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Chiming in a bit late, but I just got back on the forums (life took a twist --what's new!?). Sonotubes ARE a great option IF you do them correctly for your building, weather, and soil.

Here's a...

So, we're still dreaming of a log home and getting closer in the sense that we are now totally debt free, but we still need to buy land, etc.

Anyway, our problem is that we'd LOVE to do log but,...

Here's the piece en piece he's talking about from the student log homes: http://www.loghomebuilders.org/image-galleries/student-log-homes/mark-lisa-sherrodd

I could do it for that ammt. no problem with a land cost that is similar. Of course, everyone has their own requirements and abilities (my husband and I can go without the $2000 chandelier in the...

I can get free logs here...already went through the paperwork but haven't actually filled any out since we are still trying to sell our house and thus don't have land, etc. The thing is, we'd have...

There are pictures of the round and 2x-ish wood tile floors in our book of flooring we bought at home depot. Don't remember which one it is and I'm not going to go dig through our boxes to find it. ...

Here's something about cost...I agree completely with the other threads that say you can save 50% to 75%. When we were looking at building next door to our house that is currently on the market (we...

Yep. I had looked through all kinds of log home magazines and kit websites and info before I went to the LHBA class. The method and style are quite different. I only find those books helpful now...

An Alaskan checking in...seems there are a number of members wanting to build up North. We're *prospective* builders just trying to figure out where and how to go about it and keep getting caught in...

The "retired" LP pulp mill in Ketchikan, AK floated the majority of its logs, or atleast always kept some in the bay (not a river, but it was in a creek outlet). They used massive barges as well. ...

www.countryplans.com is a good resource for building small and off-grid.

Echoing everyone else...
As the wife and being the one who draws up the houseplans in our family (as well as being purchaser and decorator too!), it is necessary to have an understanding of these...

You can search any of the usual houseplan websites with their 20,000 plans and find log home/cabin plans there. If you're interested in the Log Home Builder's style of building, you can purchase...

It sounds like something set up for kit homes and not actually made for a skip-style home...though I haven't seen what it is. I wouldn't get too set on anything untill after you attend class. And...

It depends on what your end goal is...Even the draw knife harms the logs, if you're going for a "no stain, no rot" home. If you're willing to do the upkeep and maintenance for a home that is...

Welcome Lisa!

You'll love the class. One big suggestion is that I wouldn't make any decisions about the house (plans, logs, lots, etc) until AFTER you've taken the class...your whole perspective...

I'd say a lot of the answer to how much finishing work there is after dry-in stage depends a great deal on the size/style of home you build. These homes (YAHOO!) are essentially free-span, minus a...

Ever considered a Yurt or Tipi?

There's also this link I just revisited that has open-panel construction with more inclusions than the normal open-panel kit I've run across: http://cabins.ca Saves you time, some money (atleast...

So, I live where there are no barns...someone explain to me how pole barns work?

This is what I've gathered...Is it accurate?
You have big beams/poles that are the exterior wall/roof support for...

If you've got tennagers then I just might consider sending THEM to the class as well! Nothing like extra knowledgeable labor at your disposal! ;) I'm a 26 y/o sahm of two under 5 with another on...

With just a little reading (pick up a book or two) about electrical, you can figure out how to do that too. Of course, it helps that we don't have inspections here and thus CAN legally do it...

There are some past posts about places to live/build in Washington in the members' section if you do a search. I'm in Alaska...can't help you much here either!

Ms. Jones,

My estimate is completely finished inside and out, and includes land cost and land work. We may go higher, or lower, in reality...just depends.

And JZ, If we COULD retire and work...

That looks about right for us. Though, I still think that is a higher-end estimate mostly because of where we live and our timing, etc. Even buying supplies from the lower-48 States at Lowes/Home...