Plan Your Log Home
Planning a log home or log cabin involves more than just the floor plan; here you'll find expert advice on everything you need to get started, including budgeting, buying land, geographic regions, choosing logs, and more.
Pitch Perfect: How to Get the Design for a Sloped Lot Just Right
Designing for a sloped lot has its ups and downs, but with creativity and proper planning, you can call a mountainside site home.
The Most Popular Log Home Floor Plans of 20
Shopping for the perfect plan? Here's what's inspiring other log home enthusiasts this year:
4 Favorite Floor Plans
From petite and practical to totally supersized, here are four floor plans worth a look!
How to Write a Personal Financial Statement
Completing a personal financial statement doesn’t have to intimidate. We break it down into the main components to help you nav...
10 Factors to Consider as You Plan Your Forever Home
Houses may be permanent, but they don’t have to be static. These concepts will help you plan now for the unforeseen future.
A Floor Plan Designed for Sharing
The Saga of the Self-Employed Borrower
How owning your own business impacts your ability to secure a home loan.
10 of Our Favorite Spacious Floor Plans
Take a peek at some our favorite floor plans 3,000 square feet and above.
Your Guide to Off-Grid Homes
Ready to go off-grid? Here's what you need to know to plan, build and enjoy an off-grid home!
What Is a Purchase Money Loan?
The flexibility and negotiability of this type of financing may make it a viable option for your log or timber home plans.
The Ground Rules on the Building Process
Expert advice on site specs, code compliance and the value of enlisting a structural engineer to approve your log or timber hom...
Inside the Floor Plan: A New Log Home With Historic Style
10 Dreamy Waterfront Locales, Perfect for Log Homes
Build your log or timber home in one of our favorite spots and plan for nothing but smooth sailing ahead.
Celebrate the Log Home Legacy
For nearly 10 years, the U.S. government has recognized the men and women who make log homes. Here’s why this benefits buyers.
Love Log Homes? Join the Neighborhood!
Trust us. You're going to want in on our new Facebook group for log home lovers.
Our Readers' Favorite Log Homes
Here are the log homes that stole readers' hearts in 2021.
Choosing the Right Home Equity Loan
Looking for a little extra cash? The answer may be close to home.