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builders and GCs

Thinking of building your new log home from a log cabin kit? Here's what you need to know BEFORE you start exploring log home kits!

We went to an Honest Abe log raising and learned the following random tidbits about how Honest Abe builds log homes.I found these things the most interesting.

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.

See why Shelley and Greg decided to build their log home from a manufactured log cabin kit, rather than a handcrafted log home.

Log cabin kits that include machine-cut logs can be purchased from a number of different log providers. If you want to build your own log cabin, then check out these tips for getting DIY instructions from the experts, log raising events, and some books to guide you through the steps.

Joe -- our guest reporter -- shares with us a few more practical tips for buying or building a log home. In this installment, he offers some recommendations to help you decide between one log home company and another.

We are very fortunate to have found them all: a log provider, a builder, and a general contractor that we are completely comfortable with. Here's why we chose Honest Abe Log Homes and why we stuck with them through lots of changes, ups & downs.

Here's why we chose John Roach to be the general contractor to build our new log home in Williamson County Tennessee. Plus, some tips for what to look for in a GC, and some recommendations for general contractors in Middle Tennessee.

See why we chose to have a General Contractor oversee the building of our new log home, rather than doing it ourselves. There are pro's and con's to doing the work yourself. But in our case, we feel that we are better off overall in the hands of a General Contractor.