How Much Did You Spend On Your Log Home?

[edkemper]

I will never forget the story about one of our members building one. I think they spent something like $28,000. And complained because $12,000 of that was for a really fancy fireplace. I may be off on the price by stating them too high. But you get the point.

Even those that build a $150K place, it's valued at far more than they spent. You can't compare a place built our way with a regular stick frame house. A stick frame ain't gonna last as long and will be expensive to heat and cool. One of ours, no matter the price is something that'll be around for generations.

Then again, I think most of us think of cheap more about building without a mortgage to save a hundred grand on a 30 year mortgage. Then add the cost to heat and cool on top. Plus we don't build in the now traditional residential housing developments.

[eduncan911]

Hehe. Actually, I'll be building beside $400,000 - $800,000 stick frame homes in our development (each lot about 2-4 acres) - all less than 5 years old.

They have no idea what is coming their neighborhood! He he...

(Though, we are in the far back corner of the development)

[ivanshayka]

...And I'm very interested in the idea of building a functional (but not fancy) log cabin and paying for it as I go (for as little money as humanly possible).

You are in the right place Cy. Just sign up for class and start planning. I see opportunities around me, Northern MI, all the time as far as land with trees on it. I am building with minimal investment. Payed very little so far.

[edkemper]

Duncan,

You'll have the best house in the neighborhood and you know it'll be the most talked about. Very cool.

[Ellsworth]

10 year bump seeking any recent data.