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Log Home Kits vs Handcrafted Log Homes: Why We Chose A Log Cabin Kit

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

Personal Highs Matched With Regional Lows

The first official sign that construction is about to take place on our new log home site: the posting of the Building Permit! But it was a day of highs and lows, thanks to a series of tornadoes that hit in Williamson County the night before.

Getting The Lay Of The Land… Surveying The Property

Of the 5 acres we own, there is only one tiny little spot where the home can actually go. The rest will be hilly trails and a forest of thick trees lining the creeks. So, to ease our mind, and clarify for all involved -- including the bank, the County, and ourselves -- we asked the surveyor to come back out and re-survey it again for us.

The Exciting Process Of Digging A Ditch And Putting In A Culvert

If you're building a home on a private piece of property, chances are you'll have to put in a ditch and a culvert. Here's how it went for us... including photos of the culvert, ditch, and driveway.

Clearing The Land: Day One of Bush Hogging

First photos after we cleared the land to build our log home in Williamson County Tennessee.

Preparing To Clear The Land For The Homesite

Our first official step toward building this log home was to clear the land. We decided to hire a professional team to take out most of the trees & brush that we knew would be in the way of the home. They had all the right equipment for heavy duty bush hogging, and they were even set up to deal with all the rock they encountered on the property.