The Owner-Built Log House

    It is a funny coincidence that my last post was about a book I suggested for those who might be considering building a log home themselves. Today’s post is about another book that I highly recommend.

    People have been building homes from logs and heavy timbers for thousands of years. In North America log homes [...]

    Log Home Industry News

    You know how the saying goes, “In the spring a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of…log cabins and fine homes made from heavy timbers”.

    Well, I know it goes something like that, but if the traffic to this website is any indication, young and not so young people are getting serious once [...]

    Log Home Winter Wonderland

    Winter of 2011 has been one for the record books for some parts of the USA, but here in Montana we’re having a rather normal season.  In fact, it has been a little unseasonal this past month.  Two weeks ago our temps crept up to the mid 30′s and we had a week of rain.  [...]

    Log Cabin Lovers Christmas Ideas

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    Santa has enough to do on Christmas eve so it’s time we gave the poor fella a break.  Lighten his load this year by ordering some special gifts for people you know who love log homes and cabins.

    Have your gifts under the tree early by putting the burden [...]

    Best Log Home Floor Plans

    Once we get past the drooling phase of looking at log home pictures in magazines and on the web, and have decided to take the plunge, the next step is finding the perfect floor plan. Talk about a demanding task…there must be a million floor plans to sift through online.  What’s worse is that after [...]