Do you really have to remove snow from the roof of your log home? Do some roofs fare better with the snow than others? For example: metal roofs vs shingle roofs. Here’s what you need to know about roof snow removal for your log home.
Fun Stuff
Top 10 Most Expensive Houses For Sale In The U.S. (2 Are Log Homes For Sale!)
Check out photos of 10 of the most expensive homes for sale in the U.S. Two of them are log homes for sale with strikingly different characteristics and a 53,000-square-foot difference between them! One is in Colorado, and the other is in Wyoming. View photos and details here.
Share Your Own Log Home Stories Here…
Are you in the process of building a log home?Or maybe you recently built or moved into a log cabin and would be interested in sharing some unique or interesting stories about your log home experiences……
Log Cabins On U.S. Pennies And Stamps
Despite the fact that the Log Cabin Society of Michigan has been trying for the past 10 years to get a log cabin featured on a U.S. postage stamp — no no avail — the U.S. Mint has decided to put a log cabin on the U.S. penny!
Celebrity Log Homes: Pictures Of Log Cabins Owned By Celebrities
Check out which celebrities own log cabins… Some of the following celebrity log homes are considered vacation homes or part-time residences… but how many celebrities actually live in just one home year-round anyway?
Abraham Lincoln’s Log Cabin And Farm Land For Sale
Abraham Lincoln’s farm land is up for sale to raise money for a new log cabin and visitor’s center. Small parcels of the 4-acre tract will be sold to the general public. The monies raised will be used to restore the log cabin that is located on the property.
Who’s Nashville Log Home Is That On CMT’s ‘Gone Country’?
No, the log home mansion featured on CMT’s Gone Country is NOT John Rich’s house. It’s part of Barbara Mandrell’s former estate in Nashville.
FREE Subscription To Log Homes Illustrated Magazine
I wrote earlier about how you can get a free 1-year subscription to Log Home Living magazine. I’ve already received mine, and I enjoy that magazine VERY much. Good news… now, you can get a free subscription to Log Homes Illustrated, too! Here’s how.
Log Home Matchups: Online Polls About Log Homes
Log homes vs other types of homes… Here are some online polls you can participate in to share your thoughts on log cabins and log homes.
Creative Ideas From Lowe’s: 3 Great (…and FREE!) Magazine Subscriptions
Each bi-monthly issue of Creative Ideas from Lowe’s is jam-packed with lots of fun ideas for your home. Most of them are easy enough that you can even do them yourself. And there are close to 40 full-color pages in each issue of this magazine! They also have 2 other freebie magazines to choose from. Here are the details…
A Custom Log Cabin Playhouse
Check out this custom log cabin playhouse! This one was made for the Make A Wish Foundation, but they have a kit so you can make one yourself.
FREE Log & Timber Home Workbook
The 2007 Log and Timber Home Workbook is a great manual to prepare you for building a log or timber frame home. It’s FREE.
Blog Cabin: Watch It On DIY Network Thursdays at 9PM ET
Follow along on TV… Watch as they build the log cabin right before your eyes each week and incorporate each of the features that people like you & me have suggested for this one-of-a-kind log home. Check here to see if you have the DIY Network in your area.
FREE Subscription To Log Home Living Magazine
Sign up to receive a FREE one-year subscription to Log Home Living Magazine here.
Buy A Log Home, Get A Free Jeep Wrangler
Details about how you can buy a log cabin from Pioneer Log Cabins and you get a free Jeep Wrangler Unlimited.
FREE Log Cabin To Good Owner
Yep, you could have your very own log home… for FREE. But you have to act fast. This log home in Eldersburg, Maryland has to be moved or dismantled by October 23, 2007. Details here…
2008 Log & Timber Frame Expo Preview
Breaking news!… Here is the 2008 schedule for Log & Timber Frame Expos in the U.S. as well as the schedule for the rest of 2007. Locations for 2008 include: Atlanta,GA; Sacramento, CA; Charlotte, NC; Springfield, MA; Fredericksburg, VA; Indianapolis, IN; Portland, OR; and Branson, MO.
Cookin’ For A Cure: A Cookbook Produced By The Log Homes Council
Check out this one-of-a-kind cookbook that’s filled with recipes that were created and tested in the kitchens of log home companies that are members of the Log Homes Council. All proceeds go to the National Cancer Awareness Foundation. Or, enter to win one for FREE here!…
Amazing Log Homes On HGTV Special
HGTV is running a special about log homes. It’s called ‘Amazing Log Homes’ and it will air on April 29, April 30, and May 6, 2007.
World’s First RV Was Made of Logs?
The world’s first RV — built in 1914 — was actually made from a single redwood tree! As a result, they called the vehicle ‘the Travel Log’. Read the interesting story about this RV built from the log of a redwood tree.
How To Fill Nail Holes In Wood… And Log Walls
Blemishes and nail holes in wood trim and log walls are two things that most log home owners are going to want to ‘hide’ at some point — especially if you’re trying to sell your log cabin or log home.
High-Tech Country Folk
This is a tribute to people who see things for what they are and can appreciate the simple things in life… computer terminology not being one of them!
Blog Cabin: One Designer Blogs About The Choices YOU Pick For Her Log Cabin!
DIY designer, Amy Dewers is writing a log cabin blog called Blog Cabin. It’s an interactive site that includes lots of opportunities for YOU to help her design and build a log cabin in the Great Smoky Mountains. You design it. DIY builds it. You could win it!
Recycled Home Magazines… The Best Gift Of All!
If, like me, you enjoy flipping through old home design & decorating magazines — even some women’s magazines — for their wealth of ideas, as well as time- and money-saving facts… then listen up!
Nashville Log & Timber Home Show Highlights
The Log and Timber Home Show is taking place at the Nashville Convention Center on Commerce Street downtown Nashville Tennessee February 16-18, 2007. Here’s what you can expect…
How To Turn A ‘Gift For The House’ Into A Special Gift For Your Loved One
Want to buy your loved one something special ‘for the house’? Here’s a fun & creative way to surprise your loved one with your very ‘special’ gift on that very special day. See how to package your ‘special’ gift… in a way that only a devoted homebuilder who loves you dearly could appreciate!
Little Tikes Log Cabin
Without a doubt, one of the hottest items for kids this year is the Little Tikes Log Cabin! But everywhere you look, this log home playhouse for kids is ‘out of stock’. GOOD NEWS: I found it online. But it won’t last for long… so get yours now!
Your Dog Wants A Log Home, Too!
Many log home owners are dog owners, like us. But, one thing that’s different is this: Many of log home owners are not including their pets in their log home design & decorating plans. We are actually incorporating a handful of ‘design features’ that will simplify things a bit — for ourselves and for our dogs.
Log Home Magazines… Which Are The Best?
Here’s a complete list of magazines that would be of interest to log home and timber frame home builders. Which one should you choose to subscribe to? Here’s my opinion…
Honest Abe Fall Tour Of Homes: Photo Highlights
I cannot thank Honest Abe enough for putting together this Annual Tour of Log Homes for their prospective log home clients. Here are highlights from our day visiting the open houses of 2 log homes under construction, and 2 log homes that had recently been finished.
Log Home Photo Contest… Submit Your Photos Now!
If you’ve already built the home of your dreams, then submit a picture of your log home to Country’s Best Log Homes, and you’ll likely see it in a 2007 issue of the magazine. Here’s how…
Highlights of the Pigeon Forge, TN Log Home Show
When you go to a log home show, some attendees will be in various stages of the building process, while others will be done building and attend the show more for the decorating & maintenance ideas alone. Luckily, there’s something for everyone at a log home show!
Annual Log Home Shows
Here are some Log Home Shows you may be interested in attending… no matter where you live.
