Build Your Log Home
Expert advice for building a log home or log cabin, including advice on log home construction, energy-efficient building, roofing options, windows, insulation tips, wood & log choices, landscaping and log home kit options.
How Design Impacts Construction
You may think that designing your home and building it are two distinct phases of the custom-home process, but they’re intertwine…
Renovation Spending Up, According to Survey
For statistics on planning, spending and design, check out the other key findings from the survey.
Build Your Home Without Delay
Common causes of construction delays and how to avoid them.
A New Approach to HVAC for Log Homes
In homes where mechanicals have to fit into a tight or difficult space, or in a log home where concealing ducts can be more chall…
Easy Ways to Go Green
Looking to save energy and money at the same time? Implement these quick tips for a greener, easier home.
Dirt to Done Webinar: The Completion of a Dream
In this free, on-demand webinar, we share an inside look at the final stages of our Dirt to Done log home journey with insights f…
Coventry Dirt to Done Video: Episode Three
Join us for an interview with Mark Elliott of Coventry Log Homes and writer Mike Haskew as part of our "Dirt to Done" series. In …
Dirt to Done: Finally Home
After a year of following Jim and Michele’s log home journey, it’s ready to be revealed — and it’s a house worth waiting for.
Take It to the Top With These Roofing Ideas
Today’s roofing options offer top-of-the-line performance alongside customizable good looks.
Dirt to Done: Home Smarts
Jim and Michele Ducharme tackle a few final projects themselves, putting their smart-home know-how to work as their build winds t…
Dirt to Done: A Strong Finish
Jim and Michele Ducharme select finishing materials that hint at nostalgia as they head toward the completion of their future hom…
Coventry Dirt to Done Video: Episode Two
Join us for an interview with Mark Elliott of Coventry Log Homes and writer Mike Haskew as part of our "Dirt to Done" series. In …
Be Wise As You Downsize
There’s a lot of misinformation about building small. We confront 5 of the most common myths and set the story straight.
How to Start a Truly Organic Garden
Why to consider growing organic, and where to begin.
Dirt to Done: From Mechanicals to Masonry
Jim and Michele Ducharme make several complex decisions about how their home looks and performs.
Home by Extension
After a two-and-a-half-year disruption from the pandemic, homeowners are seeking to expand their living quarters in fun (and pote…
Creating a First-Rate Second Place
Building a second home can be a winning and affordable proposition. Here’s how.