You can view what the is included in packages at: www.honestabe.com
You can have the "Patriot" model (see below) package dried-in with: labor, full basement, front porch, and rear deck included for only $109,900. A beautiful lot in Meadows of Dan, Virginia is included and all you do is finish the interior. This can be your gorgeous 2 acre lot and home with well and septic! Save $1,000s by doing a bit of work yourself!
All you do is the finish work including (HVAC, cabinets, plumbing, electrical, insulation, and inside finishing). Call us for details and to discuss any log home questions you may have--we never bother you with unwanted return calls!
You can see the materials included when you click on this link. Along with the shell package listed below and labor to construct, you will need to budget these additional costs which run about $40/sq.ft.
Log home dry in shell package - $50-60/sq. ft. average (depending on corners, dormers, porches, and heavy timber options). Below is the current Honest Abe price list for their "Genuine Select" series of homes. This is a complete dry-in shell including porches and decks. Add to this the labor costs of $18--$25/sq.ft. to dry in the log home. Link is: www.honestabe.com/homecenter/packages/php
Patriot Model---1404 square feet with 2 acre lot in Meadows of Dan------Only $109,900
HVAC, Kitchen Cabinets, Plumbing, Electrical, Insulation, and Finish Carpentry and Materials)
This gives an approximate turn-key cost of $100 to $120 per square foot (comparable to a stick built home).
This is one of the most critical aspects of buying any home and a log home is no exception. A typical log home should cost no more than a conventional home. Many log home companies have priced their packages so that your finished log home costs much more---with us this will not happen! Below is the current "factory direct" price list for Honest Abe Log Homes (Genuine Select Series), and this will include everything you will need to build your dry-in shell.
These are the “Down to Earth” Pricing Factors that really count—check them out!
Factory Direct from Honest Abe Log Homes--Services and Pricing Information
This is our 3rd model home in the Horsepasture area of Martinsville, Virginia. We lived here for 5 years but needed more room for the Beagles!