TRUNK ROAD -- Forget the air compressor. Leave the cordless drill at home. All you really need to build a good quality, ultra-efficient heat-retaining log building is a muscular chain saw, a few hand ...

The author, Roy Trembath, built his log home in South Africa out of eucalyptus trees, an invasive species. I have built a mortgage-free home. And even better than that, I have so far taught more than ...

This is the beginning of a series discussing tools used in the process of log building. Of course, a lot of these tools can be used for many other applications, but log building will be the main focus ...

HAMILTON - Rocky Mountain Log Homes received three national homebuilding awards in the 2012 Jerry Rouleau Awards for excellence in marketing and home design, presented by the Building Systems Councils ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Among the beachfront villas and Parisian flats that hardworking folks tend to think of as “dream homes,” the image of a cozy log cabin surrounded by quiet ...

Tar River Log Homes has seen firsthand how this planning-first mindset helps builders stay confident and prepared. By focusing on wholesale pricing, straightforward estimates, and a clear six-step ...

We confess. We are guilty. Think of the gorgeous log and timber frame homes that are featured in newspapers, magazines and all those home and garden TV shows. The log homes are usually huge, accented ...

SIDNEY — The model house is the office of Hilltop Log & Timber Homes, which relocated from Bowdoinham in January. The 24-year-old company will celebrate Christmas in Sidney for the first time this ...