I told myself that I wasn’t going to be negative — especially about any one company — when it came to talking about all the hoops we’ve had to jump through in order to get our log home financed. But let me just say this: We’ve had a change of heart about a couple of ...
There are a number of factors which can ultimately increase (or decrease) the costs associated with building your new home. Some things to keep in mind...
Building and living in a one-room log cabin can offer you many benefits that would make log home living exciting, adventurous, and fun.
With so many changes, updates, and new innovations available to those who are building or living in log homes these days, it's important -- and fun! -- to know what the current log home trends are. Jim Young keeps you up to date on all the latest news and current building trends in the log home industry.
Should you stain the logs or finish the wood for your log home before the home is completed or after? See the advantages to both methods.
The Green Log Awards recognize the best green products which help make people comfortable and safe in their homes and at work without damaging the planet.
Did you know you can build a log home for less than $11,000? One man built the log home of his dreams for under $11,000! You can build a cheap log home, too. Here's how.
Log home lending is different for some banks than taking out a mortgage for a tract house or other conventional housing structure. Knowing what avenues to take when seeking log home financing will make your goals of obtaining a mortgage for your log home an easier, happier journey.
One of the biggest hang-ups in the process of finding a bank to finance our log home was the 'draw schedule'. The draw schedule is that unique timeline that spells out exactly when the logs themselves will be paid for, when the next installment of payments will be doled out by the bank, etc. It became difficult to get the bank and the log home company to agree on when the actual money would exchange hands. Here's how it went for us.
Following are some tips for working with log siding, plus lots of fun ways to use log siding in other projects around the house.
