Customer Reviews

The Owner-Built Log House: Living in Harmony With Your Environment

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A classic from the a master log builder. Lots and lots of color pictures and great easy to read diagrams. For those who really want to build there own log cabin themselves. Deals mostly with hand scribed round log construction. A+

I am an electrician and not a home builder. And while I can frame a wall or build a shed fairly well I won't pretend that I could build an entire home without technical help. One day I would like to build a small log cabin with my family, even if it takes years. This book along with a few others that I read basically assumes that the reader will build a log home with the help of some contractors and even gives tips on being a GC. And while that is probably good advice to find the best and most experienced people to help build this home it isn't very pioneer.
If you are looking to build a log home as your primary residence than by all means read this book and others like it. If you are looking to build a small place and have fun doing it there are other books out there that are better suited.

A great book! From the guy that started the whole log building
industry 30 years ago and continues to teach it worldwide. The main point here that Mr. Mackie
illustrates is that you can do it yourself and that what you get is so much more than just a house.It's a lifestyle!Just the kind of message people need these days when everything is so high tech. Wood is good for the soul!! Keep up the good work Allan!

This book is a wealth of information for a first time log cabin builder. Charts, suggestions, tools, pictures. My husband and I are using this book to build our cabin. Highly recommended!

We plan on building our own small log cabin. I've purchase two books so far and we already know that this book will be the one we use to build our home. The diagrams are wonderful and the directions are easy even for those of us (namely my husband and I) who have absolutely NO building experience... Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us all. I'm planning on buying his other book, Building with Logs.

A very easy to read book(although technical in places) for the person serious about building your own log house. Beautiful photos make dreaming easy in this book.