Within the scope of this article, we are going to price out the turnkey on three of our most popular models including the Bridger, the Madison, and the Sierra stock plans. The turnkey estimate is based on a cost per square foot of living space of  $325 to $350 per square foot. This includes the […]

Sometimes adding a few frills to your log home really don’t cost much more. One of these frills is an upper level exterior balcony. Here we see the Cowboy II Plan from the view side. The upper balcony is accessed from the half loft. The main cost difference to the original log package is to […]

Archtitectural D-Log Shell Detail Sheet All of our log home pricing begins with a log shell only. The items included in our standard D-log package are detailed below (click on image to enlarge). A D-log profile provides a flat surface on the interior of the home and a rounded profile on the exterior. D-log packages […]

The Rocky Mountain Plan (Scroll down to view Floor Plan) Dimensions: 120′ W x 88′ D Levels: 2 First Floor Square Footage: 4,426 Second Floor Square Footage: 420 TOTAL Square Footage: 4,846 Garage Square Footage: 784 Bedrooms: 3 + loft Baths: 3 1/2 Office, Media Room, Foyer, Pantry, First Floor Laundry   The Rocky Mountain […]

The Colorado Plan (Scroll Down For Floor Plan) Click Here for Printable Version of Colorado Plan Dimensions: 127′ 8″ W x 92′ 8″ D Levels: 2 First Floor Square Footage: 4,426 Second Floor Square Footage: 396 TOTAL Square Footage: 4,822 Decks Square Footage: 1,158 Garage Square Footage: 784 Bedrooms: 3 + Open Loft Baths: 2 […]

The Crystal Lake Plan (Scroll down for Floor Plan) Click for Printable Version of  Crystal Lake Plan Dimensions: 79′ 8 W x 52′ 16″ D Levels: 2 Square Footage First Floor: 1,652 Square Footage Second Floor: 344 TOTAL Square Footage: 1,996 Decks Square Footage: 704 Garage Square Footage: 748 Bedrooms: 3 + Open Loft Baths: […]

The Durango Plan (Scroll down for Floor Plan) Click Here for Printable Version of Durango Plan Dimensions: 124′ 4″ W x 76′ 8″ D Levels: 2 First Floor Square Footage: 2,192 Second Floor Square Footage: 1,108 Bonus Room Square Footage: 698 TOTAL Square Footage: 3,998 Decks Square Footage: 1,215 Garage Square Footage: 1,086 Bedrooms: 3+ […]

The Gold Creek Plan (Scroll Down for Floor Plans) Click Here for Printable Version of Gold Creek Plan Dimensions: 79′ 8″  W x 52′ D Levels: 1 First Floor Square Footage: 1,648 Garage Square Footage: 748 Porches Square Footage: 704 Bedrooms: 3 Baths: 2 First Floor Laundry, 2 Car Attached Garage, Great Room Gold Creek […]

The Mustang Plan (Please Scroll Down for Floor Plans) Click Here for Printable Version of Mustang Plan Dimensions: 24′ W x 28′ D Levels: 2 First Floor Square Footage: 672 Second Floor Square Footage: 324 TOTAL Square Footage: 996 Porches Square Footage: 624 Bedrooms: 1 + Open Loft Baths: 1 First Floor Laundry, Open Great […]

We are proud to have supplied a few photos for the Log Home Living July 2015 issue. These photos showcase a log home under construction, but with materials that are not as expensive as some on the market. When the home below was built the owners chose the large diameter handcrafted logs because they fell […]

In our article, “Log Homes and Shrinkage“, we illustrated and discussed shrinkage channels. Now we would like to share with you an illustrated article regarding slip joints. For our Log Homes and Shrinkage Article Please Click Here Log home shrinkage is not something to be overly concerned with, so long as the log home construction […]

When you are reading down through a log home bid you soon find yourself thinking, “Gee, what does some of these terms mean?”. Right at that moment you have crossed over from being a log home observer-– to being an owner. The dreaming stage of reading log home magazines, looking through cabin websites, and browsing […]

The Yellowstone Plan (Scroll Down for Floor Plan) Click Here for Printable Version of Yellowstone Plan Dimensions: 105′ 10″ W x 62′ 9″ Levels: 2 First Floor Square Footage: 1,598 Second Floor Square Footage: 752 TOTAL Living Space Square Footage: 2,350 Decks Square Footage: 978 Garage Square Footage: 1,008 Bedrooms: 3 Baths: 2 1/2 First […]

Its Spring! Are you itching to start your new log home? Usually at this point, when you are ready to move into building the house, the best thing to do is start out with a ball park turnkey price to determine if the floor plan is within your budget. For a full turnkey, where everything […]

Have you bought your Log Home Living issue for March 2015?? If you have take a look at page 68 and see if you see something you recognize from our website! We would like to thank Log Home Living for choosing this photo of our Montana Plan while under construction. The accompanying article focuses on […]