In response to feedback from our previous article, “Understanding Pricing for Handcrafted Log Homes”, we would like to share a companion article to the first. This time our focus is on Milled Log Homes– often just referred to as “Log Homes”. Milled log homes are built with a consistent diameter from one end of the […]

For log cabin owners the love of wood usually doesn’t end with the log walls. It resonates throughout the home touching the owner’s selection of flooring choices, cabinets, doors, and even sometimes the interior wall finishes. Some of the loveliest log homes have hardwood flooring throughout, special order or custom built hickory cabinets, wooden doors, […]

The three key factors that go into planning your new home are cost, floor plan, and log or timber home style. I list cost first because to a large extent the budget is the rudder that guides the homeowners towards their final choice of home design and floor plan. So let me explore turnkey building […]

Landscaping is a value adding amenity to any luxury log home. In our last article we looked at the advantages of paving the driveway and sidewalks before moving into the landscaping phase. Now that the large trucks, machines, and even paving equipment– and of course the moving van that transported all of your possessions to […]

When you are building a log or timber home the soil around the home is going to be disrupted. From the excavators digging out the foundation, cement trucks rolling around on it, semis delivering the log package, a crane to set the logs, delivery trucks, materials being unloaded, and even the U-haul that ferries all […]

Belgrade, Montana December 31, 2013 — Cowboy Log Homes has been selected for the 2013 Best of Belgrade Award in the Home Builder Category by the independent Belgrade Award Program. Each year, the Belgrade Award Program identifies companies that we believe have achieved exceptional success in their local community and business category. These are local […]

Log profiles are how the logs look on the inside, outside, and also how they are shaped between the rows of logs. Currently the Swedish Cope stack is the most popular with our customers, but the other styles have a strong place in the log home world as well. The chink style pictured below is […]

Heavy Timber Frame Home Packages: Log Species: Douglas Fir ~ other wood species available upon request Timber Sizes: 12×12, 10×10, 8×10, 6×10 etc. ~ larger sizes available. Timber sizes dependent on plan requirements. Log Joinery and Style: Mortise and Tenon joinery unless otherwise noted HEAVY TIMBER FRAME TYPICAL INCLUSIONS: Timber Frame Superstructure Timber Support Posts Timber […]

I recently had someone ask me about a Beam and Post home and how it differed from a Post and Beam home. I had to think a minute, as post and beam is always the order I have used the term. But with a bit of research, my original thought was confirmed– they are both […]

Red cedar log homes are the creme de la creme of the log home world. Offered in both milled log style and handcrafted log home style, red cedar can help a homeowner attain a look and also a quality that cannot be replicated by any other wood species. Yes, it is the most expensive wood […]

The main ingredient that makes a log home different from a standard conventionally built home is the logs themselves. The logs make a marked difference in appearance, feel, and cost in this type of home. Within the log home world there are two kinds of construction, milled log homes and handcrafted log homes. The process […]

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. […]