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We have 3 in our current home and love them! Nice and bright and work well (of course when the sun is shinning!) But even on a cloudy day, they provide some light. We have one in the laundry room,...

Welcome Housetruckin! Along with my big brother (LHN) and all the others, welcome to the family! I'm just warning you now.....joining this group is going to change your life! We all know what you're...

Welcome Dan! Hope you find your new home here. I can relate to your love of the chinkless homes. We originally liked the chinkless, scribed homes as well. After spending a year here before taking the...

Sorry dazedandconfused! I didn't realize your were taking about "that" type of drip irrigation. Oh well, maybe somebody will find my post informative and helpful.

I have some experience with drip irrigation. I like it. It's not for every aspect of your landscaping, but for planters and trees, it works great. It uses less water than typical bubblers and the...

I can say LHN has definetly a slice of "paradise" there. I had the privilege of meeting him last week and seeing his place. I've enjoyed reading his posts and seeing his pics, but let me tell you,...

Logsurfer....I was in California for 42 years. When you live in California, you think that's the only place to live. You tolerate all the foolishness and governmeent control, high taxes, high crime...

As usual, great post LHN!

Glad to hear it Dane! We're all smiling with you! This is a wonderful journey and it only gets better! EDkemper is right! A lot of great people here to help you. You definately won't be alone in your...

Hey Poorsinner101!

Isn't life just "dragging on" now that you've signed up for the class???? Haha! Don't worry, it will get here soon and before you know it, you'll be telling everyone how great...

Poorsinner101!,

Glad you enjoyed this post. There are many more good ones on "the other side" after you take the class! You'll be amazed on how much information there is in the "Members Ony"...

That's why I left CA! You can have it! I think the quality of life has left CA a long time ago. Just my opinion. I tried to build a spec home one time in CA. I had to have soil tests, wildlife...

Hi Steve! I experience the same thing. After taking the time to writing a long post, I get the "not authorized" message when I go to send it and I have to log in again. What I've been doing is...

G'pa, I agree with you! We were fortunate enough to have the logging operation going on. As you probably know, when you have all the equipment in place, ie feller-buncher, delimber, skidder, logging...

I'm with Rocklock! Cut your own trees! If you can afford it, buy land with the trees you need because you'll need to clear it anyway! And if the trees aren't where you want to build, so what. Log...

Now, Loghousenut, that was funny!!!!!!

Here's what I did, but just know, there may be some who would disagree with my method. It worked for me and it's been great. My logs (Doug Fir and Cedar) were harvested in the mid fall of 2009. It...

Scoutman! Just to warn you.....It only gets worse! Once you start learning about LHBA, reading about what everyone else is doing, dreaming about your own log home, looking at all the pictures,...

I feel like a kid waiting for Christmas!

Just thought I'd mention it! Whose counting?

Thanks for all the info! Your home looks great! I like the side lites on your front door and skylights are a great idea. As I mentioned, I'm signed up for the December class and can't wait! I've got...

Looked over your photobook. Great pics! What size logs are you using at the butt end? What's the size of your box? Just curious. It looks similar to what I have in mind. I'm signed up for the...

41 days until the class! Just thought I'd "rub it in". After reading your post last month, I know you feel 2 months will seem like an eternity! Well, I can't wait either! 41 days is going to take...

Thanks for responding to my post. I'm glad I don't have to deal with the peeling right now. I'd rather do it after I've taken the class in december.

Ok, I've got all my logs harvested and up off the ground (doug fir and cedar) Fir for the walls, rafters, perlins and the big cedar for the ridge posts and beams. My big question? Do I wait until...