The Spruce Plan (Scroll down for Floor Plan) Dimensions: 24′ W x 28′ D Levels: 2 Square Footage First Floor: 672 Square Footage Second Floor: 445 TOTAL Square Footage: 1,117 Deck Square Footage: 384 Bedrooms: 2 + Open Loft Baths: 1 First Floor Laundry, Upper Balcony, Covered Porch ~Designs only? Planning Set $99 or […]

The Cottonwood Plan (Scroll down for Floor Plan) Dimensions: 24′ W x 26′ D Levels: 2 First Floor Square Footage: 624 Second Floor Square Footage: 382 Total Square Footage: 1,006 Bedrooms: 2 + Open Loft Baths: 1 Upper Balcony, Covered Porch The Cottonwood log home plan is designed with an A frame type style. The […]

The Alder Plan (Scroll down for Floor Plan) Dimensions: 24′ W x 32′ D Levels: 2 Square Footage First Floor: 768 Square Footage Second Floor: 240 TOTAL Square Footage: 1,008 Decks Square Footage: 624 Bedrooms: 1 + Open Loft Baths: 1 First Floor Laundry, Upper Balcony, Wide Covered Porch ~Designs only? Planning Set $99 or […]

 The Lodge Pole Plan (Scroll down for Floor Plan) Dimensions: 24′ W x 24′ D Levels: 2 First Floor Square Footage: 576 Second Floor Square Footage: 390 TOTAL Square Footage: 966 Porches Square Footage: 384 Bedrooms: 1 + Open Loft Baths: 1 Upper Balcony, Covered Porch ~Designs only? Planning Set $99 or No Change Construction […]

The smallest log cabin kit would have to be the Chuck Wagon. This one is built of nine inch diameter milled logs. This little cabin was built on a flatbed trailer in our yard. Then it was delivered to its destination. Sometimes this little cabin would be considered a mobile cabin. The Chuck Wagon log […]

When shopping for tiny log cabin kits and hunting cabins it is very important to know what is included in the package. No two companies include the same materials, and the materials that are included are not always of the same quality. So instead of looking at the cheapest sticker price, be more astute and […]

When someone thinks of the word “kit” in conjunction with a log home or cabin they are typically thinking of a log home package that comes with the log shell and the other dryin materials. The dryin materials include things like the first floor subfloor, upper subfloor, exterior doors, windows, roofing, soffit, fascia, exterior door […]

There are many terms applied to log homes today. First there would be the generic, “log structures”- meaning just about any home with a little log, including log accents. The second would be, “log homes”- mainly homes that are larger than about 1,500 square feet. And of course the rambling, “log mansions”. From all the log home […]

The energy efficiency of a log home is a very good question.The first thing to understand about a log home is that no matter how thick the logs are or what species the home is made from, logs cannot do their job of insulating unless they are stacked tightly and the homeowner checks for leakage. Logs are a […]