Log House Plans

There are two kinds of log homes: “handcrafted” and “milled.” Handcrafted log homes are made of logs that have been peeled, but are unchanged from their original natural appearance. Milled log homes are constructed of logs that have been run through a manufacturing process to remove natural imperfections and convert them into timbers that are consistent in size and appearance. Handcrafted log homes appeared in North America in the early 1700s. In the 1920s, the first milled log house plans appeared using logs that were precut and shaped. Most log style homes today are the milled variety because they require less labor-intensive fieldwork.