There are many different types of log cabins for sale these days. You can find A-frames, single-family cabins, multi-family cabins, open floor plans and the traditional American log cabin.

Log cabins are renowned for their energy efficiency as timber is an excellent insulator - a 2.5cm log has a better thermal resistance than an 11.4cm brick, because the thousands of tiny air pockets trapped in every square inch of the wood's structure slow the transfer of heat though the log.

Log cabins are houses with very simple designs that are particularly popular in the northern hemisphere.

Log cabins are small hand-worked rustic houses. It is often called as the first generation home building that is somewhat impermanent, well-built and efficient.

Log cabin homes can be built with earth floors. However, people use foundations to keep out the dampness from the soil and also to make additional storage or cellar underneath the cabin.

The Homestead Act of 1862 influenced the design of America's log cabins. The Act gave "homesteaders" rights to open land, but required that they cultivate it and build homes at least ten by twelve feet in size, with at least one glass window.

The origins of log cabins are uncertain, though it is believed that the first log cabins were constructed in northern Europe in the Bronze Age.

There was a time in the 1800’s when log cabins were very basic and very cheap, but in today’s world log cabin prices can be a bit expensive.

It is believed that log cabins began to be constructed initially in the northern part of Europe, around 3500 BC.

Some log cabins are big enough to have whirlpool tubs, skylights and many suburban niceties and creature comforts.