Based on some of our recent inquiries, I discovered that many homeowners who want just a small cabin for hunting, fishing, or remote accesses are particularly interested in our one room log cabin plans with lofts. We have three plans that fit into this category. The smallest cabin is the Mule Deer. When counting rooms […]

There are several benefits to building your log cabin yourself. One is the cost savings. Instead of paying someone else to do the labor, that cost is credited back to you directly. The other advantage is having the satisfaction of doing the work yourself. About half of our customers desire to construct their their own […]

We here are Cowboy Log Homes are the 0utdoor kind of people, as are many of our customers. Land owners  are searching for small log homes, cabins, and hunting getaways. So for those enthusiasts (and us) we have developed our line of small cabins. Most companies only offer a few plans under 1000 square feet, […]

To anyone who has taken a few minutes to explore our website Cowboy Log Homes.com, you may have noticed different style log homes. The two most popular are the milled log homes and the handcrafted log homes. Let’s take a minute to describe the differences. Milled Log Cabins Milled log cabins are built with logs […]

The term log kit comes from the idea of buying everything from the same company. Log cabin kit options are based on the log shell or timber shell and the other dryin materials. The advantage of purchasing a full package is all of the materials needed to dryin the log home come all together. There […]

Log cabin come in every shape and size, but there is one size that is really too small for just about everything! A one room log cabin kit is really small. We do have a few very tiny cabins, but if you look at the floor plan, even with as creative as we are, there […]

Cost is a question that many people ask. It is disheartening and foolish of companies to tell you, “If you have to ask our prices then you can afford it!” Boy, that’s a moral booster when you are trying to figure out what you CAN build with your budget! Over the years we have found […]

A common misconception with log homes is that all of them should be chinked. We strongly disagree with that statement. Instead, each log home and each owner must be taken as an individual, not lumped together in a blanket conviction that all log homes must be chinked. In all the log homes we have lived […]

“What kind of logs do you use?” is a very common question. Each log species has attractive qualities and characteristics that differentiate them. We offer Lodge Pole Pine, White Pine, Engelmann Spruce, Western Larch, Douglas Fir, and Western Red Cedar. Let’s start with Lodge Pole Pine- Dead standing Lodge Pole Pine is the least expensive […]