Directions for How to Build a Cabin: 1. Designate a level 12×20-foot building site and position a cinder block at the four corners for this DIY cabin. Place two additional blocks an equal distance ...

Renovating an old, heritage log cabin, DIY style (and inexpensively), isn’t really something I had on my bucket list. Nor did I ever think I’d ever even live in one. But in 2008 when I decided to pack ...

Welcome to our Log Cabin Project, where we build a tiny log cabin from scratch using materials sourced from our land. In this episode, we notch logs for the first floor using hand tools such as saws, ...

At the age of 81, Charles “Mac” McRaven still can swing a goosewing broadax with the authority of a young Abe Lincoln. Through the decades, the Albemarle County author and master craftsman has built ...

Learn how to build a cabin in the wilderness by watching the wind and light rotate through the property and following a cabin build from conception to completion. Long before I used string on stakes ...

In this episode, we sheath the porch roof with 1-inch boards, install railings, and board up the bottom half of the walls. To prepare for mosquito season, we screen all gaps of the porch with ...

Summertime and the living is, well, hot—which makes a roaring campfire a bit of a problem. But if you lay the right foundation, you can build a great summer blaze that puts out plenty of light with ...