![]() Stinson said all the trees for the cabin are Western red cedar and were harvested in Vancouver, B.C. “It’s a pretty expensive process,” he said. The tree, a Western red cedar, is 1,800 years old, according to Stinson, who explained that when Western red cedar trees get around 1,200 years old they start to die and are harvested when they are near the end of life. “There’s not many houses that got a tree in the middle of it.” “You can’t even imagine how many details are here.” Smith is particularly impressed by the tree inside. Smith said this home was by far the most difficult one he has done. Smith grew up in the drywall business his father, Robert Smith, started in 1962 and has been full time in the trade since 1986. Stinson said two episodes have already aired and he’s heard the Discovery Channel has picked up the show to run in March. Stinson would not name the owners of the home, and HGTV Canada only identified the owner as “an eccentric Arkansas millionaire” in the market for a massive 1,000-year-old tree to become the centerpiece of his new home for a whopping cost of $80,000. The homes are then dismantled to be reassembled at their final destination, which can be a very dangerous job as the builders need to maneuver the 2,000-pound logs in often extreme weather conditions.” The homes themselves are all made on-site at Pioneer Log Homes, with each enormous log notched by hand to fit exactly into the next. “Crafting these magnificent homes around the world requires a labour-intensive process to ensure perfection for each elite client. The show, “Timber Kings,” features master log smiths at Pioneer Log Homes in Williams Lake, British Columbia as they build massive, multi-million dollar log homes under tight deadlines and intense pressure, according to HGTV Canada representatives. “They shut the whole job down and cleaned up before the crews got there,” he said. A film crew has been documenting the various stages of building. ![]() Smith said he wasn’t told until after he got the job that the home was going to be featured on a TV show. “He wanted to know if I could tackle it,” Smith told the Batesville Daily Guard ( ).
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