do it!! lol it'd be cool to meet ya and buy you a beer!Quote:
Originally Posted by loghousenut
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do it!! lol it'd be cool to meet ya and buy you a beer!Quote:
Originally Posted by loghousenut
You pay the admission, I'll pick up the bar tab.
LogHouseNut, you could offer to TEACH something in exchange for free admission. The class could add a "Guest Lecturer" spot. :-)
Like how to stain a log home. Or how to install gutters! :p
101 ways to slow down your build... The classroom is better off without me.
I appreciate your support but if I am to go to class again it will have to be held in Tahiti.
it would be an honor! apparently you dont know how much beer i can drink :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by loghousenut
I'll have you on the $20 bar tab plan. Make sure we leave enough for a tip.Quote:
Originally Posted by rockinlog
Hi, this is Jeff. Looking at the possibility of taking the 2015 class. Have lots of questions.
20 bucks huh? lol that wont wet my whistle :pQuote:
Originally Posted by loghousenut
hey jeff welcome ask away there are plenty of friendly peeps on here that would love to help you!Quote:
Originally Posted by jeffjjohns
Oh, good one Rod!!! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by rreidnauer
My name is Mike and I am, hold on lemme count...35 years old. Yes yes, the years are starting to fly by so quick now that I have to rely on math instead of memory to figure out my age. I am a self described hermit, and all who know me agree with that assertion. I was born in California but grew up in southeastern Georgia. For the last 14 years I have been a resident of North Carolina in and around the Charlotte area. I have traveled all over the country, and once outside of it to Ireland on my honeymoon. In all my travels my favorite place is the Pacific Northwest.
The last time I was there was 2010. My wife and I stayed in a cabin we rented within a couple miles of Mt. Rainier. At the time my wife was pregnant with our only child. I still remember waking up in the morning and going outside with some hot coffee. The sun was peeking up over the mountains to the east, filtering through the tall pines, and that sound the wind makes as it blows through the trees, the smell of earth resin and a good cup of joe.
It reminded me of visiting my grandparents as a boy in Northern California. "Grandpa who lives in the trees" we used to call him. Later they bought 10 acres in Victor Montana and lived there in a log cabin. They have since passed away but the memories are still vivid and dear to me. Even more so when I am in a place like the Pacific Northwest.
Since that visit, my wife and I have been flirting with the idea of moving there. I could easily find a job in my line of work (Database Analyst) perhaps even a work from home one. We've got to get rid of our debt first though. I ran into this site 3 days ago and since have been getting more and more sure that I could build a BnP log home. When I was 15 I helped my dad build our house in Georgia. It was an education I should never forget. Looking forward to taking the class once I have secure employment and we have made a significant dent in our debt. (I was out of work for some months and had to live off of credit cards and bank loans.) Those plus some medical bills are the only things keeping us pinned down right now as we currently rent and do not have a mortgage. I'd like never to.
Anyway, I have dreams of my own land where I can do as I please without some HoA telling me what to do. Somewhere I can raise my son Jack up in a wholesome manner. Somewhere I can shoot my firearms without the cops flooding the house. Somewhere my wife can garden. Somewhere I can build a smithy and pound hot iron into useful and pleasing things. I am glad to have found this community and look forward to learning much in the future.
welcome mike glad you found us and you will enjoy the site and its people!
Talk about fitting right in... Mike you are the one. Welcome aboard.
Welcome, "hermit" Mike. :-)
Hi Mike,
Always good to see folks from NC on here. Welcome aboard friend. I have always wanted to visit Ireland. My southern accent was once mistaken "by a Yankee" ;) for Irish.
Ha ha, Blane! My husband's Belgian accent was once mistaken by an old lady in California as being "from Maine." I think that means "as far away from here as you can get and still speak American" :DQuote:
Originally Posted by blane
Once had an old friend from Texas drop in for s few weeks. Several of us went rafting on a remote chunk of river. Mike was terrified of the water so he volunteered to drive the van to pick us up. We get to the pickup point and no Mike, no van. I started hiking toward town and an hour later saw the only car. The girls in the car said they had seen the van and the guy driving was lost. They were not much help because he didn't speak english. They said his name was Mack and he was looking for "Sessmull".
They gave me a ride out to town where Mike was sitting on the side of the road in my van. We drove back to "6 mile" and picked up the rest of the gang who had been waiting 5 hours.
Never trust a foreigner.
Hi...My husband and I have been agonizing over building a house for about the last 3 years. We really could not see spending that much money just to build a house. We both grew up in Kentucky, I was raised in a little house that was 14 x 20 my parents built themselves, part of my husband's childhood was spent in a log cabin his dad built. We have 2 beautiful daughters Bre 10 yrs and Hazel 5 yrs. I'm in school working on my RN, currently working as an LPN. We have 25 acres in Middle Tennessee. We are excited about the prospect of building our own house in a couple of years.
TnWalker, Welcome and glad you are here. I am new to the site, but not to LHBA. I am taking the class in February, with my sweetheart, to start our log home journey. Follow your dream of building a log home. I am betting that, after I take the class, it will feel like I stepped from an overwhelming dream, into an attainable reality.
Hello TnWalker,
Old ICU nurse here, you are amongst family. This is a very warm supportive place to be.
Blondie
Thank you! I'm trying to talk my best friend and her husband into joining too!
The very best argument for joining is walking into one of our cabins. See if you can find one in your area. Walk in. It takes only seconds!
Blondie
Christmas is coming up soon.Quote:
Originally Posted by TnWalker
I know it's extravagant, but you mentioned something about friendship. How better to get their free sweat on your logs.
Hi Everyone! I discovered LHBA back in 2003 when I stumbled across their website during my first Navy deployment. Now it's almost 2015, I'm on my 4th deployment and I was FINALLY able to sign up for the May class! I can't believe after looking at pictures and forums for over a decade I'm actually going to to take the class (hopefully, even though I'll be home I still travel a bit for work). Really excited!
Hello, my name is John. My gal and I are located in Pocahontas,IL and are trying to be very "off the grid". We have started raising animals and massive garden. We still both need to work to provide for taxes but are looking to get away from alot of that and just work to provide with what we can do here. We live in a shed right now and have been wanting to do a log home for a very long time. The problems Im running into is cost of logs and really just the right way to do it. I am saving up to take the class but hopefully with this be able to learn more on everything else. Nice to meet you all and here starts the fun.
Glad you finally pulled the trigger. Probably no big rush in your case. Don't suppose they'd allow you to peel logs on a carrier deck.Quote:
Originally Posted by flynavyp3
Welcome aboard!
Living in a shed... You're my kinda folks!Quote:
Originally Posted by johnziegler
As you worry about the price of logs, go check out the price you'll pay if you do a kit house like the neighbors down the road. Once you go to class you'll be among folks who conquer the cost of logs every day. If you want to build your own log home with your own hands, it will happen. LHBA will be the answer.
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congratulations on signing up for the may class im going this february gonna be a great time and thank you for your service!Quote:
Originally Posted by flynavyp3
glad you found the site john welcome and enjoy!Quote:
Originally Posted by johnziegler
Welcome, flynavy and john. I am new to the site and am signed up for the Feb class. Glad you are here and I am sure LHBA will help you in many ways.
Just signed up for the May Class yesterday, I'm also John from Indianapolis Indiana and own 40 acres in SE Indiana (Jennings County) I've owned for about 20 years that I purchased from my grandfather. The property has nice woods made up of mostly oak & hickory and was select logged about 3 years ago with plenty of hardwoods available. I have so many questions but one post I enjoyed said not to make the mistake many others have here until they attend the class as far as designs, etc. I have many ideas in my head, nothing on paper and 5 months is a long time to dream. I hope to read and learn as much as I can and will post questions if I see subject pop up. Thank You all for any input you can offer along the way :confused:
welcome to the family, John:) you can jot down design ideas if you'd like. ... . might help fill the time. ... . but just be prepared for things to change after you learn what you need to during class:)
glad you're here!
Welcome aboard John. Last fall the Boss had me tossing a bunch of memories on the bonfire to make space for new memories. She's such a heartless beast that she wanted me to toss my Mother Earth News collection from day #1, to their sellout in the 80's. Just couldn't do it. Then I came across the boxes of house drawings that represented 30 years of "gonnabuildnextyear". Some of those wacky ideas were scribbled on recycled pay stubs before I met her.
Now, mind you, these drawings were all made after I went to Skip's school and a lot of them were made after I took the Boss to class. Still, I thumb through the different stages of the process that went from "Build on rock piers with pole rafters" to "Remodel the ugly trailer by sticking a log addition to it and then drag out the trailer" to "Three small boxes connected on two levels to save hiring a Cat to level a pad" to "That big ole 45x45 with a huge bump out for the master bath", an I see what a process it is to take a dream and keep it smart. It was only after I came back to LHBA and discovered this forum that we were able to reign it back in and make it simple enough for our simple lives. 36x36 and loving every minute of it.
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You could sell those mags on ebay. Someone would buy them.Quote:
Originally Posted by loghousenut
She let me save them for the Boy.
Hello Steve!
I just registered and expect to take the two day course in Las Vegas in the near future. In my research I started of thinking that my only resource for a log cabin would be in kit form and hiring a builder. Finding the Log Home Builders Association and learning about butt and pass as a superior cabin building technique has convinced me that Providence is on my side. I have done a lot of research on Solar Panels, Inverters, battery sizing for my projected daily wattage budget, generators, submersible pumps etc., etc! I am planning for my retirement and building my own log cabin would be for me a great accomplishment and source of pride.
I am 66 years old and expect to retire in 3 years and have looked at land prices in NW Montana as well as in the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska. I just hope I am not too old to do this.
I work here in Mississippi (Batesville which is south of Memphis, TN) at a power plant as the Plant Chemist.
Doing all this research and planning has become a hobby and keeps me encouraged. When the time comes for building, I want to offer my help to others in order to gain experience and I will be looking for a partner to help me too.
Thanks again for all the great information!
Phil Horvath
Welcome to the forums Phil. I recently found the site and signed up for the class May 22 & 23 in Vegas and can't wait to fill my mind with the knowledge the class offers. All plans for the trip are final for me now marked on my calendar. Till then I hope to get septic & well moving along with researching basement/ safe room for storms, cool storage & peace of mind. After reading many post I've learned not to make many plans till after attending the class but I can survey my tree's maybe even fell & strip the bark? I hope to get lots of helpful tips along the way.
Phil, you are too old.Quote:
Originally Posted by phorvath
Just stating the obvious. You are right on schedule for that log home you're gonna build with your own hands. Sounds like your head is screwed on as straight as it could be. Get that class took so we can pester you on the members side.
Just think how many boneheads are letting their dreams slip away because they are not as young as they used to be.