The first thing i wanted to do was draw floorplans. :)
One good thing to know, is that you will be taught that the ideal shape to build this style is a square.
Also if you can get the kitchen and...
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The first thing i wanted to do was draw floorplans. :)
One good thing to know, is that you will be taught that the ideal shape to build this style is a square.
Also if you can get the kitchen and...
hey i'm happy for you, i know you will find a way to make it work!
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i'll answer that...yes they are very pretty! DF are great :)
I enjoyed reading this blog here, it's one of two LHBA homes i know of that were built in California... this one was built more recently near Big Bear Lake--
http://barnesloghome.blogspot.com/
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i think hemlock is building in connecticut, same type of hoop-jumping as mass., i would guess....
maybe search for some posts by hemlock77.
keep reading and participate in discussions on the member's side.
it keeps your memory fresh with the stuff you learned, and also adds even more insight.
have fun! :)
Caribou Maine-- what an awesome name for a place :)
might be worth it to calculate the concrete volume needed for those big piers vs concrete volume needed for a basement.
seems like when you...
dave, kahlua pig rules!
i was intorduced to that last year and now i know 2 placed in portland where i can get it.
and i know how to count in japanese.
maybe i am part hawaiian?
What do you call a bunch of grandmasters of chess bragging about their games in a hotel lobby?
Chess nuts boasting in an open foyer.
awesome Claire!
hehehe
same here, i was also the instigator but i didn't have to do much convincing. :)
ok here's another one to get us all laughing again.
What did the bald man say when he got a comb for Christmas ?
Thanks, I'll never part with it !
now that's funny.
If you really want to do it you are in the right place!
If you are really serious about it, just start reading everything you can here, and definitely take the class.
(Can't do it without that!)...
welcome!
this is gonna be fun!
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smaller than i'd use for a house... about 9-12" on the big end and 6-8" on the small end.
here's another thread about building costs....
i know there have been other posts, but this is the one i was able to find :)
http://www.loghomebuilders.org/cost-building
I hear you Pete.
that is cool!
i don't have enough of a hill on the property, but that could be remedied by moving dirt around.
i just had a thought though, what if you had one of these attached to the south side...
that is totally awesome. :)
will it have a metal roof?
you will have less chinking (and chinking nails) to put in, the fewer rows of logs you have.
by here, i meant LHBA-ers on this forum!
but our building site is physically located in Washington state, and so of course we are building with Douglas Fir.
:)
my husband and i currently live...
i requested logs with no smaller than 9.5" tops.
many would suggest bigger, and a few have built with smaller.
what i have now are a couple 13" tops, a few 12" tops, a few more 11" tops, lots of...
oops, I missed that you do have them up off the ground. excellent! :)