There’s something deeply satisfying about building a home from the ground up,especially when it’s crafted from massive, natural logs that stand the test of time.Building a house out of large ...

When Pete Holmberg set out to build on an empty lot on the corner of Cajed Lane and Smithtown Road in Shorewood in the mid-1980s, he knew he wanted a log house. Holmberg's search led him to a ...

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 ...

Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. “We made sketches on graph paper and we had Wilderness Log Homes build it. It’s built with half logs, box car siding and cultured stone,” said Phyllis.

Heath Keffeler was at the annual Black Hills Home Builders Association Home Show on Saturday to attract customers for his cabinetry business, as well as to get a feel for the latest trends in ...

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 tools and some safety equipment.

In 2003, Tom and Beth Galati built their dream house — a frontier-style four-bedroom cabin in Mt. Jackson, Va. Like most log homes, it arrived in a kit — in this case, a $130,000 shipme… ...