Log houses in BC, Canada

[mudge]

Hello, I'm new here and wonder if anyone could tell me how much it might be to build a log house in BC if I need to buy logs and the house is roughly 20x30.

Thanks

[StressMan79]

US, of course.
-Peter

[loghousenut]

The question you ask is a lot like asking how big is a ball of string. It depends. I have built small log structures on hippie budget spending less than no money. It takes a lot of scrounging and sometimes it ain't a pretty process or product. The real answer from this forum will be that most of us are living proof that a person like you can build a very strong, secure, legal, valuable, and cool log home without a 30 year mortgage. I am and it is the most talked about house in the neighborhood.

[RJones]

Mudge, I asked the same question a while back, you may want to look at this tread.
http://www.loghomebuilders.org/how-price-bampp-log-home
If you are good at finding good deals and picking up materials for free, then you can build one for very cheap. I shop on craigslist, flee markets, old barns, ect. to find my deals. I found a 36" exterior door at the dump with one small dent in it for free! Fixed the dent painted it up (already had paint) and looks like a new one! I ran into a guy the other day that had 8 sheet s of 1/2" sheet rock left over from a job, he just wanted to get rid of it. I got it for free! Its all about time or money, pick one!

[StressMan79]

for my terse response, but this topic is far too common. the thread above is a good start, then take the class, and you can start a budget. There is a good budgeting spreadsheet made by a member for members in the member's side, the short answer is it will cost somewhere between 10k and 400k, depending on how good you are at sourcing materials and help.
-Peter