| Homesteaders settling in the territories of the | | | | Among the advantages of log cabins and homes, |
| American West traditionally built log cabins; durable, | | | | experts list remarkable weather-proofing qualities |
| rainproof, and inexpensive. Today, eco-friendly and | | | | with little insulation and low building costs. In addition |
| rustically charming, log cabins with their distinctive | | | | to that log cabins require little maintenance. |
| handcrafted appearance seem to be making a | | | | A hundred years ago a log builder lived in almost all |
| comeback, with luxurious features such as whirlpools, | | | | rural neighborhoods, so learning to build a log cabin |
| skylight windows and heated patios. | | | | was easy - people simply followed the way he built. |
| Swedish colonists built the first log cabins in North | | | | Today, log cabin enthusiasts have access to |
| America at the beginning of the 18th century. The | | | | hundreds of log cabin building manuals and resources |
| design of the log cabins was influenced by typical | | | | from all over the world. |
| North European farm-houses until the introduction of | | | | Log cabin factory kits are a practical solution for the |
| the Homestead Act. According to which, new | | | | log cabin devotee. Log packages with complete |
| colonists had to build their homes of a specific size | | | | instructions can be found online from as low as |
| with at least one window. These old log cabins had | | | | $5,000, but the complete cost of the building can go |
| just one room, a spacious porch, and an elevated | | | | twice as high. To the price of the log cabin kit you |
| area for sleeping. | | | | should add the costs of the assembly and the |
| Building the frontier style log cabin was quite easy | | | | installation of plumbing, electricity, heating and other |
| and required only a few days. First of all, the builder | | | | "luxuries". The happy owner of the log cabin can |
| settled a solid foundation to keep logs above the | | | | actually decrease the costs by participating in the |
| damp soil. Most often, rock or stone were used for | | | | construction, even though most log building |
| the log cabin foundation. Then the builder would | | | | companies can provide a team of contractors to |
| square off each log and make round cuts on the top | | | | raise the log cabin. In any case, the modern log cabin |
| and bottom of each end. Then he assembled the | | | | can be built from scratch in less than two weeks. |
| logs so that round cuts would fit together. The logs | | | | Once a popular vacation dwelling located in the scenic |
| were secured together with wood sticks. The | | | | outback, log cabins are becoming popular residence |
| remaining spaces were filled with insulation materials | | | | choices for many families. More than 90 per cent of |
| such as clay or mud. The windows and doors were | | | | all log homes are currently used as a primary |
| simply cut out, and a fireplace was built afterwards. | | | | residence, and many of these log homes are built in |
| Thanks to new construction technologies and an | | | | metropolitan areas. Often, when people build the log |
| increased attention to all things eco-wise and natural, | | | | cabin for vacation getaways places, they eventually |
| log cabins are gaining in their popularity. | | | | move into their log homes because of their casual |
| Well-constructed, weather-proof log cabins today can | | | | rugged charm and convenience. |
| be built and styled similar to conventional houses. | | | | |