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.
It's not always easy to construct a home on a mountaintop, waterfront or other scenic location. But if you plan carefully and take a few precautions, you can make your tricky site a dream spot reality.
How to estimate costs on your log home construction project.
So you've decided to take the leap and build your dream log home—congrats! Answer these 15 questions to make sure you're prepared for the task of building a new log home.
Does your log home project meet local building requirements?
Log home kit options, types of logs, customized design--the variables are endless when it comes to planning to build a log home. Here are the key questions to ask when selecting a log home builder.
Your log home's interior walls can reflect your taste and style.
Identify projects you can tackle all by yourself on your log home.
How to keep bears in their own homes and out of yours.
The log home journey isn't a sprint; it's a marathon. And as Sean Murphy and his family discovered in the sacrifices of building a log home, perseverance and patience go a long way to crossing the finish line.
Take a look behind the scenes at log home systems.
Finding the right subcontractor is an important step in the construction process, but sometimes we hire the wrong person. Learn how to stand your ground with bad subcontractor.
Follow these tips on how to improve your log home curb appeal. This season, give your outdoor spaces a more inviting and exciting look.
How your logs intersect at the corners is one of the most defining features of your home. Check out these different style options.
Your log profile will influence how the logs are fitted together horizontally. Here are the most common techniques.
The size and shape of the logs play a big part in your home's look and function. Here's how to navigate your log profile options.
Check out these 7 popular log home wood species to build the right home for you and your family.
Focusing on no-maintenance landscaping options helps you enjoy your property more and make the most out of your log home’s curb appeal.
Log homes have a choice of four different types of foundation. Which one should you choose?
Ever wonder why some logs have cracks in them while others don't? Find out how this happens and when you need to be concerned.
When it comes to building your dream home, does the shape of the log determine the quality of the house?
Learn about the different types of log home kits, how to choose a manufacturer and the cost of building a log cabin.
Pump up the visual interest of your yard or garden this season with this garden tower.
After a false start, Gary and Becky Saymansky create their ideal design and get one step closer to log home living.
PLUS get access to nine floor plans from our partner, Katahdin Cedar Log Homes
Sean and Amanda catch a glimpse of the finish line and decide it’s time to invest some of their own labor and talents to the construction of their New Jersey log home.
Use the right terminology to communicate exactly what you want to your log home builder.
Sean and his team address some of the most challenging issues in log home construction: Running the mechanicals.
