Log Homes - How To Plan, Design and Build Your Custom Log Home!

Living in a beautiful log home is a dream come true for more and more people every year. But, having the opportunity to plan, design and build your own log home or cabin is a treat in itself.

However, planning and building your own home can be extremely overwhelming. There's so many things to consider and do it can be hard to tell where to start. The building process is much more than just looking at some log home plans.

Very few people actually do the physical building themselves. More than likely you will use designers, contractors, builders and maybe even an architect. You will, no doubt, want to know who the top log builders are.

But, even if you hire out most everything, you need to know much of what is involved in log home construction to ensure that you get the quality, well-designed home you've been dreaming of.

Then, there is the unique aspects of log home financing. Yes, there are some things you must know when trying to finance your log home.

Another area that is important to understand is log home maintenance and how to preserve the beauty of your new residence.

That's why we've created this website. To give you a great starting place on your journey toward your new log home. You'll find essential information you need on such topics as:

• building tips for log homes
• financing your log home
• interior design considerations
• exterior design considerations
• dealing with contractors
• log home or cabin maintenance
• floor plans
• working with builders
• various home styles
• log home construction
• cost savings tips
• and much, much more

You'll find expert tips coming right from contractors and builders. And you'll find out just what other log home builders, like you, wish they would have done differently so you won't make their mistakes.

Also, we would be remiss if we didn't give you a working knowledge of timber frame home design as timber frames are very popular and can be absolutely spectacular. Some of the most beautiful homes we've seen were of this style.

The navigation menu on the left will take you to any of the major sections of our website. There, you will find useful info and other related articles. For those articles that don't seem to have a natural "home", we've put them in the log home articles section.

So, browse our site and check out our recommended resources and you'll be well on your way to planning, designing, and building a beautiful log home or cabin.