Log Home Articles
- Information on Building Your New Log Cabin
- Building a Successful Log Home
This article, written by company owners Dennis and Anne-Marie Anderson, emphasizes the realistic factors, cost and price of building a new log home. (Large File 6mb) - How Much Does It Cost to Build a Handcrafted Log Home?
This electronic brochure describes our pricing structure as well as the factors affecting the cost of your new home. - Log Builder Interview Form
Download this comprehensive checklist to use when interviewing your log home builder.
- Standard Plan Revision: Save Money, Get What You Want
The editors of Log Homes Illustrated detail for you how to adjust a standard log cabin plan instead of creating a new custom log home plan.
- Building a Successful Log Home
- Information on Log Home Green Building
- Going Green with your Log Home Dream
Green building practices are the wave of the future. This article discusses the green build, sustainable products and techniques utilized in log home construction. By Dennis and Anne-Marie Anderson. - Todays Log Homes Go Green
A great article focusing on the 10 ways to save energy and "green" your log home. By the National Association of Home Builders.
- Going Green with your Log Home Dream
- Information on Log Home Heating, Cooling, Energy Performance and R-Values
- The Energy Performance of Log Homes
This informative article by the National Association of Home Builders documents and explains the energy efficiency and thermal mass benefits of log homes.
- The Energy Performance of Log Homes
- Information on Log Home Finishes, Treatments, Staining and Chinking
- Exterior Finishes for Log Homes
This article, reprinted by the International Log Builder's Association, discusses the best finishes and treatments for log homes. - The Preservation and Maintenance of Log Structures
An excellent article by the Log Home's Council on maintaining log homes and cabins. - The Prevention of Air and Water Filtration
An excellent explanation of various chinking, caulking, finishes and treatments for log homes and cabins.
- Exterior Finishes for Log Homes
- Using Beetle Kill Products and Blue Stain Pine for Building Log Cabins
- Log-lathing operation going under: Construction-ready beetle-kill logs on sale for half price
This short article from Summit Daily News describes that even in the mist of an economic downturn, Jeremiah Johnson Log Homes is continuing to build utilizing beetle kill products....with an added savings to consumers. - Frequently Asked Questions about the Mountain Pine Beetle and the Utilization of Blue Stained Lodgepole Pine Timber in Colorado.
This is an informative article specifying the structural integrity of blue stain, beetle kill Lodgepole Pine. In addition, scientific study results are presented.
- Log-lathing operation going under: Construction-ready beetle-kill logs on sale for half price
- Information on the Fire Resistance of Log Homes
- The Fire Resistance of Log Walls
Reprinted from the International Log Builder's Association, this article summarize the fire resistance of log homes and cabins. - The Fire Performance of Log Walls
Another excellent article by the Log Home's Council discussing how log walls resist fire.
- The Fire Resistance of Log Walls
- Additional Log Home Information
- Local "Green" Log Home Company Receives National Honor
This article discusses the induction of Jeremiah Johnson Log Homes into the National Home Builder's Association Log Home's Council. We are only the third log home company in Colorado ever to be invited into this prestigious organization. Why choose anyone else? - Appraising Log Homes
An overview of the log home industry and log home appraisals by the Log Home's - A Glossary of Log Building Terms
This is a wonderful guide to use when reviewing your log package, kit and builder estimates and proposals.
- Local "Green" Log Home Company Receives National Honor
