Ward Cedar Log Homes, America’s first log home manufacturer is celebrating its 90th year. In 1923, when Bruce Ward invented his special interlocking milling technique, he created Ward Cedar Log Homes and the premier company in the industry was founded.
Today, Ward builds log homes with the craftsmanship and quality of more than 85 years of experience. Using only premium precut and graded northern white cedar logs, Ward homes are beautiful, low maintenance and energy efficient.
Ward sells complete packages that include quality components such as natural wood interior walls, six-panel interior doors, cedar window and door trim, hand-peeled purlins, beamed ceilings, full-log gables, roofing shingles, and log sealants. For added quality, Ward’s complete package includes such national brands as Andersen Windows and Therma-Tru exterior doors. All logs and trim are precision cut and numbered for easy construction. Logs are 6-by-6 inch or 6-by-8 inch and are D-shaped to create a flat interior wall surface. Hand peeled logs are also available.
To maximize energy efficiency, Ward engineers developed the Ward Comfort System 5. This unique, five-point log profile system provides tongue-and-groove joinery, drip edges, closed-cell foam-gasket barriers, external foam backer rods, and exterior caulking. Ward also uses a specially engineered interlocking butt-and-pass corner design to further ensure energy efficiency.
Ward also features its Traditional Comfort System framed log construction for building in extreme climate conditions or in areas with prescriptive energy codes. With an R-value of over 30, this 2-by-6 inch framed wall construction includes 6-inch fiberglass batt insulation, 2-by-6-inch log siding with full log corners and 1-by-6-inch tongue-and-groove white cedar interior paneling.
Ward’s standard models can be modified or a client may propose a floor plan of their own. We can fully personalize a home just for you. Sales representative/ associate opportunities are available.
