When I see the words “One Room Log Cabin” a picture of the cabin Abraham Lincoln was born in. Today most of our cabins are a good bit bigger than that humble beginning of a great man. There are actually two uses for a one room cabin that come to mind, one use is for […]

Log lodges are any that are built from log or timber materials. Then there are several smaller log building for rentals. The log lodges should have at least one large solid log building with an impressive design. The other building are set back further from the road and back up to the Gallatin River behind.  […]

The Heavy Timber Construction that we offer is in the form of Heavy Timber Framed homes, garage, and commercial buildings. Heavy Timber Construction is another name for Heavy Timber Framing. This is the art of taking a timber and handcrafting it to fit into the timber superstructure. Traditional timber framing uses the old world style […]

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 […]

This is a list delineating the standard details and specifications for our handcrafted log home shells. Please notice that this form shows the highlights of our packages. Log Species: Lodge Pole Pine White Pine Engelmann Spruce Western Larch Douglas Fir Western Red Cedar Log Size: Approximately 12 to 15 inches in Diameter Larger Log Sizes […]

In many rural areas of the country log home abound. One issue that all log home owners face is deciding on what exterior sealants to be used. Over the last thirteen years we have built and maintained log homes for customers so we have used a wide variety of products. So let tell you a […]

Heavy Timber Post and Beam Construction Just as log homes are centuries old, timber framing is another art from long ago. We began offering heavy timber construction post and beam- timber framing- due to the loveliness and functionality of these homes. Some timber frame structures in Japan and Europe have been standing for nearly 1,000 […]

Post and Beam Post and Beam Construction is the art of using round logs to provide only the superstructure of the home. Post and Beam homes and structures are made from the handcrafted logs. Sometimes it is confused with the term “Timber Framing”. The main difference is that when the word “log” is used, it […]

Cowboy Log Homes is a full service log home company. Any projected costs, cost estimates, and estimated construction/building costs, are only the opinion of Cowboy Log Homes and are drawn from our experience. Every home is custom tailored to meet our individual client’s wants and desires. Due to the individualism of homes, any cost and cost estimates we provide […]

 Commercial Log Buildings Built of Milled Logs Commercial log buildings and log lodges can be built of whatever log style you desire. This log lodge is built of 9 inch milled log walls with wider diameter log roof system. The logs are a Swedish Cope stack with full saddle notched corners. Log buildings can be […]