M. Curtis McCoy

The cabin is rarely the expensive part of an off grid build. The infrastructure is. Power, water, septic, and the road to

Luxury log homes are not defined by square footage. They are defined by how well the house answers its site, how the

Turnkey log home cost is not one number. It is a contract, and the contract decides what the number means. Two builders

Most log home builders do not do the same job. Some sell kits and hand you a package. Some assemble a shell

Buying land to build a house is a construction decision before it is a real estate decision. The parcel decides what you

To build a log home you buy the land first, confirm what the site will physically allow, then design the house around

Colorado log cabin kits from a Montrose builder since 1977: what’s included, what snow load, wildfire code and water add, and 7

Colorado does not issue a statewide general contractor license. That single fact explains most of the variation among log cabin builders in

Legally, in most places, no. Practically, yes. Almost no U.S. jurisdiction requires a licensed architect to stamp plans for a single-family home.

For a custom home, plan on 12 to 24 months from first drawing to move-in. Roughly a third of that is design,

Custom home design is the phase where your budget is actually decided. Not at bid time. Not at framing. By the time

Most home additions in Colorado stall at the county counter, not on the job site. Setbacks, septic capacity, wildfire code, and floodplain