The Wolf Den Cabin is a cozy 1 bedroom, 1 bath cabin located in the Buck Mountain community near Boone, West Jefferson, Wilkesboro, and the Blue Ridge Parkway. As you wind your wind up the mountainside to your log cabin retreat, you’ll be treated to breathtaking mountain views, a waterfall, and an outdoor picnic area complete with a grill and bocce ball as well. Just outside your door, you’ll see deer, turkey, and the occasional bear may greet you as you make your way to Wolf Den. Once at the log cabin, you will find a covered front and back porch that invites you to unwind and let your cares slip away. Swing on the back porch or enjoy or morning cup of coffee on the front porch. Inside the log cabin, you will find a warm welcoming all wood interior where you can relax and forget about the hustle and bustle of life. There is so much to love about the Wolf Den Cabin that you may find yourself dreaming of a log cabin lifestyle of your own. When considering a log cabin the following are just a few things to consider.
Trees are a Renewable Resource. Today more than ever people are eco-conscious with the building choices they make and because trees are a renewable resource, log and timber homes are more popular than evergreen options. When a home is made from logs, you are effectively taking the carbon that is contained in those logs out of the environmental circulation over the entire life of the log home. Moreover, some log home and timber home producers harvest standing dead timber which is done by pesky insects, or purchase the logs from forests certified as sustainable. Some builders are constructing log and timber homes to green building standards as well.
Fit the Land. Since a log home’s building material comes from nature, the resulting log house structures blend into their natural location perfectly. Log home designs naturally integrate right into the landscape, rather than being imposed on it. Long Lasting. There are still several log homes that are in use in Europe that date back more than 800 years. The log and timber home industry has countless stories of log homes that have successfully weathered the worst weather Mother Nature can dish out including hurricanes, and more.
Energy Efficient. Provided the log home is sealed properly including between the foundation and the first course of logs, between log-to-log connections, and where the roof system meets the log wall, a log home can be a super energy-efficient home. Thermal Mass. Logs are warm to the touch as wood has something called thermal mass, which is a natural property in the logs that helps to keep the inside temperatures of log homes comfortable in all seasons. This allows the log walls to collect and store energy, then radiate it back into the log home. A log home is cooler in the warm summer months, and warmer in the colder winter months.
