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.
With legislation phasing out traditional incandescent light bulbs, it's time to brush up on your energy-efficient light bulb options.
Forget high-tech gadgetry or the latest green-washing trend. These eco-friendly home design basics will prime any home for increased efficiency.
Increase your new or existing home's energy efficiency and save money with these 5 steps.
Planning energy efficiency before a home is built eases the amount of retrofitting that will have to be done later. Consider these 15 tips when choosing everything from your floor plan to your appliances.
Try these ideas for a low-maintenance log home landscape with little effort.
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Taking advantage the space you have is a great way to enhance the functionality of every inch of your home.
Developing a positive relationship with your contractor is a key to keeping headaches to a minimum.
Thinking about adding on to your log home? We ask building expert Jim Cooper to answer all your questions about log home addition…
Smart log home window design keeps an eye on nature and invites in the view.
Smart home design keeps an eye on nature and invites in the view.
If you have any inclination to build your log home yourself or be your own general contractor, consider going to school for it before you start carving out those notches.
These two like-minded couples come together to create a classic log home with a contemporary twist. Here's how they did it.
Tool picks from a pro and one cool gadget giveaway.
Passive solar and other smart-design ideas can save you money without huge upfront costs
More proof that log homes are energy efficient as second company attains Energy Star certification.
How do you decide on the wood you will use for your log home? Consider many factors before deciding on a favorite wood species.
There are ways to accommodate a small log cabin without compromising design integrity.
Who are the main players in your log home buy/decide/build journey? Let us introduce you to 18 people you should really know.
There are ways to accommodate a small log cabin without compromising design integrity.
An inefficient home can cost you tons of money for energy you don't get to use, and it will make a big, and unnecessary, impact on the environment for generations of today and tomorrow. Save both kinds of green with this advice on design, appliances and more.
Invasive red cedar turns into furniture.
Here are questions to ask yourself and tips to consider when it comes time to select windows for your log home.
Reclaimed wood is a durable and unique material to use for wood flooring in your log home. Here's what to look for.
You may hear about "natural element," "hybrid" or "mixed-materials" homes. Here's what that means.
Chinking alone is not enough to seal your home. Learn from the pros with these sealing and finishing tips for log homes.
Here are the best and least-expensive ways to build a log home that will conserve energy (and your money).
Hooking up a new ceiling fan is as easy as 1, 2, 3.
Modern log homes are "going green"–using energy-efficient heating and cooling systems, eco-friendly building materials, and sustainable landscaping. Here are some tips to help you make your log home naturally green.
