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, […]

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 […]

Heavy Timber Post and Beam Construction Just as log homes are centuries old, timber framing is another art from long ago. We began offering heavy timber construction post and beam- timber framing- due to the loveliness and functionality of these homes. Some timber frame structures in Japan and Europe have been standing for nearly 1,000 […]

Post and Beam Post and Beam Construction is the art of using round logs to provide only the superstructure of the home. Post and Beam homes and structures are made from the handcrafted logs. Sometimes it is confused with the term “Timber Framing”. The main difference is that when the word “log” is used, it […]

Cowboy Log Homes is a full service log home company. Any projected costs, cost estimates, and estimated construction/building costs, are only the opinion of Cowboy Log Homes and are drawn from our experience. Every home is custom tailored to meet our individual client’s wants and desires. Due to the individualism of homes, any cost and cost estimates we provide […]

 Commercial Log Buildings Built of Milled Logs Commercial log buildings and log lodges can be built of whatever log style you desire. This log lodge is built of 9 inch milled log walls with wider diameter log roof system. The logs are a Swedish Cope stack with full saddle notched corners. Log buildings can be […]