
Visit the Learning Center, Packages Materials List».

January 2012: Maine Cedar Log Homes has brought back a very popular model from the past, the Kennebago. We’ve updated it, adding the Kennebago I and II…great “get away from it all” retreats, to the Cabin Package Series. Though modest in size, you will have comfortable living, dining and kitchen areas with plenty of natural light, a cathedral ceiling above, plus two bedrooms, a bath and spacious loft. See the Kennebago I Model » See the Kennebago II Model »

December 2011:Maine Cedar Log Homes has broken ground on a new model home at the office and manufacturing facility in Windham, Maine. The new model home will be the Gunstock floor plan and is expected to be ready for showings in the spring of 2012. We can’t wait to show it in the spring. Check back for updates, and please check out the floor plan in our log home gallery».

November 2011:Maine Cedar Log Homes introduces four new models, the Rangeley, Flagstaff, Camden (with attached garage) and Gunstock. The first three floor plans are ranch style homes and offer character along with spacious single floor living. The Gunstock floor plan is a cape/saltbox style, has a small footprint, but with many features found in larger models. Please check them out in our log home gallery»

August 2011:>Maine Cedar Log Homes introduces the Lakeside model,
this chalet style home has open living, dining and kitchen areas with cathedral ceilings above, three bedrooms and two baths, a lot to offer for its modest size.

May 2011: Maine Cedar Log Homes updates their web-site Photo Gallery showing many models from start to finish, as well as interiors and exteriors. These photos are meant to give customers creative ideas and empower them to design their own unique Maine Cedar Log Home floor plan.
See the Photo Gallery»

April 2011: Maine Cedar Log Homes adds a Learning Center to their web-site. The Center includes: Steps, Building Timeline, Responsibilities, Planning Worksheet and Turn-key Estimating form. The Learning Center helps by clarifying the process of building a Maine Cedar Log Home; making it a pleasant experience from the early planning stages to the day you move in.
See the Learning Center»

February 2011: Maine Cedar Log Homes introduces a new interior/exterior log railing option.

January 2011: Maine Cedar Log Homes introduces their E-news letter. The E-news letter includes information beneficial and informative to our customers: upcoming open houses, promotions, useful links, plans, programs and building packages.

December 2010: Maine Cedar Log Homes adds a 44’ x 18’ display wall; this wall shows our northern white cedar with the hand-hewn look for our 3x6, 3x8 and 4x6 log sizes. This allows customers to view the logs side-by-side and makes choosing the size they want for their Maine Cedar Log Home easier.

October 2010: Maine Cedar Log Homes announces the addition of an AV computer to the display office/model for customers to view floor plans and photos of many of our white cedar log homes.

June 2010

Local television station WPXT features Maine Cedar Log Homes on their Local Discovery show which highlights solid Maine companies. Click here to view the video.

June 2010Maine Cedar announces their third straight month of increased sales. 2010 sales to date have more than tripled the same period in 2009.

May 2010Maine Cedar Log Homes announces several new product offerings for 2010:

• 3” x 8” kiln dried Northern white cedar logs with our classic hand hewn look for those customers searching for a larger log profile than our standard 4” x 6” logs.
• Port Orford cedar window casing to give your log home a more distinguished look.
• Woodgrain interior doors to complement both modern and traditional interiors.

April 2010Maine Cedar Log Homes announces the addition of our newest sales person, Eric Waterman. Eric comes to Maine Cedar from Hancock Lumber with vast experience in both the building trades and the landscape design world. Eric brings sales experience and great energy to the excellent Maine Cedar Log Home staff.

March 2010Maine Cedar announces their Spring Promotional program. Call for details.

December 2009 Another supplier of northern white cedar from Maine added to our list of United States sources.

December 2009 MCLH sees promising uptick in orders for Q4 2009 allowing the company to start 2010 with a significant backlog.
View the Press Release.

December 2009 MCLH adds two new Dealers in New York, one serving the Catskill area and one serving the Adirondack area.

November 2009 MCLH announces its Winter promotion.

November 2009 Maine Cedar Log Homes goes International with a new Dealer serving the Montreal-Ottawa area of Quebec province, Canada.

October 2009 MCLH announces its pre-Winter promotion.

September 2009 MCLH releases white paper about their panelization process and their energy efficient/ green aspects of their product.
Case Study - Green Effect, Maine Cedar Log Homes
Case Study - Panelization and Log Homes

July 2009 Maine Cedar Log Homes seeks to develop Builder/Dealer relationships in New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts and Berkshire areas, New York in the Catskills and Adirondack areas with other states to follow.  
Dealer/Builder program »

July 2009 Maine Cedar Log Homes announces a new Layaway Plan as a viable option to assist Buyers to secure optimum pricing , build equity in their project, and take advantage of longer lead times to arrange financing.
Layaway Program »

June 2009 Maine Cedar Log Homes continues its cutting edge program to develop and promote Energy Improvement in its product line. The company now installs insulated headers above the windows and doors in all its models to further increase their remarkable energy efficiency factor.

May 2009 Barlett, New Hampshire was the location for an Open House at a newly constructed Maine Cedar Log Home. The mountain location was perfect for this couple’s New Hampshire dream home with many interested parties in attendance admiring the cedar log home and the setting.

May 2009 Maine Cedar Log Homes announces the introduction of our Referral Program — whether you are a past customer, new customer, builder, or prospective customer. Refer a valid name to be registered with Maine Cedar Log Homes (MCLH), and receive cash and products if your referral purchases a Maine Cedar Log Home.  
Referral Program »

March 2009 Maine Cedar Log Homes announces they will work with log home buyers displaced by competitors which have ceased operations. The company will work to help honor lost deposits as best it can and create a smooth transition for those seeking to follow through with their plans.

March 2009

Local television station WPXT features Maine Cedar Log Homes on their Buy Local show which highlights solid Maine companies.
Click here to view the video.

February 2009 A seminar for Lenders and Appraisers was conducted by Maine Cedar Log Homes at their Model home in Windham, Maine. The group reviewed the current lending climate and explored ways to help homeowners navigate the tighter lending constraints.

February 2009 Maine Cedar Log Homes begins the transition to using the Zip® building systems in the production of their homes. Read more about our Maine Cedar Log Home construction.

January 2009 The Company announces Carla Eagles has agreed to become lead CAD Designer, in addition she will continue to provide customer service and sales support.

January 2009 Maine Cedar Log Homes announces the positive results of 2008 in a year end Press Release.
View the Press Release.

December 2008 While other companies announced layoffs and production shutdowns, Maine Cedar Log Homes production stays steady through the winter due to a positive response to their Winter Sales Promotion.

November 2008 Maine Cedar Log Homes announces their Winter Sales Promotion.

October 2008 Columbus Day Open House draws many visitors from a multi-state area.

August 2008 The first annual Frye Island Open House is a success with a number of prospective homebuyers making the ferry trip to the island on a sunny, warm summer day.

April 2008 The planer-profile machine developed exclusively for Maine Cedar Log Homes by the company in conjunction with the University of Maine Cooperative extension department was put into service. This allows Maine Cedar Log Homes to mill their cedar logs onsite for better quality control of the milling process and consistency in achieving the hand-hewn profile Maine Cedar Log Homes is known for in each and every one of its logs.