| Do you dream of owning your own log home or | | | | dry-in an average size milled D-style home in less than |
| cabin? | | | | three months, after the log package has been |
| Living in a mountain retreat, lakeside resort, or | | | | delivered to the building site. A "Hybrid" (Log Accents |
| country ranch lifestyle, is continuing to grow in | | | | & Stick Frame Construction), should take a little |
| popularity. Studies show that people who trade their | | | | less time to dry-in. A do-it-yourselfer building a |
| urban lifestyle for a simpler, less stressful natural | | | | handcrafted home will take 6 to 8 months on a |
| setting, where they can relax more often, are also | | | | part-time building schedule, but you will be |
| living healthier lives, and actually live longer as a result! | | | | continuously saving a ton of money. |
| In recent years many of us are embracing this | | | | After dry-in is completed, it could take from 3-5 |
| lifestyle as never before. But...Many of today's | | | | months longer to finish or "turnkey" a milled style log |
| custom log home owners have become frustrated | | | | home or a "Hybrid". These time frames could be |
| with the cost and length of time it takes to build | | | | even longer if you are building a handcrafted log |
| their home. One would think that modern methods | | | | home. The handcrafted log cabin is the most time |
| should reflect shorter construction times, but custom | | | | consuming style of construction, but is widely |
| log homes today, on average, do take longer to build. | | | | accepted as the "Ultimate" in a unique one of a kind |
| This is due in part to some proven methods that | | | | log home or cabin. Weather, commute to the site, |
| cannot be improved upon, going back in history to | | | | suppliers, building inspectors, or other factors can |
| European craftsmanship, skills, and techniques still | | | | change this guideline. So...prepare yourself for this |
| used today in the effort required to properly build a | | | | journey, and you will ultimately enjoy the rewarding |
| quality custom home built to last. This approach | | | | experience of your own Log home Lifestyle, with |
| requires patience from the homeowner, but can lend | | | | your own design and tastes, in the home you really |
| itself to a beautiful dream home, with high quality of | | | | want and can afford to enjoy. |
| craftsmanship. | | | | How much does it cost to build a log home? |
| This is the standard of quality that folks today | | | | With this in mind....building a log home does not have |
| expect, but it comes with a price. You can avoid the | | | | to cost a fortune to become reality. If you choose |
| higher cost of building a custom log cabin by doing | | | | to do most of the work yourself, you can probably |
| most of the work yourself. It is possible to build a | | | | build your home for as little as $45 per sq. ft. On the |
| 1200 to 1500 sq. ft. Log Cabin for under $50,000 | | | | other hand, if you have all the work done by a |
| (land not included) | | | | builder, and purchase upscale fixtures and features, it |
| The right approach requires thought, creativity, and | | | | could cost $250 per sq. ft. or more. |
| an efficient, yet patient application of skills, but can | | | | Although to suggest a certain price per square foot is |
| be very rewarding due to the custom nature of a | | | | only a guideline/starting point, I do think that an |
| handcrafted home. Comparing a log construction time | | | | affordable custom log home without an owners |
| frame, with that of a Custom, stick-frame home, is | | | | participation can be built for around $110.00 - 150.00 |
| misleading. | | | | per sq. ft.... That is, if you don't go hog wild! |
| Custom log homes of equal square footage will | | | | Bear in mind that depending on where you are at, |
| always take a bit longer to build on average. A log | | | | you will always realize a larger home equity when you |
| builder with a good crew should be able to properly | | | | are building it yourself from scratch! |