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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.

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Tips for Cutting Heating Costs
Tame high energy bills by following simple advice from the experts.
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10 Secrets of Small House Design
Expert tips for squeezing living space into the smallest designs.
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Property Shopping: Finding Your Piece of the Rock
What to look for while shopping for property for your log home—and what you should know before you sign on the dotted line.
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Hiring a Log Home Architect
Learn how to get the most out of your architect or designer, and find out what questions you should ask them.
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An Inside Look at Small Home Design
Award-winning log home designer Murray Arnott reveals the secrets of designing smaller homes.
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Hot Water Heaters: 4 Options to Lower Your Heating Bills
Four options for warming your log home's water supply.
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Smart Money: Getting a Loan
3 tips to avoid the confusion that can go along with getting a loan for your log home.
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Log Home Pre-Construction: Buying Land, Budgeting & Scheduling
The urge to jump in and start building your log home is almost irresistible. But don't let impatience make you overlook this important series of steps.
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Log Home Engineering and Design Criteria
What you need to know about engineering specifications and building codes for your log home.
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Essential Log Home Key Terms
A complete glossary of terms relating to building your log home.
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Designing the Perfect Log Home
The design of your home is dependent on how you want it to function. Learn how to customize your home’s design to your lifestyle.
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Step-By-Step Guide to Log Home Construction
A complete guide to everything you need to know when building a log home.
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How To Build a Log Home Fast
8 suggestions from building professionals to help you build your home in less than six months while saving money.
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27 Floor Plan Tweaks for Your Log Home
With a few simple tweaks, you can design a log home that's as practical as it is beautiful.
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Difficult Log Home Sites: Building on Tricky Lots
It's not always easy to construct a home on a mountaintop, waterfront or other scenic location. But if you plan carefully and tak…
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How To Estimate Log Home Construction Costs
How to estimate costs on your log home construction project.
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The Search for Land
A Virginia couple forges a path to the perfect site—in North Carolina.
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Establish a Budget for Your Log Home | Expert Budgeting Tips
Know the necessary numbers, and you'll be on your way to the home of your dreams.
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Tips on Visiting Model Homes
Discover what model log homes and their owners have to offer.
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How To Read Log Home Floor Plans and Blueprints
What do you make of the drawings, elevations and blueprints that will eventually become your dream log home? Here's how to understand log home floor plans.
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A Soft Landing
The right piece of property is a key to your dream home.
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Introduction to the History of Timber Framing
Learn how the centuries-old craft of timber framing has come of age.
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Bear-wise Site Selection and Landscaping
How to keep bears in their own homes and out of yours.
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Ask the Expert: How Is Electrical Installed in a Log Home?
Follow along as Mark Elliott, Vice President at Coventry Log Homes, Inc., shares his expert insights to your top questions about designing and building your dream log home. Check back monthly for the latest installment. Sponsored by Coventry Log Homes, Inc.
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Ask the Expert: Why is Pre-Cutting Logs at the Factory So Important?
Follow along as Mark Elliott, Vice President at Coventry Log Homes, Inc., shares his expert insights to your top questions about designing and building your dream log home. Check back monthly for the latest installment. Sponsored by Coventry Log Homes, Inc.
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Ask the Expert: How to Design for a Sloped Lot and Still Save Money
Follow along as Mark Elliott, Vice President at Coventry Log Homes, Inc., shares his expert insights to your top questions about designing and building your dream log home. Check back monthly for the latest installment. Sponsored by Coventry Log Homes, Inc.
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See Why This Floor Plan Is the "Swiss Army Knife" of Homes
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5 Log Home-Themed Attractions in Colorado
The next time you find yourself in Colorado, make sure to visit these 5 log home attractions.

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