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Expert advice for building a log home or log cabin, including advice on log home construction, energy-efficient building, roofing options, windows, insulation tips, wood & log choices, landscaping and log home kit options.

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Log Home Additions: What to Know
Here are a few important points to consider when planning a log home addition.
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The Importance of Log Profiles in Design
Shape and corner systems are not only essential to log home construction; they make a design statement.
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Behind the Buzzword: Hybrid Homes
The inside scoop on what this buzzword means to log and timber home construction.
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Crash Course: Handcrafted Log Homes
Here's what sets these iconic log homes apart.
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Dirt to Done: Step Inside the Rough-in Process
Far from dull, the rough-in process offers homeowners an opportunity to personalize the look and feel of their finished home.
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Dirt to Done: What Happens During a Log Home Package Delivery
The latest update from our Dirt-to-Done log home journey:
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A Roofing Solution That Saves Time and Money
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Building Your Team for Log Home Construction
Choose how involved you’ll be in your log home’s construction.
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Five Reasons Solid Wood Homes Make Sense
Here are five reasons why a full log home is a smart decision and not just a pretty face.
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Dirt to Done: How a Log Home Pro Designs His Own Floor Plan
In this installment of our Dirt to Done series, here's a look at how Zach Parmeter approached the design process of his own home …
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5 Solutions to Save Money During Construction
Our resident builder shares his top five solutions to save money during the construction of your log home.
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This Book is the Ultimate Guide to Reclaimed Wood
A must-read for log home lovers.
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Dirt to Done: How a Pro Picks Land for His Log Home
Want to know how a pro goes about picking the right property and preparing it for building? Check in with third-generation log ho…
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Blooms to Beat the Winter Blues
When the ground is blanketed in white, keep the color going year-round with plants that pop.
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5 Steps to Find the Perfect Builder
Enlisting the services of an experienced, professional builder will speed up construction and greatly reduce the chance for erro…
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A Primer on Log Packages
Figure out what you need — and what you’ll get — from the different log cabin package options. In general, you’ll find three lev…
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Expert Answers to Your Most Frequently Asked Questions
When building a log home, it's only natural to have more than a few questions. Luckily, the experts at our Log & Timber Home Show…
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The Log Home Look
Whether you prefer tidy, uniform logs or those that are perfectly imperfect, there’s a log home producer with the right style for…
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Dirt to Done: Follow Along in Our New Series
Zach Parmeter, a third-generation log home producer, begins his journey to create a new custom log-and-timber home of his own.
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Outdoor Design to Protect Your Home in Natural Disasters
You can't prevent extreme weather and natural threats, but with strategic design, you can protect your log home from them.
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Log Home Journey: Finally Living the Log Home Dream
With a few minor interior finishes and the exterior stain and landscape complete, the construction process has ended. Now, Gary and Becky can enjoy log home living.
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Must-Have Tips for Building a Log Home on the Water
You’ll spend your time enjoying the views from your waterfront log home — not worrying about maintenance — when you follow these …
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How to Safeguard Your Shoreline When Building a Waterfront Log Home
Save your “blank slates” for art and interior design projects. When it comes to landscaping a waterfront log home, starting from …
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Log Home Journey: Setting Up a Well Water Supply
Like many log homeowners living in rural areas, our Log Home Journey couple turns to a well to supply their water.
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Five Easy Ways to Hardscape a Log Home
No good landscape job is complete without some hard, non-living materials to provide contrast. Even simple boulders can make natu…
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General Contractors, Dealers and Builders — Oh My!
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QUIZ: What's Your Dream Custom Home?
Figure out what kind of custom home you should build.
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Sloped Sites Vs. Flat Lots: Which Is Right For You?
Are you looking for a Rocky Mountain high or a little house on the prairie? Steep pitches and flatlands are the two ends of the p…

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