Log Cabins for Sale

Log Construction Manual: The Ultimate Guide to Building Handcrafted Log Homes

"A log cabin is a small house built from logs. It is a fairly simple type of log house; they were built both in rural areas and in cities in timber-rich regions, around the world, but particularly in the northern hemisphere. Log structures in the US were first constructed by Swedes in what is now Wilmington, Delaware, c. 1638, and as such were not used by the first English settlers in the United States. There are few log cabins that date from the 18th century still standing in the US; most were not intended as permanent dwellings and as time passed they were often converted into out buildings for coops, animal shelter or other utilitarian uses.

Log cabins were built from logs laid horizontally and interlocked on the ends with notches (British English cog joints), although there are many log cabins that are laid up without notches and simply spiked together. This is not common as it is not as structurally sound as notched log walls, but modern building methods allow this short-cut.

The most important aspect of cabin building is the site upon which the cabin was built. Site selection provided the cabin with both sun, light and drainage to make the inhabitants better able to cope with the