| Homesteaders settling in the territories of the | | | | the damp soil. Most often, rock or stone were used |
| American West traditionally built log cabins; durable, | | | | for the log cabin foundation. Then the builder would |
| rainproof, and inexpensive. Today, eco-friendly and | | | | square off each log and make round cuts on the top |
| rustically charming, log cabins with their distinctive | | | | and bottom of each end. Then he assembled the |
| handcrafted appearance seem to be making a | | | | logs so that round cuts would fit together. The logs |
| comeback, with luxurious features such as whirlpools, | | | | were secured together with wood sticks. The |
| skylight windows and heated patios.Swedish colonists | | | | remaining spaces were filled with insulation materials |
| built the first log cabins in North America at the | | | | such as clay or mud. The windows and doors were |
| beginning of the 18th century. The design of the log | | | | simply cut out, and a fireplace was built |
| cabins was influenced by typical North European | | | | afterwards.Thanks to new construction technologies |
| farm-houses until the introduction of the Homestead | | | | and an increased attention to all things eco-wise and |
| Act. According to which, new colonists had to build | | | | natural, log cabins are gaining in their popularity. |
| their homes of a specific size with at least one | | | | Well-constructed, weather-proof log cabins today can |
| window. These old log cabins had just one room, a | | | | be built and styled similar to conventional houses. |
| spacious porch, and an elevated area for | | | | Among the advantages of log cabins and homes, |
| sleeping.Building the frontier style log cabin was quite | | | | experts list remarkable weather-proofing qualities |
| easy and required only a few days. First of all, the | | | | with little insulation and low building costs. In addition |
| builder settled a solid foundation to keep logs above | | | | to that log cabins require little maintenance. |