Log Cabin Dreams… Often a log cabin is something that is dreamed of for years. While it is easy to imagine it in your mind’s eye, it can be a daunting task to sort through all the information from magazines, the internet, and log home companies. What details are important? What do certain terms mean? [...]

Log spiral staircases add a lot of character and uniqueness to a home. A spiral is an upgrade to a log or timber home. While not cheap, they are one of the most unique items we build. A log staircase can be used from the loft to the great room. A spiral can also be [...]

Here, on Cowboy Log Homes you will find a treasure trove of log home plans. With slightly over 8o floor plans to choose from, there is a wide array of designs, features, and characteristics. The plans can be accessed from either the quick links down the left side of our website, or through the Log [...]

Open lofts are space gained by raising the roof line of the home to a steeper pitch and covering part of the first floor with an upper level. Lofts are unique spaces but what uses can they serve within a home? The first use that comes to mind was a home office. Including a sky [...]

With every log home package comes the equally important role of hiring a log home builder. One advantage we offer to our customer is our 14 years of experience as log home builders. We primarily build here in the Bozeman, Montana area, but we also have experienced log home builders that we work with who [...]

Our log homes have a look and feel that makes almost everyone stop and take notice. This aura, allure, magnetism– if you will– is only possible through quality materials and master craftsmanship. There is no way possible for a cheap log home kit to ever look as pristine or dramatic as our cabins. So let’s [...]

As you may have noticed on our home page, Cowboy Log Homes is a full service log home company. So what does that mean for you, the homeowner? It means our homeowners get a lot of personalized service with our homes. To us, we are far more than log home dealers. We are log home [...]

Here in Montana log cabin kits are very popular. In some areas, such as in the Bridger Mountains around Bozeman, and in the Madison Valley surrounding Ennis a very high percentage of houses are log homes. About five years ago an appraiser told me that 30% of homes in the Madison Valley were log homes. [...]

When looking for single level floor plans in log homes there is a simple way to add many more plans to your selection. By simply looking at cabin plans with lofts and not calculating in the open loft area, the plan becomes a ranch style. Let’s take a look at several of our standard plans [...]

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 [...]

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

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 only about 300 square feet or less. We do have two cabins this size, but if you look at the floor plan, even with as creative [...]

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 is that all log homes need — or should be — chinked. No! In fact none of our log homes require chinking! Both our milled log home kits and our handcrafted log cabins are crafted so the logs themselves seal the home against the elements. The worst log style is when a [...]

“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, Douglas Fir, and Western Red Cedar. Let’s start with Lodge Pole Pine- Dead standing Lodge Pole Pine is the least expensive of logs. [...]