Wood & Logs
As you're planning your log home or cabin, are you looking for a darker wood or a lighter wood? Do you want a knotty grain or a smoother finish? There are many log and wood options to choose from when buying or building a log home or log cabin. Here's a look at some of the options for wood species, log styles, log treatments and more for log homes.
Engineered timbers offer log home buyers another wood option.
Shape and corner systems are not only essential to log home construction; they make a design statement.
Here's what sets these iconic log homes apart.
A must-read for log home lovers.
Most likely you are going to build a hybrid log or timber home.
A quick guide on the difference between machine-milled and handcrafted log homes. Find out which building process works for you!
Not quite sure how a log home becomes a log home? Here's a basic guide on the whole process!
Learn more about the ins and outs of wood species, their characteristics and what it takes to make them part of your log home.
Logs soak up moisture and can cause rot. Learn about the sealing process and more.
If your log home exterior has degraded wood, we have a few methods to getting the wood to look like new again.
What does heart wood and sap wood mean for your house?
Learn about early wood and late wood so you pick the best type of log for your dream home.
Learn about the importance of a strong log so you pick the best wood for your home.
The experts at Peachey Hardwood Flooring share their top five reasons to choose reclaimed hardwood flooring.
Commanding large-diameter logs make for a surprisingly cozy log home along Georgia’s Lake Blue Ridge.
A la carte or all-inclusive — buying a log home starts with the parts of the log home package/kit.
When selecting the size, shape and look of the logs, the log home buyer is spoiled for choice. Here’s how to navigate your log profile and corner style options.
A sampling of popular log home wood species and their attributes.
Take one part architectural heritage and two parts highly functional design. Mix it well, and you have the perfect recipe for a b…
Your goal is to protect your log walls from moisture infiltration, air infiltration and heat loss. Here are the key things to look for while inspecting your log walls.
Three easy steps to prepare your log home for harsh winter weather.
Learn more about wood shrinkage and how to handle the resulting settlement instead of trying to avoid it altogether.
When you are purchasing a log home, what is fixable and what is alarming? Here are four warning signs to look for during your log…
Mixing logs and conventional construction creates design flexibility.
How do you decide on the wood you will use for your log home? Consider many factors before deciding on a favorite wood species.
Invasive red cedar turns into furniture.
Reclaimed wood is a durable and unique material to use for wood flooring in your log home. Here's what to look for.
How your logs intersect at the corner is one of the most defining features of your home. Consult this log home corner profile style guide to learn more about popular styles of log home corners.
