Hello, This channel is about how we build our log homes in northern MN. My father has been building log homes for 33 years and my brother and I grew up in the business. With this channel we will share how we hand scribe and cut out logs to fit nice and tight on the log house. I will also break down all the costs that go with building a log home so if you are interested in a log cabin or home you will have an idea of the work that goes into one and also a budget.
I'm looking to build something in the UP over north of Mackinac Bridge. Wondering if you would travel that far to deliver and set up a cabin? Looking for something up at least 750 ft.² probably more in the range of 1000 ft.².
I’m really interested in building my own cabin one someday. How do you guys go about finding land? Or best deals on land to build a cabin? Is there anything in particular that one should look for when looking for land?
You should build a cabin. You will love it. As for land I have a realtor friend who let's me know about land for sale before it hits the market. You definitely want high land with some solid standing trees. What state are you in?
I made a pretty handy chisel mortiser for this. It's on my son's RU-vid channel, Colorado Grown. It's on a short. Harbor freight chisel mortisor in a handheld hammer drill. Works awesome and it's fast. That's some pretty handy chainsaw work! I'd run it down the side of the wall for sure when it jumped doing a plunge cut like that!
I am about two years from being ready to have a log home built. I have watched several of your videos and certain you do quality work. I realize you are in Minnesota and a small family business, but I thought I would ask anyway. I live in NE Wyoming, would you be willing to build that far from home?
@@phillipeloghomes about 1500 square feet. Modeled very similar to the one in this video. Like the loft upstairs and would want the master bedroom and bath up there.
Boy, this is not to brag but to show the differences in different parts of the country. We are building a 27x27 modified cape, one and 1/2 bedrooms with 1.5 baths. We are gathering bids as we speak. My quotes so far. septic 3 bedroom, $35K; well, $22K include 50" line to cellar and Gould tank; 500 ft driveway 12' wide, foundation 8' walls with walkout cellar, tree work, site work, all excavating, trench for underground power though no wire pull $75K; plumbing bid $18.5K. I think I'm going to pack it in, sell the 100 acres and move to northern Min. EDIT: a few more quotes came in. $25500 drywall, $30K for Forced hot air/ac; We just received our exaggerated HIGH budget from our friend/builder of $598K for a completed house, not counting the land. TIME TO SELL AND MOVE!
Oh wow! Those are some big numbers. There are not a lot of high paying jobs up here in Northern Minnesota, so most people would not be able to afford to live with those prices lol. Every one here is pretty reasonably affordable
@@phillipeloghomes I'm retired so I can go anywhere though I do have my better half to contend with. What county or area do you live so I can investigate land prices.. I'm just being noisy.
I am building a small, modified cape this October: 27x27, one bedroom, cathedral ceiling in the entire upstairs. We'll be sprayfoam the 12/12 pitch roof rafters. I am guessing you're in the same climate zone that I am here on the CT/MA border. Our code R-value needs to be R-60. How did SF. meet the code? Is there a different formula for SF R value? I thought it's R-7 per inch? Thanks in advance I just watched your finished tour.
Our code is R40 which I would need 2x12 rafters. We don't really have inspections up here in our small town. My roof is R24 amd I would bet 75% of the houses up here do not have R40 in their roof lol
@@phillipeloghomes I KNOW spray F. is so much better than batt hey they apply the same R value. When heat or cold hits batt ins. especially with a good wind the R value drops dramatically. Ya know, maybe our R value is 40 for a cathedral ceiling.
We get them from beltrami state forest just south of us 10miles. We will buy our own state sales of timber or buy them from other loggers if they are in good pine
I can see it now when you block the laser line. I guess it looked weird that you can’t see a cloud of chips being shot out, but if you watch in the light you can see some. You sure do some beautiful work.
We are looking to get a 36x44 log home with a loft. We are very flexible on the timeframe as we will be working on the clearing the area for the building this summer and getting a slab poured. We were figuring Fall of ‘25 or spring ‘26 depending on your availability. Thanks
@@robertlawler1387 Open lofts look fantastic,. Forget privacy! If you've never had a bedroom in an open loft you may not understand what I am going to say. This is NOT a knock on this beautiful home. But if you heat with wood you cannot sleep up there in the winter. If it's 80 deg. down stairs it's 95 up!
