Materials
Before breaking ground on your own log home project, check out our log home building tips, put together to offer expert advice on hiring professionals, choosing materials and navigating the construction process.
Engineered timbers offer log home buyers another wood option.
That “white stuff” between the logs plays a much larger role than helping to identify a log home from the pack. The key to its su…
Log and timber homes are strong by their very nature. Here's how to make them even stronger.
You can't prevent extreme weather and natural threats, but with strategic design, you can protect your log home from them.
Most likely you are going to build a hybrid log or timber home.
With the shell enclosed and the home weather tight, the next step in the construction of Gary and Becky’s log home is to power it…
Voice-activated home systems are a tempting and fairly affordable luxury. But is smart-home tech a smart choice if you value priv…
Sometimes, you need a change of plans... floor plans that is. Find out all you need to know about expanding a renovating your log…
Lighting takes up a large part of your homes energy. Make it efficient to save money and the environment.
Learn about the importance of a strong log so you pick the best wood for your home.
Log home manufacturers may use the term “thru bolt." For the log home manufacturers that do use them, you may wonder what it is &…
When you’re building a new home, there are so many items to select, you will literally make hundreds of decisions as you go throu…
The right windows and doors will go a long way toward boosting your home’s energy efficiency and comfort.
Reclaimed wood is a durable and unique material to use for wood flooring in your log home. Here's what to look for.
Learn about glass with energy-efficient coatings for windows that can both insulate the room and block out the sun.
You know them as structural insulated panels. We know them better as a building material with some serious design potential that'…
Log homes don't thrive on wood alone. Here's how to incorporate other building materials into your design.
More owners are going au naturel, bringing the beauty and durability of real stone into their homes.
Baths, kitchens and beyond—discover new ways to incorporate glass into your log home's master plan.
A look at the range of fasteners that can be used to construct log homes.
Four options for warming your log home's water supply.
Your log home's interior walls can reflect your taste and style.
Check out these 7 popular log home wood species to build the right home for you and your family.
