Newbie with a few general questions

[Northga]

Hi all, I've really enjoyed looking around the site and getting to know the process of cabin building a little. I am a newbie to this (and any type of construction really). My wife and will close on some land soon in the North GA area. We have a disabled son, and one of long term goals is to develop a 'homestead' type of set up where our son can have his own little place still close to us but with a little bit of autonomy. So the concept of building or own little cabin as we go with the long term goal of aging another cabin is very appealing to us. So I have just a few questions.

1) most of the cabins in the student album are quite large, does this method allow for you to build a range of sizes? Can we build small as well?

2) Apart from standard household tools, I don't have any specialized constriction tools. Roughly what would I have to budget to spend on tools for this method?

Thank you all, looking forward to learning more.

[rckclmbr428]

I've built as small as a 10x15. And over 10,000sqft. You'll do just fine

[rocklock]

1) most of the cabins in the student album are quite large, does this method allow for you to build a range of sizes? Can we build small as well?

2) Apart from standard household tools, I don't have any specialized constriction tools. Roughly what would I have to budget to spend on tools for this method?

I believe many as have I built a small cabin before we built our home... My county has weird rules hence I built the largest structure I could with out a permit.. its 10 by 12... but 16 feet high... A little small for some but it was a utility building with a queen sized bed on the second story... Given the plans (LHBA Plans that are priced separately) and the principles given in the class just about any size is easily planned and constructed.

I have a real weak spot for tools especially old hand tools ( I have about 400+ chisels of all sizes that are all over 100 years old). But really a good 20 inch chainsaw and a few other tools that you can get at your local swap meet, or Craig's list or if necessary retail at Lowe's or Home Depot. In other words, it has been described that all your tools should fit inside a rather large car trunk... which I would like to see... In class, I believe they have a suggested tool list as well as a book list.

I have never operated on a budget. I pinch every nickle until the buffalo poops. A little at a time really works... I don't think I have spent over $10,000 on average to build my log home that is debt free... The septic was 11,5k. The roof was 14k. The logs were 9.5K. You just build when you have the money...

[Mosseyme]

Where in N Ga. We are no more than 20 miles by crow from N Ga.

[rreidnauer]

Easily scalable to any size you want. Best part: the smaller you go, the easier and lest costly it gets.

[rreidnauer]

..... it has been described that all your tools should fit inside a rather large car trunk... which I would like to see...
To be fair, they never said they all have to be in the truck at the same time. ;-)