Jewel of the North

Nestled on the shores of Moberly Lake, BC, this 52,000 sq foot private residence is being dubbed the Jewel of the North by it's proud owners.

Pioneer Log Homes of British Columbia began crafting this magnificent home at our Williams Lake Building Site in February 1999. Under the careful guidance of Bryan Reid Sr. and André Chevigny, Master Builders Peter Arnold and Beat Schwaller supervised and worked with 25 - 30 skilled log builders in the construction of this amazing structure. These dedicated builders have brought to reality the dream of a lifetime for the proud "Jewel" home's owners.

In August of 1999, the log work was disassembled and loaded piece by piece onto 35 tridon trailers. The trailers were then loaded onto 26 BC Rail cars that wound their way into Northern British Columbia with the precious cargo. Anxiously awaiting the train at Moberly Lake were 15 craftsmen, two cranes, camp personnel, and Pioneer Log Homes of British Columbia Owner and Master Craftsman Bryan Reid Sr. This team of proud Craftsmen spent the next twelve days from dawn to dusk re-assembling the log shell.

Master Builders André Chevigny, (left) Bryan Reid Sr. (right) along with Log Craftsman and Master Timber Framers Peter Arnold (center) and Beat Schwaller spent countless hours working with architects, engineers, and other Pioneer staff to design and build the log and timber frame dome section of the roof.

The next task was to re-assemble the intricate combination post and beam roof structure. This task which was completed in record time, would not have been possible without the specialty heavy timber framing specialty skills of Peter Arnold and Beat Schwaller.

Racing the snow, the roof was completely framed within 22 days and Pioneer Craftsmen are now completing the structure to lock-up with an impressive copper trimmed metal roof, and BC handcrafted windows and doors from MasterCraft Windows and Doors of Kamloops BC.

Completion of this 52,000 sq foot family home is expected to take approximately 2 years. Pioneer Log Homes is Proud to have been chosen as the Log Building Contractor working with this home's wonderful family and assisting them in achieving their dream log home.

Moberly Project Stats

• 2,200 m3 of Cedar Logs were used in the construction of this magnificent structure
• 35 tridom trailers, loaded on 26 railcars delivered the structure from Pioneer's Williams Lake Site to it's permanent home in Moberly Lake BC
• 150,000 fbm of lumber consisting of 2 x 12's; 2x4's; 2x6's were used to complete the roof structure
• 72,000 fbm of Fir will be used to construct the custom Windows and Doors
• 22,000 lbs of copper adorn the roof and fascia
• 68,000 lbs of seamless black steel roofing protects the structure from the northern elements
• Construction of the log structure at the Williams Lake Site, spanned over seven months