Wood & Logs
As you're planning your log home or cabin, are you looking for a darker wood or a lighter wood? Do you want a knotty grain or a smoother finish? There are many log and wood options to choose from when buying or building a log home or log cabin. Here's a look at some of the options for wood species, log styles, log treatments and more for log homes.
Engineered timbers offer log home buyers another wood option.
Shape and corner systems are not only essential to log home construction; they make a design statement.
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A quick guide on the difference between machine-milled and handcrafted log homes. Find out which building process works for you!
How your logs intersect at the corners is one of the most defining features of your home. Check out these different style options.
Not quite sure how a log home becomes a log home? Here's a basic guide on the whole process!
Your log profile will influence how the logs are fitted together horizontally. Here are the most common techniques.
The size and shape of the logs play a big part in your home's look and function. Here's how to navigate your log profile options.
Learn more about the ins and outs of wood species, their characteristics and what it takes to make them part of your log home.
Check out these 7 popular log home wood species to build the right home for you and your family.
Logs soak up moisture and can cause rot. Learn about the sealing process and more.
If your log home exterior has degraded wood, we have a few methods to getting the wood to look like new again.
Ever wonder why some logs have cracks in them while others don't? Find out how this happens and when you need to be concerned.
When it comes to building your dream home, does the shape of the log determine the quality of the house?
There’s been a lot of talk lately about exotic wood. It intrigues buyers and creative home builders, and that curiosity leads t...
What does heart wood and sap wood mean for your house?
Learn about early wood and late wood so you pick the best type of log for your dream home.
