Planning Sets- To help with planning your new log home, we are pleased to offer a Planning Set for any of our stock plans for $99. For $99 you receive an emailed PDF file and a permission slip granting you permission to print hard copies for planning and gathering subcontractor cost purposes. The plans can […]

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 Big Sky Plan (Scroll Down for Floor Plans) Dimensions: 135′ W x 68′ D Levels: 3 Square Footage First Floor: 2,512 Square Footage Second Floor: 1,398 Square Footage Basement: 2,512 Square Footage Bonus Room: 1,150 TOTAL Square Footage Living Space: 7,572 Square Footage Garage: 1,150 Bedrooms: 7 Baths: 7 1/2 Wide covered porches, sun room, […]

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 […]

Look at the photo below. Do you know what it is? You may have guessed it is a stacked log wall with a log ridge beam and some interior framing. But look again. What else do you see? Try the next log home photo were I have some things noted… While we all can spend […]

If you have ever spent time in Montana in December or January then you probably experienced a taste of one of our winters. As the snow blows by my windows and the little red man climbs down his ladder, our thermometer soon read -20 F. These conditions really show if a home is cold or […]

We all love to dream about our new log home, but the reality behind every dream is, “How much does it cost?”. Cost is the vehicle that carries that dream. Well laid budgets can encounter surprise costs during the build, but overall the well prepared budget vehicles will get to the finished home line in […]

Luxury log home floor plans need to contain the areas you desire, in the size that fits your needs. Sometimes when you roll out a set of blueprints you see numbers staring at you from the page, almost daring you to try to comprehend exactly how they will define the parameters of your new log […]

Log homes for retirement are very popular. In this phase of life we feel it is wise for people to consider long term living. One important question becomes, “Do I really want to walk up and down stairs?”, or “Will I always be able to climb stairs?”. I know this is a sobering thought, but […]

The basis of any log home is the log shell itself. Selecting the right log home style and log size will depend on both you taste and your budget. These two blended together yield what will work for your home. One of our most popular plans is the Bear Creek. This home was originally built […]

For a new log home the first component is the log shell. Other materials such as doors, windows, roofing, and framing lumber are all determined based on the first step– the logs.  When building a good set of log home designs can make the difference between an acceptable and an outstanding log home. Let’s look […]