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.
Your Guide to Log Home Roofing
Here's how to ensure your roof is safe, attractive AND energy efficient:
Chinking 10
That “white stuff” between the logs plays a much larger role than helping to identify a log home from the pack. The key to its su…
Our Top Tips for Energy Independence
There are a lot of really good reasons to go off the grid. Just be sure you have the right approach.
The Essential Homesteader's Garden
Prep, grow, can, eat: Plant now for feasts throughout the year.
Your Guide to Off-Grid Homes
Ready to go off-grid? Here's what you need to know to plan, build and enjoy an off-grid home!
Expert Advice: Managing Expectations While Building a Custom Home
Building a dream home in the real world may feel at odds at times, but a healthy attitude and practical approach will help you he…
What to Know About Hybrid Homes
Want a natural-yet-eclectic-yet-classic place to call home? Going hybrid just might be the answer.
Pro Tips for a More Resilient Log Home
Log and timber homes are strong by their very nature. Here’s how to make them even stronger.
What Is Log Grading, and Why Should You Care?
Q+A: Is a Natural Look Possible With a Metal Roof?
Does Log Size Affect House Size?
Where Your Energy-Consumption Dollars Go
Plus, how to save both energy and money.
Dirt to Done: The Big Reveal
This Wisconsin bachelor pad set the stage for romance and, now, married bliss in this final installation (the big reveal!) of our…
Dirt to Done: Finish Strong
As Zach Parmeter’s home building journey winds down, get inspired with a glimpse at the interior finishes of his log-and-timber h…
Is a Tankless Water Heater Right for You?
On-Demand Webinar: Should You Hire a Log Home Consultant?
Calm Your Fears, Protect Your Budget with a Log Home Consultant
3 Ways to Go Green
Want to save energy and money? This sage advice will get you started.
Deluxe to Ultra - Upgrades That Add Up
How a few design decisions can make a big difference – both in the feel and final price of your home.
Crash Course: Milled Log Homes
Unless you’re living in the Rocky Mountain region or the Canadian wilderness, most of the log homes you see are milled.
Benefits of Using a High-Quality Finish on a Log Home
Win a 2021 October/November Issue of Log & Timber Home Living
In honor of National Log Homes Month, Log Home Living is giving you the chance to win a 2021 October/November Issue of Log and &…
Win a 2021 June/July Issue of Log & Timber Home Living
In honor of National Log Homes Month, Log Home Living is giving you the chance to win a 2021 June/July Issue of Log & Timber Hom…
Win a 2021 Issue of Log and Timber Home Living Forever Homes
In honor of National Log Homes Month, Log Home Living is giving you the chance to win a 2021 Issue of Log and Timber Home Living…
The Virtual Log & Timber Home Show Is Back For Fall 2020
Attend a Log & Timber Home Show from VIRTUALLY ANYWHERE!
Log Home Additions: What to Know
Here are a few important points to consider when planning a log home addition.
The Importance of Log Profiles in Design
Shape and corner systems are not only essential to log home construction; they make a design statement.
Behind the Buzzword: Hybrid Homes
The inside scoop on what this buzzword means to log and timber home construction.