The older I get, the more I become convinced that the best thing for me is to move the hell away from everyone. Someplace quiet, deep in the woods, with naught but some billionaire jerk's ...

Of course, you could avoid the customized route and instead build a log cabin that’s far cheaper than $300 per square foot. You may save money with a prefab log cabin or a log cabin kit.

Through the decades, the Albemarle County author and master craftsman has built and restored more than 450 log, stone and post-and-beam structures throughout the country. He is widely recognized as ...