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Big Sky’s Yellowstone Club Home featured in Big Sky Journal

November 27, 2013

Big Sky Builders Modern Beacon in the Yellowstone Club
Big Sky Builders Modern Beacon in the Yellowstone Club

Yellowstone Club Mountain Modern Home Creates Huge Buzz in Big Sky!

Teton Heritage Builders’ was recently featured in an article by Seabring Davis about the most impressive modern rendition of homes currently located in the Big Sky area.  The article is featured in the latest issue of Big Sky Journal, released earlier this week.

It was a true collaborative effort on the parts of THB, the architect, Reid Smith, and the interior designer, Len Cotsovolos.

The home features some very cool elements that have previously were not available in the Big Sky market, namely in the tile finishes.  The curtain wall windows were manufactured in Germany, and are a triple glaze product that really add to the overall efficiency of the home.  All of the cabinetry was custom made in Idaho, while the interior doors were built out of a custom shop in Bozeman.

The home also features very high efficiency systems in regards to heating, lighting and solar control.  It has a geothermal heating system, that heats the home through radiant floor heating.  It also has a very sophisticated lighting control system that can be operated by remote when needed.  From a solar heat gain perspective, the home has automated blinds  on the south walls to help keep the home cool in the summer.

Top to bottom, this home has had a huge impact on the YC market, as one can see many designs reflecting this one popping up all over the resort.

We at THB feel very fortunate to have worked with the team that we did, in addition to the owners, as it once again reflects our dedication to craftsmanship and diversity of our homes.

Enjoy the article and we look forward to hearing great things about it in the future.

 

 

 

Log Cabin Framing

July 11, 2013

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Log Stack Cabin in Big Sky, Montana

If you are planning to build a log cabin it is important to think about the framing.  Log cabin framing can impact the budget of the home as well as the utility costs.  Let’s compare a traditional log stack cabin to a cabin with aesthetic log accents.

Thinking about log cabin framing in the traditional way is a bit outdated in today’s technological world.  A true log stack cabin is exactly what it sounds like – hewn logs stacked on top of each other with chink in between the logs to keep the winter chill out.  The look is great, but the thermal properties are atrocious.  You achieve about 1 R-Value point for every inch in diameter of the log.  Essentially, your home has worse insulation than a home built in the 70’s.  In addition, it is costly to run power for outlets and light fixtures in the logs.

Today’s answer to the log stack is a conventionally framed home with aesthetic log accents.  It is a blend of old and new paradigms and is a particularly interesting cabin design.  This style combines the best of modern home insulation techniques while maintaining the traditional look and feel of a log cabin.  By applying log accents to the shell of a traditional, stick framed home you gain the cost savings of easily running power and ducting around the home.  You also get the benefit of proper insulation that is tragically lost in a pure log cabin.    If you live in Montana or Wyoming (or anywhere in the Rockies) this equates to large rough-in savings as well as big energy savings over the course of a winter and the life of the cabin.

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Custom Built Jackson Hole Log Cabin

If you choose log cabin framing with log accents your home will look just as authentic as the one next door (same chink, same stain, etc.) but your log cabin will be less drafty and easier on the checkbook.  The upfront cost is greater with the framing and log accents since you must mill the logs specifically for the application.  However, over the life of the home you will end up saving more money on utility costs than you spent on the log cabin framing.  And the best part – if you choose the right builder, nobody will notice it’s not a true log stack cabin.

Teton Heritage Builders Earns The Cover of Homestead Magazine, Again

April 21, 2011

TetoHomestead 2011:Western Contemporary Custom Home in Jackson Holen Heritage Builders earned the cover spot of Homestead Magazine for the second time in a row with the Western Contemporary Pocket Ranch. Designed by Roger Strout of Strout Architects, and interior design by Laurie Waterhouse Interiors, this Jackson Hole Custom Home is one of a kind. The added bonus within Homestead is another article that features the team of  Teton Heritage Builders, Laurie Waterhouse, and Ellis Nunn and Associates on the fantastic log post and beam custom home up at Spring Creek Ranch.  Click on The Homestead Magazine Cover and follow the link to read all the articles on the featured project of Teton Heritage Builders.

Teton Heritage Builders Placing Concrete at the Wort Plaza

April 21, 2011

The Wort Plaza, a commercial remodel of the ol’ Round-Up, is moving forward to the next phase.  Teton Heritage Builders, with the recently placed an integral colored concrete slab in two of the 5 retail spaces.  The concrete was mixed off site with a powder pigment that was selected and purchased from Davis Colors.  Check out their site and come back to see the next step in the Wort Plaza remodel.

Swinging Trusses on The New Wort Plaza

March 16, 2011

Teton Heritage Builders has started a remodel project in Downtown Jackson across from The Wort Hotel. The old Roundup is getting an extensive remodel, with 5 spaces being developed inside and a new face lift.  THB recently demolished the roof and swung new trusses over 1/2 of the spaces.  Rough in of mechanical systems then a concrete floor and interior walls are the next phases of the remodel.  Check back in to see more of the project.

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