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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.

Construction Advice - Dealing with Disasters
What happens when a building project goes wrong—and what should you do?
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Budget-Friendly (and Eco-Friendly) Landscaping Tips
Save money and the environment with these affordable landscaping tips.
You Dream, We Design | A Family Home by Kuhns Bros. Log Homes
Kuhns Bros. Log Homes creates an incredibly efficient plan to welcome a crowd.
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How To Improve Your Home's Efficiency | Save Money & Energy in Your Home
Save money and energy in your log home with these 10 cost-effective strategies.
You Dream, We Design | An Outdoorsy Log Home Retreat
Designer Dave Joiner from Barna Log Homes reveals how he created the perfect log home design for an outdoorsy Texas couple.
From the Ground Up: Log Home Building Lessons
Winners of Log Home Living's design contest reveal what they learned while building their home.
Wood Treatment Options For Log Homes
A look at some of the no-fuss wood treatment options available for preserving your home's logs.
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Design Inspiration | Designing with Structural Insulated Panels
You know them as structural insulated panels. We know them better as a building material with some serious design potential tha...
Hot Tubs: Creating a Budget
Where to begin with creating a hot tub budget.
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12 Tips for Easy Log Home Landscaping
Longing for a gorgeous landscape with little effort? Try these 12 low-maintenance ideas.
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Mix It Up | Mixing Materials in Your Log Home
Log homes don't thrive on wood alone. Here's how to incorporate other building materials into your design.
Into the Stone Age | Stone Choices for Log Homes
More owners are going au naturel, bringing the beauty and durability of real stone into their homes.
Lofty Aspirations | Tips for Designing a Loft
A log home necessity, your loft is more than just a perch from which to appreciate the impressive view—it's also a blank canvas for your creativity.
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Get in the Zone | What Is Zone Heating?
Many timber-home owners are warming up to the idea of zone heating, a new method that can save you a bundle on your energy bills.
Avoid These Homeowners' Building Mistakes
We asked new homeowners to share their insight about what they did right and why they did wrong during their log home construction.
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Home Team Advantage | Tips for a Perfect Floor Plan
Planning pro Allen Halcomb has a secret to share: Your log home's design can be fun and functional if you keep your land and yo...
Pro-Tips for a Perfect Floor Plan
Planning pro Allen Halcomb has some secrets to share about your log home design. Planning can be fun and functional if you keep your land and your lifestyle in mind.
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Long-Distance Home Building Guide | 5 Tips for Building Remotely
Not building in your own back yard? Use our long-distance building survival tips.

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