Originally Posted by
Klapton
When I found this site, I was skeptical as well. I emailed my brother-in-law, who has extensive construction experience, and asked his opinion. He said that everything he saw about the construction method is sound. He warned me, however, that if I REALLY planned on doing this myself, that it would be HARD WORK. He is correct, of course. Just because the butt and pass method is "simple" (i.e. you don't have to have tons of experience or skill to do it), it's still a LOT of hard work.
The next question Donna and I had was whether or not WE were up to the task. We decided that it would be worth spending the money to fly out and take the course to answer this question. (Also note that there is a 100%, no-questions-asked satisfaction guarantee on the course. If we were not satisfied, we would have wasted a weekend, and airfare, but we could have got our money back for the course.)
We were completely satisfied, and it did indeed answer our question -- can WE do this? Yes, we can. Among the many things they teach in the course are some things that make the process even easier (easier on the back, anyway, hehe.) There are tools and methods that can be used to make it much easier for someone who is not physically strong to get it done. We have members who have built homes, who you would not expect to be able to do it: men age 60+, small women in the 120 lb. range, etc.
Building a log home yourself will take great determination and hard work. Make no mistake about it. But it CAN be done, and can be done for MUCH less than paying someone else to build a conventional home for you (with proper planning, and reasonable expectations of interior luxury, of course). And the home you will have at the end will be vastly superior, both asthetically, and structurally.
But I STRONGLY suggest that both of you take the class. Both partners need to believe in the project. And your family is WAY more important than the home your family lives in. It's not worth having conflict and strife because you don't agree. Just remind him about the money-back guarantee. If he's not satisfied that it was worth the money, you get your money back, plain and simple.
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