Breckenridge Real Estate Blog

Log cabins are becoming a thing of the past. Make way for log homes.

Homes constructed primarily of cedar, pine or spruce logs aren’t just for vacation retreats anymore. They can serve as second homes or, as is the case with some nature-loving baby boomers, a primary home complete with modern amenities.

Interest in log homes is on the rise. A 2004 report by the Log Home Living Institute shows 26,093 log homes were built in the U.S. in 2003. In the mid- 1980s, that number was about 15,000.

Colorado ranks seventh in the nation in log-home sales volume and 16th in consumer interest, according to the report. While log homes make up just 7 percent of the custom homebuilding market, their numbers are growing, says Jeremy Bertrand, executive director of the Log Homes Council.Log homes can cost 5 percent to 50 percent more than traditional homes, according to Log Home Illustrated. Labor and material cost differences and the possibility of custom features such as cathedral ceilings help explain the price disparity.

Computer-aided designs and technological advances with wood-cutting tools mean better constructed, virtually draft-free homes. Such improvements have enhanced log homes’ reputation, Bertrand says. That, in turn, makes such homes more appealing to homeowners.

Logs’ thermal-mass properties don’t need any tweaking. The logs’ natural density keeps generated heat indoors more easily and the sun’s blistering rays out in the summer.

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