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.
Learn about glass with energy-efficient coatings for windows that can both insulate the room and block out the sun.
Skip the supermarket and farm stands, and grow your own edible garden with these 8 tips.
From choosing the perfect site to selecting finishing materials, this builder and home-decor guru give their best advice on how t…
One couple gets help from Barna Log Homes in designing a log home legacy alongside a cherished lake in the Adirondack Mountains.
Thinking about acting as the general contractor for your own homebuilding project? Here are a few things to consider before you dive in.
Use these questions to interview any log-home company you are interested in working with to build the log home of your dreams.
Dreaming about your ideal log home is a lot easier than finding a builder to actually build it. Here are 10 questions to ask any …
Seven ways to create a functional and affordable basement for your log home.
Use these tips before you select a handcrafter to build your dream log home.
From the motorized tools used to the shape of logs, learn more about some of the defining characteristics of handcrafted log home…
What are handcrafted log homes? And what is handcrafting all about? Find the answers to these questions and more with our handcra…
What are the hallmarks of handcrafted log homes? Find out in this chat with the vice president of Michigan-based Maple Island Log…
Use the following chart to gain a rough idea of the typical size of furnace and air conditioner needed for different-size homes.
What exactly is a log home dealer? Find out what being a log home dealer entails in this chat with Dana Delano of Ward Cedar Log …
Ditch that energy-sucking (and jam-packed) second fridge and build a root cellar or cool pantry into your basement design.
With the construction behind us, it was time to finish off our log house and turn it into a real home.
What happens when a family takes the plunge and builds their own lakeside log home? Find out in JoAnn Hennigan's Log Home Diary!
Jim Cooper—the Savvy Builder—is a frequent contributor to Log Home Living magazine, and is the author of leading books in the log…
Learn more about eco-friendly planning and building with these eleven important green building strategies we've collected for you.
Savvy Builder Jim Cooper lays out six ground rules for building lofts in log homes.
When it comes to building a custom log home or log cabin, the distinction between the general contractor and the builder can be i…
How your logs intersect at the corner is one of the most defining features of your home. Consult this log home corner profile style guide to learn more about popular styles of log home corners.
Learn the differences between handcrafted and milled logs.
Learn how you can prepare your log home to avoid the destruction from wildfires.
A primary residence uses the great outdoors as its inspiration in this edition of "You Dream, We Design."
Use this 10-week checklist to make sure your log home dream is right on track.
