Log and Timber Home Living

Log & Timber Home Living magazine is the ultimate guide to log, timber and hybrid homes. Expect expert advice on everything from floor plan design to materials and maintenance, as well as inspiring home tours, decorating ideas and more!

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Log and Timber Home Living

WHAT’S HAPPENING online

LABOR of LOVE • With 10,000 square feet that include a half basketball court and indoor pool, reader Joe Muller’s home is as impressive as his journey to build it himself.

SMARTER LAWN CARE • Those wide stretches of grass may look easy to maintain, but they can be a vulnerable part of your landscape. With a little TLC and these simple tactics, they can stay healthy.

THE REALITY OF COSTS • Our resident builder’s observations on what’s behind escalating construction costs.

How Labor Shortages Impact Financing

A Choreographed Timber Dance • How a timber frame is assembled and erected at the building site.

Learn the Craft for Yourself

NATURE AT YOUR DOORSTEP • From wrap-around porches to mudrooms built for après-adventure, these log and timber plans celebrate life outdoors.

ON VACATION AND OFF THE GRID • Handcrafted luxury frames up lakefront panoramas in this one-of-a-kind, self-sustained Oklahoma cabin.

where East meets West

Floors that Fit

Shower POWER

Smart Design the ADA Way

clear as a bell • A shared love of log homes brings a couple closer together as they build their dream retreat.

the VIEW from the TOP • In this West Virginia cabin retreat, weekends mean more than getting away from it all; they mean getting back to what really matters.

Log Home Maintenance HANDBOOK

10 Log Home Maintenance Myths • The 10 most common log home maintenance myths debunked.

Why Prevention is the Ultimate Maintenance Remedy • A restoration expert shares what you can do to prevent maintenance issues — and how to know when it may be time to call in the pros.

Stain with Certainty • A primer to finding the perfect shade to accentuate your home’s logs.

Prepping for Stain

THE IMPORTANCE OF A STAIN TEST

A Maintenance-Free Log Home? • Is that really possible? With a little forethought and planning, you can achieve a log home that’s easy to care for and wonderful to live in.

Your Seasonal Log Home Check-Up • Log home maintenance doesn’t have to be daunting, if you address it through easy seasonal check-up routines.

45 years of Excellence and Counting