Todd Gailey has been helping PrecisionCraft clients realize their dream home for over 20 years. During that time he has helped hundreds of clients fulfill their dreams of a custom log or timber frame home.
“If you are ready to start the design phase of your custom timber home or just have questions, I look forward to guiding you through our process.”
Idaho is PrecisionCraft’s home state — and it shows. Our facility is based here, and our team has been designing and building timber frame homes and custom log homes in Idaho for over 30 years. That local depth means we understand Idaho’s building environments in a way that out-of-state competitors simply cannot match: the snowpack loads in the Sawtooth Valley, the fire-code requirements in Blaine County, the site-access challenges in Valley County’s backcountry, and the permitting rhythms in resort markets like McCall and Sun Valley.
Our in-house M-T-N Design architectural team has created award-winning projects across the full geographic spread of the state, from Sandpoint custom homes perched above Lake Pend Oreille in the north, to Sun Valley timber frame fishing cabins in the Wood River Valley, to handcrafted log lodges in Island Park’s pine forests at the edge of Yellowstone. This isn’t a market we service from a distance. Idaho is where we live, where we build, and where our most extensive project portfolio exists.
As one of the most experienced log home builders in Idaho, PrecisionCraft offers the full spectrum of service, from architectural design and precision fabrication through complete general contracting under our Design-Fabricate-Build program. Whether your site is a riverfront lot outside McCall, a ridge-top parcel above Coeur d’Alene, or a ranch property in the Magic Valley, our team has the regional knowledge and project depth to design and build a home that belongs there.
Featured Idaho Timber Frame Homes & Custom Log Cabin Projects
Situated in the Tributary golf community of Driggs, Idaho with front-row views of the western face of the Teton Range, this award-winning modern Idaho timber frame home proves that a single-level layout can live large. M-T-N Design maximized the footprint through a seamless indoor-outdoor connection, with an expansive patio that nearly doubles the usable living area in three-season weather. A 2023 NAHB Excellence in Timber Home Design award winner, this project sets the standard for contemporary custom log and timber homes in Idaho’s Teton Valley.
Set within the Teton Springs golf and resort community near Victor, Idaho, this custom log home in Idaho draws the eye immediately with its handcrafted log cross-braces — a signature structural detail visible through the great room’s main window wall. The Teton Range provides an unrivaled backdrop on clear days, framing the home’s primary views from the living spaces and master suite. A multiple NAHB award winner (2008, 2010, 2021), it stands as one of PrecisionCraft’s most decorated handcrafted log home projects in the region.
Located in Northern Idaho’s Silver Valley, the historic mining and outdoor recreation corridor east of Coeur d’Alene, this contemporary residence is a standout example of what a Sandpoint-area custom log home in Idaho can achieve through thoughtful material mixing. Square milled log walls provide structural warmth and texture, while beautifully detailed timber trusses overhead add architectural drama without visual weight. The combination reads as modern mountain without sacrificing the material authenticity that defines PrecisionCraft’s approach to Idaho timber frame and log construction.
Built in Pocatello in southeast Idaho, a gateway to the Caribou-Targhee National Forest and the Portneuf River drainage, this hybrid log and Idaho timber frame cottage demonstrates PrecisionCraft’s design range beyond resort-market mountain modern. European architectural influences like steeply pitched rooflines, arched window surrounds, and layered facade detailing combine with authentic custom log home materials to create a genuinely old-world character that stands apart from the region’s more typical mountain lodge vocabulary. Proof that Idaho log and timber construction suits a wide range of aesthetic visions.
Situated on the open prairie outside Cambridge in western Idaho’s Washington County with unobstructed views toward the Seven Devils and Hells Canyon country beyond, this family retreat shows that custom log homes in Idaho belong far beyond the resort corridors. PrecisionCraft’s design-fabricate-build approach delivered a mountain-quality structural shell to a rural site, demonstrating that our log home builders Idaho service extends into the agricultural heartland as readily as the alpine resort towns. A compelling case for clients building in Idaho’s less-trafficked western counties.
Top Idaho Locations for Custom Timber Frame Homes & Log Cabins
SUN VALLEY
Sun Valley and the greater Wood River Valley have been drawing discerning mountain home buyers for over 70 years, and the demand for a Sun Valley timber frame or log home has never been stronger. Ketchum’s compact downtown, the ski runs of Bald Mountain, and the Wood River’s blue-ribbon fly-fishing offer a year-round lifestyle that few mountain towns can match. The surrounding landscape of sagebrush hills giving way to dramatic peaks suits both traditional log lodge aesthetics and the clean-lined Mountain Modern timber frame style that M-T-N Design has refined over decades. PrecisionCraft has completed multiple award-winning projects like this residence in the Sun Valley and Ketchum area.
MCCALL
McCall sits on the south shore of Payette Lake in Valley County surrounded by dense ponderosa pine forest, the Payette River system, and winter snowfall totals that make it one of Idaho’s premier ski and snowmobile destinations. The town’s combination of lakefront access, four-season outdoor recreation, and genuine small-town authenticity makes a McCall log cabin one of the most sought-after mountain home investments in the state. PrecisionCraft’s Valley County experience runs deep: we understand the county’s build requirements, and our Design-Fabricate-Build program operates in this market under Idaho Contractor’s License #RCE-35401. From lakefront lots to ridge-top parcels above Brundage Mountain, our M-T-N Design team has placed homes in McCall’s most desirable settings. Check out the Donnelly Residence to see a nearby project we’ve completed.
ISLAND PARK
Island Park in eastern Idaho is one of the state’s most distinctive build destinations: a vast plateau of lodgepole pine, caldera lakes, and world-class trout streams at the edge of Yellowstone’s ecosystem. Henry’s Fork of the Snake River, among the most famous dry-fly fisheries in the world, flows through the area, and West Yellowstone is a short drive north. For clients drawn to total immersion in the natural world, Island Park delivers it more completely than almost anywhere in Idaho. The density of mature pine, the wildlife, and the proximity to Yellowstone make a custom log cabin in Idaho’s Island Park an especially compelling proposition for multigenerational legacy properties. Discover the Island Park Residence project to see what we’ve done in the area.
SANDPOINT
Sandpoint occupies one of the most geographically dramatic settings in the American Northwest — a compact mountain town on the north shore of Lake Pend Oreille, framed by the Cabinet and Selkirk ranges and anchored by Schweitzer Mountain Resort’s extensive ski terrain. Building a Sandpoint custom home means choosing from a diverse range of site types including lakefront parcels with Pend Oreille views, forested hillsides above town, and rural valley properties with full mountain backdrops. Northern Idaho’s building market tends to attract clients who prize privacy and landscape immersion above resort amenity density, and PrecisionCraft’s handcrafted and milled log programs are a natural fit for that sensibility. Our gallery includes completed projects in the greater Sandpoint region like the Sandpoint Residence.
SALMON
Salmon occupies a remote and spectacular position in central Idaho as a small ranching community at the confluence of the Salmon and Lemhi rivers, ringed by the Beaverhead Mountains to the east and the Frank Church–River of No Return Wilderness to the west. For clients who want genuine remoteness, properties measured in acres rather than fractions, sightlines unobstructed by neighboring structures and access to some of the most pristine backcountry in the lower 48, the Salmon corridor offers what the resort markets cannot. A custom log home in Idaho’s Salmon River Valley is a statement of priorities: land first, lifestyle second, proximity last. PrecisionCraft’s materials and design services reach this market, with construction coordination available through our BuilderSelect program.
Top Idaho Locations for Custom Timber Frame Homes & Log Cabins
Brundage Mountain Resort
Just outside McCall, Brundage Mountain is prized for its uncrowded slopes and legendary powder.
Tributary Resort
On the quiet west side of the Tetons, Tributary in Driggs combines championship golf with sweeping views of the range.
Whitetail Resort
Whitetail brings golf, lake access, and four-season recreation to the shores of Payette Lake in McCall.
River Ranch
Set along the water near McCall, River Ranch offers an easygoing connection to one of Idaho’s favorite mountain towns.
Tamarack Resort
Tamarack is Idaho’s four-season resort, with skiing above and Lake Cascade below near Donnelly.
Gimlet
Gimlet sits along the Big Wood River between Ketchum and Hailey, one of the Sun Valley area’s most established and scenic residential corners.
