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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. THREE FORKS - Al Anderson's wife wanted a log home. And she wanted him to build it. "I said, ...

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 ...

In 1972, Dick Walker's two uncles told him if he wanted to build a log house he'd just finished with combat engineer service in Vietnam and was finally home, a UVM graduate, and wanted to build a log ...