M. Curtis McCoy

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

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

Log home maintenance is different from conventional home upkeep, but it is not harder — it simply moves outside, onto the logs.

The best log cabin plans are the ones that match how you actually live, the land you are building on, and the

A dry-in home is a house finished to the point where weather can no longer get inside — walls up, roof on,

Timber frame homes cost roughly the same as a comparable custom home in most markets — often five to fifteen percent more

Carpenter bees and log homes are a common problem: the females bore half-inch tunnels into soft, unfinished wood to nest, and they