Calculating costs for Post and Beam homes is one of the services we provide as a full service log home company. While almost everyone can picture a log home a Post and Beam house is not as widely known. Any of our homes can be built in any of the five home styles we offer. […]

In appreciation to any of our customers who recommend us to others we offer a $500 referral fee when we close a log home sale with them. We are confident that you will love your new Cowboy Log Home. So why not make some money by just talking about it? Whenever we have a log […]

From exploring our website I’m sure that you have noticed that we don’t provide just ‘run of the mill’  log and timber homes. The vast majority of the work we do is handcrafted work. The use of raw logs and the process of transforming them into a work of art is much different than just […]

In our collection of over 100 log and timber home plans remember that any of them can be built in any of the 5 styles we offer. Our handcrafted round post and beam homes are usually reserved for larger log home of at least 2000 square feet, but there are times when a post and […]

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 […]

For our second segment of Post and Beam Western Red Cedar homes we will look at some of the crafting behind these homes. Post and Beam crafting techniques are the same as what is used for our Heavy Timber Frame homes, only the logs are left round. The first time I saw the intricacy of […]

Post and Beam Western Red Cedar homes are some of the most sophisticated of log and timber homes. This style is more refined than a stacked log and allows for a blend of logs and standard finish material. So let’s compare the two styles. Handcrafted Post and Beam Verses a Handcrafted Log Home Have you […]

Once again I want to visit the topic of Western Red Cedar homes, but with a focus specifically on Western Red Cedar post and beam homes. Cedar is a type of wood that offers awesome features that no other wood species contains. Western Red Cedar provides a very rustic and dramatic appearance when the texture […]

One of our five styles includes heavy timber frame homes. For this type the logs are squared and then crafted to form the superstructure of the home. The word “Timber” is applied to logs that have been cut flat on all sides. The word “Log” is used for ones which are left round. The joinery […]

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 […]

A touch of class is added to any floor plan with a log gazebo. We can provide log gazebo plans for either a free standing structure or a log home floor plan which incorporates a log gazebo. Several of our larger homes include these unique rooms. Post and Beam work is used to make the […]

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, […]

One of our specialties is Western Red Cedar Post and Beam Homes. For this style the logs are left round. The bark is hand peeled away with draw knives. Then each log is custom cut to fit into the log shell. With Post and Beam construction the main idea is to have very open spaces. […]

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 […]

One room that is very important to almost everyone building a new log home is the kitchen. Log home kitchens are not constructed exactly like other homes. All logs shrink some, so there is a need to protect the cabinets from the downward pressure. So let’s take a look at how a kitchen is built […]