M. Curtis McCoy

Do you live in a log home or cabin prone to flooding during heavy rains? Have you noticed water pooling around the

Treating a log home exterior comes down to a repeatable order of operations: wash the walls, repair the chinking, caulk the checks

Yes, log homes settle — typically up to about three-quarters of an inch over the first one to two heating seasons —

The five log home roof materials worth comparing are asphalt or architectural shingles, standing-seam metal, clay or ceramic tile, slate, and green

A traditional log home is built from stacked logs inside and out, while a hybrid log home combines log walls with timber

Log cabin kit cost comes in below stick-built construction because the design, engineering, materials, and most of the cutting are already finished

There is no single best type of wood for a log home: pine wins on cost and availability, cedar wins in wet

Yes — a log cabin makes an excellent off-the-grid home, because thick log walls hold heat well, almost every material in the

Are log homes healthier than conventional houses? In a few specific, measurable ways, yes: far fewer manufactured materials off-gassing indoors, better humidity

You can build a luxury log home on a budget by spending money where people look and touch — the logs, the

Log chinking is the flexible, weather-tight sealant applied in the joint between stacked logs. Its job is to block air, water, and

The fastest way to compare log home floor plans is to stop reading square footage and start tracing the trips you make