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 ...

With temperatures dropping in the Northern Hemisphere, this is the time of year when many people start processing firewood for the coming winter months. For the city folks, that means chopping a tree ...

In this episode, we install a bug screen on the front porch and set up a birdfeeder. We enhance the garden by planting strawberries, herbs, rhubarb, and other vegetables. We also construct a proper ...

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 ...

In this episode, we build the rest of our first floor by notching and installing 20 more floor joists into the girders. The middle 10 floor joists are installed similarly to the first 10 shown in ...

Summertime and the living is, well, hot—which makes a roaring campfire a bit of a problem. But if you lay the right foundation, you can build a great summer blaze that puts out plenty of light with ...