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.

The materials used to build log cabins come from sustainable forests, where indigenous woods are grown, giving the greatest consideration for the environment. Not only warmer, but more environmentally friendly as well.

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

There are few log cabins that date from the 18th century still standing in the US.

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.

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.

During the early centuries, log cabins are usually used as homes, barns and storage purposes.

There are also a lot of luxury cabin homes that were constructed. During the middle of 1980, around 15,000 log cabins/houses were sold every year.

The very first log cabins in the United States were built by the Swedes approximately around the year 1638 in the area that has come to be known as Wilmington, Delaware.

In the middle of the 18th century, elaborate log cabins began to be constructed, known as the Adirondack style of cabins.