[OneVike]

They have come a long way in making Log Homes worth building and buying. I remember back in the 70’s and 80’s and 90’s a man would be a fool to buy one. But the technology is so advanced now, you can get a Log house that is as good as any well built house.

[Viking2002]

With the computer-controlled cutting and treating technology, new methods of lagging and gasketing the logs, all of the available log profiles, and options you can purchase, you can buy a kit online, have it delivered to a perc-tested site, bring a crew in, the utility companies right behind, and have the fireplace blowing smoke in a matter of a few weeks. The biggest knock on a log home is still the financing and homeowner's insurance. For years I wanted a hand-peeled log home made out of cyprus or cedar with a Swedish cope profile, but as I've gotten older, I've broadened my tastes a bit, considering that I'd spend a lot of time in it. The one thing I won't compromise on is to have it in the hills back home somewhere. I'd take an A-frame with load-bearing open beams and not complain. But a prow front is out. I've never found them to be aesthetically pleasing, although your mileage may vary. And anyone who hangs sheetrock inside a log home is missing the whole point. I don't care if the interior is finished with T&G pine, I want all wood.