When thinking of a log cabin, one might think of a small, hand-built one deep in the woods somewhere. That’s not usually the case. Log-home construction is a big business these days, with multitudes ...

The typical price range to build a log cabin runs from $50,000 to $150,000, with customers around the country paying an average of $75,000. Some of the main contributing factors in the final cost ...

Depending on your point of view, living in a log cabin may seem positively dreamy — or like a nightmare. If it’s the latter, you’re probably imagining a cabin without electricity on the frontier. If ...

In this episode of our Log Cabin Project, we continue building a tiny log cabin from scratch using mainly materials from our land and hand tools. This cabin will be fully off-grid and accessible by ...

In the previous entry, we discussed debarking spuds and drawknives. We’re going to continue discussing other ways to prepare your logs for the next step in log cabin building. This time we’re going to ...

The average person would most likely associate log cabin construction with pretty traditional technologies. Like, say, hand saws. Or, in really cutting edge circumstances, a carpenter’s square to get ...

While searching for a new home a few years ago, my wife and I toured a log cabin for rent in the mountains of western North Carolina. It was built with historic reclaimed wood, and the long, stacked ...