Plan Your Log Home
Planning a log home or log cabin involves more than just the floor plan; here you'll find expert advice on everything you need to get started, including budgeting, buying land, geographic regions, choosing logs, and more.
In this installment of Ask the Expert, we explore the nuances of financing new construction.
In this installment of Ask the Expert, Robert Jones, Executive Vice President of the Federal Savings Bank, shares how aspiring lo…
You can achieve the perfect log or timber home, if you take it one step at a time.
There are a lot of sound reasons to reduce your home's square footage; but do so with care.
Learn how and why to add a Murphy Door in your log or timber frame home in this interview with Murphy Door founder and CEO, Jerem…
The answer to this question could be summed up in one word: convenience.
With log home floor plan design, anything is possible. Take these 6 plans for example.
Everyone needs a place to live. However, for those who choose to make their home out of logs, well they're in a class of their ow…
Decided by our readers, these are the most viewed log home ranch floor plans on our website in 2024.
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Keep your finances and floor plan in check for a worry-free retirement retreat.
Think you need to be a cash buyer to get the home of your dreams? You don't. Financing is available, and here's what you need to …
You may think that designing your home and building it are two distinct phases of the custom-home process, but they’re intertwine…
Overlook the Oscars; forget the Grammys … we’ve got your Jerry Rouleau winners right here.
Ready to go all-in on off-grid living? We’ve rounded up clever design ideas to create an efficient home and the latest product of…
For homeowners looking for a little extra space with a lot of possibility, a log or timber accessory dwelling unit may be just th…
Proof that there’s no “one size fits all” home, our readers are loving plans from a tiny 567-square-foot log cabin to a timber-fr…
Today’s architecturally diverse uni-level houses continue to surge in popularity, and for good reasons — 10 of them, in fact.
Your guide to understanding construction docs like a professional.
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There’s increasing demand for hybrid technology, and homes are not exempt from that — especially not log and timber homes.
Appalachian cabins and homes may have morphed in the last 200 years, but there’s a reason this architectural style endures today.
Along the way, you’ll be asked, “How many square feet do you want?” But is this an easy question to answer? How much is enough ..…
Let these plans serve as the launch pad to your piece of log home heaven.
Age-appropriate amenities and material selections are key.
It’s a question almost as long-standing as log homes themselves: Which wood species is “best.”
We went to the source — actual log homeowners — to share why planning, designing and building a log home just feels right.
The world is hectic. It’s hard to keep up the pace, so it’s vital that the places we live provide a calming sanctuary where we c…
There are plenty of reasons to go big with your design – from work-from-home lifestyles to multi-generational living.
Peek inside three stock-to-custom transformations to see how you can customize a floor plan to suit your lifestyle and location.
