Planning your log home?

    Guest article sponsored by Mountain Creations Log Homes, located just north of Pittsburgh, PA, can guide you through the process of building your dream home.

    Are you thinking about building a new home? When you are building a home, there are hundreds of significant and insignificant [...]

    Log Home Fall Project List

    I mentioned the word ‘Fall’ to my bride yesterday and you’d have thought I brought up the name of an old girlfriend.  She did NOT want to acknowledge that summer was slipping away or that fall was anywhere near approaching.

    Well duh, “we just watched the Pittsburgh Steelers play football a few days ago… what [...]

    Log Home Maintenance – Log Steps

    In my previous post,  Log Home DIY Maintenance, I told you about our log steps that needed to be replaced. I filmed the removal and installation of our new log steps.  Click on any photo to view the video of the installation process.

    Much care was taken in removing the old staircase [...]

    Log Home DIY Maintenance

    Wood rot… the ever-present foe of the log home owner.  It can be a hidden pocket that forms in a log, an area where water runoff isn’t properly diverted, or it can be right in front of your nose.

    This first image is a close-up of one of the stair treads leading up to our [...]

    10 Common Misconceptions About Log Homes

    Frequent contributors to this blog are Clyde Cremer and son Jeff, owners of American Log Homes, Inc. in Pueblo West, Colorado.  The article below is from Clyde and I think you will agree it dispels many mistaken impressions about log homes.  Enjoy!

    1) Log homes are not energy efficient

    Most of these rumors have [...]