Here is another story of relentless drive that makes log home dreams come true. One man bought a log home kit and he has been trying to get it up all by himself. Progress has been slow, but project is moving on with the little help of good old elbow grease.
Dennis Morris bought his log home kit from Quail Creek Log Homes and he has been getting advice from there during the building process. Moreover, he has been contracting some of the work out. Check out the details over here.
Check out this encouraging story of two men who built log home without any builder experience. It was a long process, well planned and lots of fun (tiring too).
Log home floor plan designing took years, but they had time because they were expecting their stored poplar logs to dry and shrink. Finally the building started. They hired a builder to construct the concrete foundation and block basement, and their families and themselves did the log work.
This article shows us that anyone can do it, but only if there is the will to do it. (Edited 2010 – looks like the article is no longer online)