The typical price range to build a log cabin runs from $50,000 to $150,000, with customers around the country paying an average of $75,000. Some of the main contributing factors in the final cost ...

Learn how to build a log cabin from trees on a budget using local materials, traditional hand tools, and hard work while embracing the land. Living in a cozy little cabin nestled in the woods is part ...

In the previous entry, we discussed debarking spuds and drawknives. We’re going to continue discussing other ways to prepare your logs for the next step in log cabin building. This time we’re going to ...

The average person would most likely associate log cabin construction with pretty traditional technologies. Like, say, hand saws. Or, in really cutting edge circumstances, a carpenter’s square to get ...

Here's an automatic camaraderie builder: Shoulder your ridiculously heavy packs (did you really bring a bottle of wine?), step into your skis and breathe hard in the sharp air for a few miles till you ...

Ron Herbig’s handmade cabin in remote northeastern Washington. (Photo contributed by Ron Herbig) In the 1960s, while in college, I read “Walden” by Henry David Thoreau. He built a log cabin, lived by ...

This tiny home is brand new and can even be custom ordered to your needs! The manufacturer for this modular house is in partners with River Ridge Escapes where I toured the home. The model for this ...

Snow loads, –30 °C nights, and humid summer heatwaves test any cabin. A prefab kit that thrives in those extremes starts with a super-tight shell: thick wall assemblies, continuous insulation, and ...