Log Cabin CompaniesSelection, Convenience and VersatilityLog cabin companies can supply your cabin dream home by adapting one of their stock cabin floor plans or by working with you to create a unique custom log home. They offer an incredible supply of cabin designs and floor plans for different sizes and layouts. Manufacturers of Log CabinsThere are hundreds of companies that build log cabin kits and thousands of log cabin dealers and log home dealers. Typically the biggest log cabin companies like Kuhns Bros., Katahdin Cedar Log Homes, Ward Log Homes, Fireside Log Homes, Lindal Cedar Homes, Wisconsin Log Homes, Wilderness Log and Timber Company, Strongwood Log Homes and others will have a national presence and regional representation by log cabin dealers.Log Cabin DealersIf you already have your heart set on a particular log cabin company, you can look up their nearest affiliate from lists of log cabin dealers. Look in the back of Log Home Living magazine, for example, and search by state for your area.Alternatively, check this out on the web by searching for log cabin dealers. Each of those log home dealers have experience with the log home company that they represent and can explain fully the various log cabin home designs, floor plans, log building systems, log styles, wood species and log packages that they offer. In fact, many times people enjoy the whole log cabin building process so much that they end up working for the log cabin manufacturer by representing them as a dealer in their region. If you’re looking for this kind of opportunity, click here. Log Home KitsLog packages or log cabin kits generally come in three basic configurations:You can save money on your log cabin kit by keeping your design simple and following our other tips for saving money. Cabin Floor PlansLog cabin companies all have standard log home designs and cabin floor plans but usually have no problem adapting and tweaking those plans to meet your site conditions, building requirements and aesthetic demands. In fact, it’s very rare for log home companies to send out standard cabin packages without some changes to the plans.Log home package companies have designers, architects and engineers on staff that can make changes to their existing plans and ensure that the new design meets code. Another great option is to design your own cabin floor plans using log home design software. There are several options available and these powerful tools allow you to see your final dream cabin before it's built. You can see your designs in 3-dimensions and swoop through the rooms on a virtual tour. Log Cabin DecoratingEven if you go with a standard stock cabin floor plan from a log cabin kit company, you still have unlimited choices when it comes to log cabin decorating and customizing the cabin to meet your log home interior design needs.You could purchase a log cabin shell or even a dry-in package and still have full freedom to install custom cabinets, interior doors, design the perfect stone fireplace, choose your favorite hardwood flooring and brighten up the place with rustic log cabin light fixtures. Log cabin companies offer many options to help fulfill your log cabin dreams. Select a local log cabin dealer who understands building in your area and take advantage of the experience and resources of the log home companies they represent. They have been down this road many times and can help you along the way. Further Resources: Step by Step Guide to Saving Money Building a Stone Fireplace Tips on Designing Your Log Home Learn About Financing Your Log Cabin Learn How To Build a Cabin at a Log Home Building School Efficient Design with Small Cabin Plans Log Cabin Building Tips Return from Log Cabin Companies page to Log Home Manufacturers page Return from Log Cabin Companies page to Log Cabin Connection home
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