- Planning Your Log Cabin
- Floor Plan and Design: talk the experts, download from internet;
- Zoning Laws/Building Codes: check with local permit department
- Land Selection: Forest
- Costs of a Log Cabin:
- Picking and Preparing the Logs
- Best tree species: Pine Trees
- Log calculator:
- Felling
- Debarking
- Drying
- Building the Foundation: A strong, durable and stable foundation should adhere to the 3-s rule; Subsidence – prevent subsidence when soil moves away from your cabin; Strength – strong enough to transmit the load from your cabin;Settlement – prevent your cabin from sinking into the ground.
- Laying the logs
- Sill the Logs
- Installing the Floor
- Log Wall Construction
- Log Cabin Notches
- Roof (Frame and Attach)
- Doors and Windows
- Log Cabin Exterior and Maintenance