The heyday of the log cabin in North America was in the third and fourth quarters of the 19th Century, which corresponds to the widespread trek Westward after the Civil War.
In the middle of the 18th century, elaborate log cabins began to be constructed, known as the Adirondack style of cabins.
In terms of style log cabins dominate an outdoor setting.
You will find that some small log cabins can be the same price as a small home in the suburbs.
The most modern type of cabin is the modular log cabin. They are built with modular log cabin kits similar to the assembly of automobiles. The kits are made in factories and then delivered to the proposed site where it will be assembled. It is quick and easy to assemble.
Perhaps the ultimate use for a log cabin is as a holiday home. When the weather is at its best and you are lounging around in the sun, your log cabin can make you feel like you are a million miles from home, even if you are only at the end of the garden.
Garden sheds are, of course, the most popular garden buildings.
There are plenty of do-it-yourself log cabins on the market and you will find that most of them are very reasonable in price.
Some log cabins are big enough to have whirlpool tubs, skylights and many suburban niceties and creature comforts.
Two common styles of log cabins, classified on the basis of the style of their roofs, are the purlin style and the gable style.