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.
Thanks to building systems, modern log homes can stand up to even the toughest assailants nature can throw at them.
10 key things to consider when recruiting the person who will build your log home.
A la carte or all-inclusive — buying a log home starts with the parts of the log home package/kit.
A builder/dealer may be your main link to your log home producer.
When selecting the size, shape and look of the logs, the log home buyer is spoiled for choice. Here’s how to navigate your log profile and corner style options.
Every log home construction timeline is different depending on the contractor, weather and region, but an overview of the process…
A sampling of popular log home wood species and their attributes.
Calculating a log home addition doesn’t have to be difficult. Follow these builder’s tips and you can score an A+.
After a flood soaked his family’s log home, Paul Peebles thought he just had a water problem, but soon he discovered air leakage …
You can conserve water AND have beautiful landscaping — plus save your cash for other projects. Check out our water conservation …
This modern interpretation of a log home is full of function, energy-efficiency and uncommon style.
Windows and doors can be a home’s biggest perpetrators of inefficiency. But you can block leakage and build an air-tight log home.
When it comes to heating and cooling your log home, the best strategy may be to divide and conquer.
Testing has shown that though the R-value of a log is technically low, log homes are energy efficient. Read on to learn about the…
Take one part architectural heritage and two parts highly functional design. Mix it well, and you have the perfect recipe for a b…
Incorporating a water feature like a pond at your log home can add tranquility, life and value.
For them to be truly effective and build your dream log home, there are a few things you can do to help your builder help you.
Over the course of the next year, we'll follow the Murphys, a family who had big log home dreams to own their own & are working t…
This popular HGTV and DIY Channel host has a strategy to help you get the log home you’ve been longing for. Read on for Scott McGillivray's log home tips.
Log home manufacturers may use the term “thru bolt." For the log home manufacturers that do use them, you may wonder what it is &…
You are here. Your dream is there. Here’s how to make a long distance log home build a success.
A family chooses Katahdin Cedar Log Homes to build their eco-friendly log home on the banks of the Wye River.
Wondering how to attach cabinetry on log walls? We’ve got the answers.
Take time to plan your cabin’s design, but don’t forget what’s on top. Use these pro pointers for choosing a log cabin roof that …
You've chosen a floor plan, secured your land, and are ready to break ground--but are you truly ready to build? We've compiled a …
Should you hire a pro or build your own log home? Time and money will help you decide.
Log and timber homes may have a lot of similarities, but they are very different types of houses.
Let’s explore what unites the…
Your driveway is literally your road to log home dream fulfillment. Ensure you’re on solid ground during construction and beyond.
