Constructing a log home starts well before the first logs are set. The location of your build affects access, durability, and comfort for years to come. It's important to assess factors like soil ...

Mortgage rates are at a five-year low, and costs for new construction are steadily declining. It's a great time to ...

A family-owned log home supplier is proving that it’s possible to get the best quality logs, beams, siding, and materials without breaking the bank. By stripping away corporate overhead and inflated ...

Josh Drinkard always wanted to build his own cabin. Growing up in suburban New Jersey, he’d wander to a small strip of woods near his childhood home and spend hours constructing forts and treehouses.

Dear Jim: I have thought about building a contemporary log home kit myself or using a builder. I am concerned about energy efficiency. Are solid logs the best way to go, and can I really build a kit ...

As January sets the tone for the year ahead, more families are discovering that building a log home does not require luxury budgets or complicated systems. With thoughtful planning, reliable materials ...

A magazine recently ranked Baraboo as one of the best places in the U.S. to build a log home, but that isn't news to Bob Biege. The retired travel agent has been enjoying his log home northwest of ...

A Helmville couple has received a variance to build a log home within the designated floodplain of the Blackfoot River. Mike and Laurie Nelson of Helmville own 32 acres located about 4 miles north of ...

BELLVILLE -- Mike Newman originally planned to build a log cabin in Bellville, Texas. But he woke up in the middle of the night with an idea to create his own castle. It took nearly 20 years, but ...