While searching for a new home a few years ago, my wife and I toured a log cabin for rent in the mountains of western North Carolina. It was built with historic reclaimed wood, and the long, stacked ...

Dear Jim: I have thought about building a contemporary log home kit myself or using a builder. I am concerned about energy efficiency. Are solid logs the best way to go, and can I really build a kit ...

The Ottawa Lake log home sits on a partially wooded five-acre lot that has a 24-foot pool with pool house and a two-car garage with a garage workshop. There's also a 28-foot-by-36-foot pole barn and ...