Building Tips
Before breaking ground on your own log home project, check out our log home building tips, put together to offer expert advice on hiring professionals, choosing materials and navigating the construction process.
With the construction behind us, it was time to finish off our log house and turn it into a real home.
Jim Cooper—the Savvy Builder—is a frequent contributor to Log Home Living magazine, and is the author of leading books in the l...
Looking to build an energy-efficient log home? Follow these green building tips to help you create the coziest eco-friendly house around.
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.
Learn how you can prepare your log home to avoid the destruction from wildfires.
Use this 10-week checklist to make sure your log home dream is right on track.
Here are the 14 key questions to ask when preparing to build a log home. We'll make sure you have your bases covered on everyth...
Read the third entry of this Wisconsin couple's log home diaries. Here, they discuss the five building tips they wish they knew...
What happens when a building project goes wrong—and what should you do?
Winners of Log Home Living's design contest reveal what they learned while building their home.
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.
We asked new homeowners to share their insight about what they did right and why they did wrong during their log home construction.
