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 […]

The Round Post and Beam style is one of the most unique style of homes we offer. A cabin or log home is a close relative of this style. Many owners that choose Post and Beam construction begin with a desire for a log home but then discover that perhaps a stacked log home is […]

The Bridger is one of our most popular plans. One draw back is the shipping.  If you purchase a log shell two trucks are required for transportation.  To help maximize your log home shipping dollars, we often recommend that our customers purchase the log shell. If there is any more room available on the truck […]

One great advantage that we offer our customers is we are both builders and  a full service log home company. Often a log home dealer does not have much construction background. Dealerships are sometimes offered to homeowners simply because they purchased a log kit from the company and that company wants an office in that […]

A single level log homes is also referred to as a ‘ranch’. This style is one of the easiest for homeowners to build themselves. A two story roof is more challenging to get up on, as it is higher off of the ground and the roof pitch is usually considerably steeper. If you want to […]

Cowboys are part of the west where we live, and so Cowboy Log House plans are part of this backdrop as well. You may wonder, “What ingredients make a Cowboy plan?” From our experience as horse lovers, here is what we think is important… A Cowboy Plan would need a big country kitchen complete with […]

  Log homes are not the selection that just anyone makes. Instead it is a choice based on a personal log home passion with a rustic log cabin. Very few cabins are built by people who are only trying to match the geographic surroundings of their property. On major obstacle can be locating a builder […]

When sketches and flat floor plans are helpful, there is nothing like seeing photos of a finished luxury log cabin. Photos show depth and color, allowing the visitor to stroll through a home without ever visiting it in person. Below are some photos of one of our newest plans, the El Paso log home design. […]

The Round Post and Beam home style is so unique. We provide this style home in the true handcrafted log style. To qualify as truly handcrafted the logs are all hand scribed to fit into the superstructure of the home. Traditional dovetails, mortise and tenon, and other joinery is used to create a structure which […]

The post and beam joints are the mechanics that hold a Heavy Timber Frame or Round Post and Beam home together. Without these integral parts the structure would either be held together with metal plating or it wouldn’t be held together at all. In some homes, instead of using the timber shell for the superstructure, […]

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 many 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 […]

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 […]

A Frame log cabins are a popular choice. The designs with steep roof lines are attractive, but what, exactly, can be fit within the walls of these cabins? The steep roof pitch does limit the space some as it provides a sloping interior wall. This cabin below is our Lodge Pole design. Let’s look at […]

So many log homes have have a look and feel that makes people stop and take notice. This aura, allure, magnetism– if you will– has to do with a few attributes. The logs themselves are such a step away from the standard construction. The designs are also notable with walls of trapezoid windows, prow fronts, […]

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 from the start to the finish, if you so desire. We are log home coordinators. […]