There are certain features in a log home that probably drew you to them in the first place. These characteristics apply whether you are building a small log cabin or big log homes. Log homes have a WOW factor that no other style of construction can replicate. These features also help to increase the resale […]

Building a log home is a journey. New log home owners are always enthusiastic to ask questions, but sometimes they don’t want to hear words of caution. It is a major undertaking of time, energy, and funds coupled with dedication and endeavor to see a log home project from the seed of an idea to […]

As you move forward with the planning of your new log home you are transitioning from the ‘dreaming of a log home someday’ phase to ‘now I’m ready build!’ phase. Once you begin to formulate a target date of when you would  like to start building your new log home, turnkey log home prices become […]

Have you ever seen an ad with a photo of a log home entirely built, complete with landscaping, and a very low price written in bold numbers across the top? You think, “Wow, how can this company sell log cabin kits for that low price?”All excited you circle the ad. But soon your excitement over […]

From your very first conversation with a log home company one fact may seem to fill your mind, “There are so many details unique to log homes!”. If that is your impression, then you are right. Log homes are two fold — beauty and cost. Or maybe — details and cost would be more accurate. […]

Wildfires– fast, furious, hot, destructive, and consuming everything in its path. The summer and fall of 2012 marked the worst fire damage and lingering smoke we have experienced since the Yellowstone National Park fires of 1988.  Some areas of the west are already experiencing fires this season. Protecting your log home is two fold. As […]

Over the years it has been our pleasure to work with customers from a wide variety of backgrounds. Just for fun I would like to take a minute away from the nuts and bolts (or logs and beams) of log homes and introduce you to some of the people who own them. Award #1 Most […]

It is very important to evaluate the cost to build a log home before you proceed very far in your planning. Most construction costs are done on a square foot basis. This means that the builder or log home company will tell you that your home will cost $xxx per square foot to construct your […]

Log homes are a dream that many people have awaited for many years. For some, with the down turn in the economy over the last few years, this wait has been extended even further. But instead of being disheartened, and perhaps even forgetting your log cabin dream all together, let’s put this time to good […]

This article was updated in October 2015 to reflect current building cost estimates. Whether you build your custom log home or purchase an existing log cabin, it is very important to make sure that your property is insured for the correct amount. With the fires this summer and fall in the Western states, some homeowners […]

LOG STACK JULY 11th – 13th, Gallatin Gateway, Montana April 2012 – December 2012 Building of Custom Log Home In Bozeman, Montana For the next several months we will be building this custom log home in Bozeman, Montana. We designed this log home for our customers and are also the log home builders. We invite […]

In appreciation to any of our customers who recommend us to others we offer a $500 referral fee when we close a log home sale with them. We are confident that you will love your new Cowboy Log Home. So why not make some money by just talking about it? Whenever we have a log […]

It is always a joy to get to see homeowners build their new home. It is often a fulfillment of a life long of dreams and ideas. I thought it would be helpful to trace the progress of this project with a timeline– and also a personal touch. A handcrafted log home of about 2000 […]

Yes, all logs will shrink some, but with our cabins it is not a problem! Logs naturally follow two paths: one is shrinkage and the second is compression. Shrinking is when a log is reduced in diameter as it looses moisture content. Compression is the downward force the makes the logs cleave closer together. Our […]

Log cabin dreams are the precursor to the reality of sitting in your log home next to the roaring fire. Or even enjoying your log cabin from the outside. I remember a photo contest winner was a picture of a log home owner sitting outside of his cabin in a lawn chair in the summer […]