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 ...

Some 20 years ago I built a log cabin the old way. It was a group effort; we were learning how to build a cabin from nationally known log cabin builder, Peter Gott. The cabin building project was ...

Learn how to build a cabin in the wilderness by watching the wind and light rotate through the property and following a cabin build from conception to completion. Long before I used string on stakes ...

Dear Stefan: You shouldn’t have any problem finding a reasonably priced builder for this type of project. Most would consider it to be a fun project and a welcome change from typical house ...

In this video, we begin our first major project of the year: a cabin extension. We start by cutting and debarking a tree near the cabin for lumber, using homemade wedges and a froe to split an 8-foot ...

Composed of straw-bale walls and salvaged materials, this Mojave Desert cabin tests how beauty and sustainability can thrive.

In this episode, we plane 1x3 rough cut cedar boards for use as paneling on the interior gable ends. A broken ladder caused an injury, halting progress for a week and impacting our timeline. After ...

As architects who ran their own firm for 26 years, Terri Cermak and Todd Rhoades have drafted blueprints for their fair share of clients. The opportunity to design for themselves came along when the ...