What does a log cabin cost? Well, that depends on the size, of course. To give you an idea, I can build you a 16 x 24 foot cabin with 1 1/12 inch tongue and groove floor, 3/4 v-joint ceiling and a hand-made door for $28,000.
There are many things that affect cost, like doors and windows; you’ll want to buy those according to how your cabin will be used. You might prefer hardwood floors, for example, and the roof can be insulated to R12, R24 or R32. You may wish to hire a finishing carpenter to build the inside of the cabin, cabinets, maybe a fancy set of stairs up to the loft. Those costs are in addition to the cost of the basic cabin. But I’ll guarantee you good value and a great little home. You may wish to do all the finishing yourself, at your own speed and I’m totally down with that, as my son might say.
Size matters, of course. I’m equipped to craft a decent-sized building and get it to your site. If you want something larger than I can handle, I’ll still build it for you, to the same high standard, but we’ll have to hire a larger truck and maybe, if it’s really big, a larger crane, to erect your home.
It will take me about 4 months to build your cabin. Once we’ve agreed on the basic plan, I’ll hand-pick logs from my inventory of dry logs. This is wood that was hand-logged by me, using eco-friendly logging methods and was 100% replanted. These logs were all cut, then sat for a year. Then they were peeled and sat for another year, so they have 8-12% moisture content, perfect for log home construction.
I build your cabin at my Medicine Lake site, then truck it to your land and reassemble it. Your cabin can be a skid building or it can be placed on a foundation. Site preparation is your responsibility, but I can provide site prep as a separate service if that’s what you require. I’m completely self-contained, so no power is required on site to erect your cabin.
When you plan your house, you figure out what windows and doors go where and what size you’d like. You need to buy these and provide the measurements, so I can cut the openings in the walls for a perfect fit. You can also save a lot of money and get some fine products by buying either off-fits (those are windows where the contractor didn’t measure twice and cut once, if you know what I mean...) or recycled windows and doors. Great opportunity to support your local Habitat For Humanity Restore.
