What is the average cost per square foot to build a log home? And is it more expense than building a traditional home?
A lot more labor and material is involved in a log home. In most conventional stick-built homes, you are using 2X framing with insulation, sheathing, house wrap and vinyl siding. In log construction, you are using solid logs stacked horizontally, with caulking and lag screws. Each row has to be carefully set, level and square. Rows have to be pre-drilled for electrical outlets, as once the wall is constructed it is very hard, if not impossible, to go back for electrical runs. Typically, we tend to see items that would be upgrades in conventional homes are considered standard in log homes. These include hardwood or tile flooring, custom cabinets, counters such as granite or siltstone, 6-panel solid core interior doors, and high performance, low-E windows. Even interior walls and ceilings are usually tongue and groove with beams and limited sheet-rock, instead of complete sheetrock walls in conventional stick-built homes. Most designs have cathedral/vaulted ceilings in some part of the h
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