What does it take to build a log cabin from scratch? TikTok creator in.the.trough (@in.the.trough) showed exactly that with his off-grid winter project. The clip demonstrated everything, from ...

This Log Cabin Project has been a dream for several years, and the construction of a tiny log cabin from scratch using materials sourced from our land and hand tools (no chainsaw) is now a reality.

From October into November, my wife and I—and our two dogs—drove from New Mexico to Vermont to turn our unfinished 12-by-12 log cabin into a little off-grid home. We transformed it from the empty ...

Snow loads, –30 °C nights, and humid summer heatwaves test any cabin. A prefab kit that thrives in those extremes starts with a super-tight shell: thick wall assemblies, continuous insulation, and ...