Ken
01-10-2016, 02:18 AM
Dear LHBA I have been trawling the internet and dreaming of escaping to a log cabin for a year or two now, but more recently have taken a greater interest. I am at the very early stages of working towards my dream and know nothing more than I can learn from the various internet site promoting building your on log home. From the very start the LHBA and the butt and pass method has been more interesting to me than other methods, although with no real building experience or expertise it is difficult for me to put my finger on any rational reason why I might favour this method. I would like to find out more about this system and see first hand what the results are, but I am a little way off coming from the UK to Las Vegas to complete the course, although it is my intention, just not yet. I am interested to find out if there are many UK based members and what their experiences have been. I get the sense Planning Permission is somewhat more challenging in the UK as the people who make the decisions also have no experience of this building method.
I am keen to see first hand the end results of the system and I have even been trying to find a holiday log cabin to stay in. However in the UK I cant find one built using butt and pass. The are mostly kit form and not at all natural looking. I have found one proper log home http://www.eaglebrae.co.uk/ which is still not butt and pass, and a little out of my price range. Are there any LHBA members in the UK that have successfully built a log home in the UK. I am beginning to wonder if its possible in the UK, we dont seem to have the same attitude or access to the wilderness as other countries. Are there any LHBA members in Europe that would be willing to share their experiences. I want what I suspect every LHBA member wants, to escape to the woods and enjoy life, rather than get swept up on some tidal wave you cant get off. I am keen at some point to do the course but at the moment I am not convinced it is a good investment of the money it will cost to come from the UK to attend a course which will teach me how to build a log home I will never be able to achieve. I am really keen to find out the experiences of LHBA members from the UK and Europe. I have spoken to one UK based LHBA member who loved the course is a great supporter of butt and pass, but as yet not managed to build the dream. Looking forward to hearing from any who can offer advice, guidance. Cheers Ken
I am keen to see first hand the end results of the system and I have even been trying to find a holiday log cabin to stay in. However in the UK I cant find one built using butt and pass. The are mostly kit form and not at all natural looking. I have found one proper log home http://www.eaglebrae.co.uk/ which is still not butt and pass, and a little out of my price range. Are there any LHBA members in the UK that have successfully built a log home in the UK. I am beginning to wonder if its possible in the UK, we dont seem to have the same attitude or access to the wilderness as other countries. Are there any LHBA members in Europe that would be willing to share their experiences. I want what I suspect every LHBA member wants, to escape to the woods and enjoy life, rather than get swept up on some tidal wave you cant get off. I am keen at some point to do the course but at the moment I am not convinced it is a good investment of the money it will cost to come from the UK to attend a course which will teach me how to build a log home I will never be able to achieve. I am really keen to find out the experiences of LHBA members from the UK and Europe. I have spoken to one UK based LHBA member who loved the course is a great supporter of butt and pass, but as yet not managed to build the dream. Looking forward to hearing from any who can offer advice, guidance. Cheers Ken