Robert Chambers, a master of the no-chink log home construction method, says if done correctly, log homes shouldn't be drafty. In fact, according to his book "Log Construction Manual," a well ...

Learn how to build a log cabin from trees on a budget using local materials, traditional hand tools, and hard work while embracing the land. Read more.

I bought land in rural Vermont, felled trees, and built a simple log structure. This is how I did it.

Back in the early 1900s when workers trudged up the mountainside to first build Glacier National Park’s Sperry Chalet, they were mostly limited to building materials nearby.