Besides offering protection from the elements, roofs add style to a home. Some assume that a log house can only have a wooden roof, but that’s not the case. In fact, there are plenty of roof materials, colors, and textures to choose from. The choice depends on your...
Building a new home is exciting, especially if you think of the many ways you can make your dream come true. Log cabin kits, timber homes, and hybrid homes are just a few of the ways you can achieve your expectations. Depending on your lifestyle, budget, and...
Log cabins are cozy, energy-efficient, and fully customizable. When you choose to build with a log cabin kit, you get a log cabin that perfectly fits your lifestyle at optimal cost. Log cabin kits come in dozens of designs whereby you can mix and match elements and...
When prospective homeowners are about to build a conventional home, they often discuss the finishing of the kitchen cabinets or the look of the bathroom. When it comes to log homes, however, homeowners have one extra feature to consider: the choice of wood for the...
We are often asked if log cabins can make good off-grid homes. The answer to that question is a resounding yes! By nature, log cabins are as close as it gets to nature. Logs come from well-managed forests and new trees are planted in exchange for the ones felled....
Log homes are a great investment and a beautiful way to create a home that will be passed on to the next generations. They come in almost innumerable designs and shapes, and we are sure that you will find the log homes that inspire you here at Frontier Log Homes....
“Luxury” is a word that often scares away people who are on a budget with their home project. However, there are ways to create a sense of luxury while also keeping everything affordable! You don't have to have a luxury home, to feel like you're living life high on...
The exterior of a log cabin is created out of two central visible components: the logs and the chinking. The chinking is the flexible insulating sealant you see between each log. The main purpose of log chinking is to keep air and water from infiltrating your home...
There seems to be an endless sea of choices to make when building your own home. Which floor plan to choose is one of the most important among them. Why are you building? What do you need in the house? Which layout works best for you, your family, and your lifestyle?...
Log homes have very different maintenance needs than a standard house. However, maintaining a well-designed log home is not as hard as many people believe. In fact, there are quite a few misunderstandings regarding the maintenance of log houses. Log Home Maintenance...
