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Nowadays, log cabins are used in addition to the main house. Some people use their log cabin as a holiday home and they are usually designed in the traditional rustic house style, native to America.

Log cabins are seen as strong, reliable and environmentally friendly, log cabins are often used in the branding for various companies and organisations.

If you’ve never experienced life in a log cabin, you should ‘test the water’ before buying, by renting a holiday log cabin.

The modern types of log cabins are called the log home. These are usually made of milled logs. The interior and exterior of the log home are visible.

The modern version of a log cabin is the log home which is a house built most often from premilled logs.

Another consideration is the source of the logs and the labor required to build the structure. If timber is not enough in the area, then the size of the log cabin is usually smaller.

Log cabins are a fantastic way to offer additional accommodation to visiting guests.

However, if you have any doubts or live in a conservation area or a listed building, you should contact your local planning office.

Log cabin homes are just like log homes, but the only difference is they are comparatively smaller and more rustic.

With wood being such a light friendly material log cabins and timber buildings generally are very light buildings. With such a great choice of windows there is no excuse for dark or cold rooms.

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