Cowboy Log Homes ~ Log Shell Only Pricing Cowboy Log Homes is now offering two log package options for the milled log homes: Architectural Series Precut Log Packages Woodcrafter Series Random Length Log Packages *Handcrafted log home packages with 15″+ mean diameter logs are also available upon request. All log shell pricing below includes FREE […]

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 […]

Dry-In Package Inclusions Please Call or Email For Dryin Material Package Pricing DRY-IN PACKAGE INCLUSIONS: 1. First Floor Sub-floor 2. Second Floor Sub-floor Including: Girder Beam, Rim Board, Support Posts, Floor Joists, Sheeting Framing for Dormers, Sheeting for Dormer Walls (as per plan) 3. Dormer Materials: Framing for Dormers (as per plan) Sheeting for Dormers […]

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 […]

A very common question we are asked is the current cost of a full turnkey solution for a log home in the Bozeman, Montana area.  While labor and material costs fluctuate often in today’s, markets, we try to give an informed and reasonable guestimate for people planning to build in the 2023 construction season. Turnkey […]

Several elements go into log home pricing. Owners can purchase just a log shell from Cowboy Log Homes, a complete dry-in shell, or a combination of log shell plus some other materials. We begin with log shell pricing on three sizes of logs: the 6×8 D-log with square timbers, the 8×8 D-log with square timbers, […]

The Cowboy II Plan(Scroll down for Floor Plan) Click Here for Printable Version of Cowboy II Plan Cowboy II Log Shell Only Pricing: 6×8 D-log with Square Timber – Log Shell Only $*8×8 D-log with Square Timber – Log Shell Only $*8″ Diameter Swedish Cope Or Round Log w/ Double Tongue & Groove Stack  – […]

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 […]

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 […]

Log Home Packages are a collection of materials that you purchase when you order your log home. What becomes confusing is, “What is really in that package?”.  All the years we have been providing high quality log home kits (oh no, another term!) there is always confusion of what is included in a package. The […]

For a log cabin the logs are the first area to be explored. The logs themselves dictate a large part of the cost of building the structure. We have found that when people are striving to go as inexpensively as possible they think a “cabin” is less expensive than a standard home. This is not […]

Handcrafted log homes and specialty wood doors are both the same vintage– fully custom. The love of wood and rustic amenities often encourage homeowners to invest in carved wood doors, stained glass inserts, or even Dutch doors. The Dutch style of the doors can be used for both interior and exterior locations. Dutch Doors Design […]

Handcrafted Log Homes are one of the styles of log and timber home construction that we offer. The handcrafts were part of history centuries before the milled log homes were even invented. The use of the round raw logs, huge diameters, and hand scribing are characteristics that only about 10% of the log homes in […]

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 […]