'nut knows all there is about hikacking.
Trust me. You'll see.
Oh, and welcome aboard Jack.
'nut knows all there is about hikacking.
Trust me. You'll see.
Oh, and welcome aboard Jack.
All my bad forum habits I learned from LHN
Rod Reidnauer
Class of Apr. 9-10, 2005
Thinking outside the vinyl sided box
I've seen it happen for years.
Oh, and welcome aboard Jack.
Every time I have strayed from the teachings of Skip Ellsworth it has cost me money.
I love the mask mandate. I hardly ever have to bruh my teeth anymore.
Hi guys! My name is Nathan, I'm from MN. Wife and I have 2 kids under 4, she's a stay at home mom that home schools our kids while I'm a network engineer.
I signed up for the february class - I'll be going solo though due to $.
We've been looking to start a farm/homestead for 2 years now (40-160 acres) with ducks, sheep and possibly some cattle in the future, so far everything we've seen within an hour of minneapolis is outrageously expensive, or is the wrong kind of house for our growing family.
Finally I convinced my lovely bride to try and buy the lot, move a single wide on there and then build our own.
Looking forward to seeing you all soon!
Hey guys and gals,
My name is miles as you can tell. I come from the little state of rhode island. Im am a firefighter and have enjoyed the outdoors my whole life. Me and my fiance may have a chance to move and i have to say im really looking forward to the thought of starting fresh. This northeast hustle, politics and attitude has finally gotten to me after 27 years. We have no idea where we may end up but wherever it may be, i want to build a log cabin! So glad i came across this site while browsing log home "kits". Hopefully i can get to a class nect year, not sure if ill make the february one. I am looking forward to a simpler way of life someday and love everyones mindset and outlook here. Pleasure to be in your company!
Welcomes Miles!
Where do you want to have this cabin. Firefighters are kinda special....we have a few and try to take care of them.
Blondie
Originally Posted by NorthMan
hey there Northman. so good to see a fellow Minnesotan here! glad you found us. welcome aboard
Thanks for the warm reception blondie i appreciate it. Were gona go wherever the winds blow us... Or wherever my fiance winds up with a retail store to manage haha. We have no specific plans but south for sure. Our ideal would be the carolins or neighboring states. Maybe texas. She kicks butt im pretty proud of her for working so hard to afford us the chance to get outa here and i wana build her her dream log cabin(luckily shes not super picky haha) but im gona also need some work and have always wanted to get into real estate and home building but cant afford it up here. I love the idea that this can be a low cost entrance to a market that is way out of reach for someone on a firefighters budget up here.
As almost everybody knows, I picked up a chunk of desert about three years go. I will need a well and have done my due diligence. The underground river is at the south end of my property at a depth of 50 ft. I will run the inline pump on a small solar panel.
The earth is called blow by. It is the blow off sand of thousands of acres of sand rock and cliffs. It is severely lacking in the stuff that helps to grow a garden such as compost. I called the extension agent and with a great sign, he said that could
add saw dust, tons of it for years, then I would have "good" dirt. He said that I would have to watch the pH. Someone else said that I needed to add Zinc. No idea how much or when to add. Well with all this wonderful, exact info I set out to see
what gardening is all about.
I think that I may have found something that works. It is called Mittleider Gardening. The yields are fantastic for such a small space. Ya'All should check this out on YouTube. You mix sand, saw dust and say vermiculite and another organic base. Then you add a specific amount of fertilizer each week to the soil bed. You just sprinkle it on top. You water everyday. The vine crop in trained up on strings to bromide better air circulation and sunshine.
I think I am going to try it. Well I do have 14 acres to play with and the water will be free.
Blondie
I see Craigslist ads for a "free dump site". People offer to let someone dump clean fill, broken concrete, whatever they're looking for. You could advertise dumping of yard waste, and a landscaping company might take you up on it.
Peter
Hey guys, great ideas! I know that there are some wood mills within say 25miles. But somehow I feel that they have their saw dust waste tied up......
Blondie
Last edited by Blondie; 11-10-2014 at 05:22 PM.
Then maybe bark. :-)
Hi. My husband and I are laying our first log today. We're in Tennessee. We're really excited. Any tips?
Get a camera.
Every time I have strayed from the teachings of Skip Ellsworth it has cost me money.
I love the mask mandate. I hardly ever have to bruh my teeth anymore.
Hi all. My name is Rusty I took the class back in march this year. I'm 34,married and live in east Tennessee. I purchased the stock plans and plan on building the 30x30 with the addition of a wrap around porch.Hopefully in a few weeks i'll be droping trees, there poplar. I'm so excited to get started i about to explode!
Why'dja wait so long to clock in with us, Rusty... Better late than never. Welcome home.
Every time I have strayed from the teachings of Skip Ellsworth it has cost me money.
I love the mask mandate. I hardly ever have to bruh my teeth anymore.
PrissyPink. We don't believe it until we see pictures.
Hey Rusty,
Where in ETN?
Anywhere near knoxville?
OK. Here is the picture of the first log set. It was quite a trick getting it over that rebar.
Prissy!
It looks GREAT! The first log is always the hardest one! The next will be much easier, trust me. There's a whole bunch of us just waiting to hear every word, every photo you can post. We are vocal supporters. Your lot is fab. How many acres are you working with? The view is killer!
Getting the logs on the rebar is slightly easier if one side of the rebar is slightly shorter than the opposite side, but still long enough to go thru the log.
Hurrah!!'!!!!!
Blondie
Prissy,
What is your cabin size? How many stories? Where did you get your logs? So excited for you!
Blondie
Mosseyme Im about 20 miles north of knoxville. Andersonville to be exact. I live about 5 min from norris lake.
Thanks Loghousenut. Been readin and gatherin. Ready or not here I go! Lol
Prissy, ream the holes out as clean as you can and the logs will slip right on down. Looks great!
Prissy,
If you haven't noticed, there is a very large cheering section waiting on your every breath!
Blondie
That is great Rusty, glad to have more ETN folks. We are east of Knoxville but building in WNC. There is also a build going on in Rutledge area, Clyde, NC completed last year, Sylva, NC. Some others between Knoxville and Nashville. A couple more builds in WNC and several more getting ducks in a row in WNC. You are in a good area and a beautiful area to build. Norris lake, that is cool.
Prissy,
be sure to put flags in the bottom of the holes. It helps you to find them without sticking fingers between log and rebar. Plastic colored tape like survey tape works really well.
Prissy and Rusty,
Are you signed up on the members side. Better place to show your progress.
Last edited by Mosseyme; 11-19-2014 at 08:38 PM.
Here's the second picture. The guys got all 4 of the first row set yesterday. Today they have set 2 of the next course. They're telling me this is harder. Not sure why.
Background iformation. We are in Cottontown Tn just north of Nashville. We went to the class in March. We're on the top of a big hill on 13 acres. We love it. We're actually living in a camper just next to the build site.
We bought the 40 x 40 house plan with a basement. We are finishing the basement for my in laws to live in. Counting the basement it will have 3 levels.
We have rented a Tele handler for one month. We're hoping to be able to take it back early. Today is the 2nd day of stacking logs. There will be approximately 11 courses.
The logs are poplar. They average about 16 inches in diameter.
What thread on the members side should I post on? And thanks for all the response.
The place looks great! I figure if you can stack 14logs per day you'll do just fine.
http://community.loghomebuilders.org...-s-Prissy-Pink
OK, maybe 2 or 3 per day would be fine too.
Every time I have strayed from the teachings of Skip Ellsworth it has cost me money.
I love the mask mandate. I hardly ever have to bruh my teeth anymore.
Another picture from the telehandler. 8 Logs set in 2 days.
so jealous prissy lol great job!!
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