Can it be done part time?

[m2244]

So, I am in the Air National Guard, which means I stay in one spot for the most part. My wife and I own a house but I have been thinking about taking this class and building one from scratch for years now. I like the mortgage free idea not to mention the rustic look.
My question here is can a person do something like this part time or do most people take a year off to build?

[Basil]

I built mine after work, on weekends, holidays, and vacations. I built a larger and more complicated house than the class recomends, and it took me a little over three years from log delivery to move in. I don't know if i was working part time or not, i spent more time building the house than i did at my 9-5. If you are doing it part time, make sure the wife is on board. You will either have to build small, take time off, or rarely see your family at times during the process. It's not easy, but yes, it CAN be done part time.

[loghousenut]

So, I am in the Air National Guard, which means I stay in one spot for the most part. My wife and I own a house but I have been thinking about taking this class and building one from scratch for years now. I like the mortgage free idea not to mention the rustic look.
My question here is can a person do something like this part time or do most people take a year off to build?


Thanks for being there for us and yes it can be done part time. My wife and I both work full time and my Son has just started college. It is my Son and I who supply most of the brawn and my wife who plays a thinking role. It is easier for us than most because we live on site in the ugly trailer that has been home for 17 years. No big rush but it gets done and it is all ours without a banking partnership. My wife took the class with me 19 years ago and is a driving force. It won't work for you unless she is completely on the same page as you and she really wants to take the class with you. Photos below are our 36x36. !st photo is March 2009. 2nd photo is from roughly the same vantage point 2 weeks ago.

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t55/loghousenut/Our%20Home/The%20homesite/Footingsbeingpouredlastdayforcam-1.jpg

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t55/loghousenut/Wow/Rafters9-2010441.jpg

[Shark]

Yep same story here....
I took a month off a the start to set all our logs. After that, it was after work & weekends. Took 2 weeks at the end to finish up a bunch of stuff for the final inspection.
Overall it took us slightly over 2 years once we started setting logs to move-in.

[hemlock77]

I am retired from Air National guard as of last September. The first 2+ years of our build was done between deployments. I remember treating our logs literally hours before getting on a plane for the Mideast. It is definitely doable within the framework of the National Guard lifestyle. Like was mentioned in previous post, make sure the whole family is on board. That will be the biggest challenge, balancing time with build and family. Thank you for service and best wishes.
Stu
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