Build Your Ranch in North Idaho

Coeur d’Alene, Hayden, Sandpoint and the lakes in between.
The builders, the plans and the first questions, all in one place.

Why here

Lake and timber country

Lake Coeur d’Alene. Lake Pend Oreille. Priest Lake. Forested mountains all around.

Builders here work in cedar, larch and fir, hand-scribed logs and river stone, and they build lodges that face the water.

Lake-home owners, families leaving the coast, and anyone looking for acreage outside Coeur d’Alene and Sandpoint.

The builders

North Idaho Builders We Love

Hand-picked for one reason: they build the kind of homes people dream about.

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Bonners Ferry, ID

Caribou Creek Log & Timber

Hand-scribed log homes and timber entries, crafted in the woods near Bonners Ferry.

Meridian, ID

PrecisionCraft Log & Timber Homes

Mountain lodges of heavy timber, log and stone, designed in-house and built in Idaho.

Sandpoint, ID

Ramey Construction Company

Timber-framed lodges with stone and window walls, from Priest Lake to Sandpoint.

Coeur d'Alene, ID

Edwards Smith Construction

Lake Coeur d’Alene estates with stone fireplaces, heavy beams and covered lakeside terraces.

Sandpoint, ID

Dana Construction Company

Rustic Sandpoint homes in timber frame and log, set against the mountains.

Elk, WA

Paradise Mountain Log & Timber Frame Homes

Handcrafted round-log homes and timber frames, built by one family since 1978.

Before you build

Plan Your North Idaho Ranch

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What does it cost to build on your land?

Land, site work, foundation, frame, finish. A plain-English walk through the numbers in Kootenai and Bonner counties.

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10 questions to ask a builder

What to ask before you sign, from the foundation to the warranty.

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Floor plans that have been built

Plans with real homes behind them, so you know they work.

Home Tour

See one that's already built

A custom log lodge on 130 private acres near Worley, with antler stair rails, antler chandeliers and Lake Coeur d’Alene spread out below.

Where we cover

Coeur d'Alene · Hayden · Rathdrum · Post Falls · Sandpoint · Sagle · Priest Lake · Harrison

Kootenai, Bonner and Boundary counties

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