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.
Expanding your current home could be the answer, and though a log home is a little tricky when it comes to additions, it’s totally doable.
Check out these awesome Wisconsin log home companies to help you build your dream place.
The average American uses 25,300 gallons of water each year. Reducing your water usage will not only lower your monthly bill, it’…
The windows in your log home likely frame one of your favorite features: the view. But they also can be top energy wasters. The air lost and gained through windows accounts for approximately 30 percent of your energy use.
Heating and cooling systems account for more than half of your home’s electricity consumption. The more efficient your systems ar…
High-tech homes are where it’s at, even in a rustic, all-natural log home. These cool home-technology products could make your life easier (and help you save a little money in the process.)
Focusing on your log home landscape’s water conservation strategies saves time, money and the environment.
Know how to recognize the signs of scammers so you can pick the right contractor for the job.
Beautiful log homes are sought after around the world. PrecisionCraft Log and Timber Homes is working to share their passion with log home enthusiasts worldwide.
Lighting takes up a large part of your homes energy. Make it efficient to save money and the environment.
Hiring an experienced, professional builder is one of the most important decisions you’ll make in the entire log home process. Our Log Home Journeyman shares his thoughts (and experience) on the matter.
This product solves all problems of electricity and water, so you can continue to live as deep into nature as you please.
Seal your home correctly to save money and energy with a structural envelope.
For his 5-acre site near a county park around Lake Wazeecha in Wisconsin, Zach Parmeter wanted a home that would fit in to the natural beauty of the surroundings and reflect his love of the outdoors.
9 smart steps you can take to minimize your energy use and maximize your savings.
Logs soak up moisture and can cause rot. Learn about the sealing process and more.
If your log home exterior has degraded wood, we have a few methods to getting the wood to look like new again.
What your builder should be checking for at every stage of construction to make sure that it is meeting or exceeding the code requirements.
For some people, a metal roof is a must to complete that classic log home style. As you're researching roof options, you'll no do…
Conducting a blower door test can help find out just how energy efficient log homes are.
Understanding the HERS Index is important for your home to achieve top energy efficiency.
Key methods for your log home's energy efficient requirements.
What you should know about sealing the air penetration places of your log home.
Many things can affect the quality and energy efficiency of your log home, moisture content is one of these things.
There are a LOT of options when it comes to increasing energy efficiency of a log home. But how do you know which options will work best for you? Hiring an Energy Rater can help.
Home innovations that can monitor your energy usage to help you regulate your home’s heating, cooling and energy usage.
Properly siting your home to take advantage of passive solar gain is one of the easiest and smartest ways to accomplish energy efficiency.
There are two basic ways to give a log home’s energy performance a boost: through design and through materials.
