Introduce yourself

**phorvath** · 01-27-2015, 04:46 AM

Good Morning!
I hope you can make it to the class and look forward to meeting you. Money is tight everywhere. Something always comes up like a dead car battery etc. Your experience working at a lumber yard should be of great help to you when you build. I was wondering what the best kind of timber would be for this purpose.
Keep safe out there and have a great day!
Phil

**Little Eagle** · 01-27-2015, 05:52 PM

Originally Posted by phorvath

Good Morning!
I hope you can make it to the class and look forward to meeting you. Money is tight everywhere. Something always comes up like a dead car battery etc. Your experience working at a lumber yard should be of great help to you when you build. I was wondering what the best kind of timber would be for this purpose.
Keep safe out there and have a great day!
Phil

Hey Phil, Jason here. I am sure they will be telling us about different kinds that will be suitable for our cause, but from what i have seen log pole pine was what we dealt with much of the time when i was at the lumber yard. Very straight wood. But i am very new here so i am just going to guess that many other options will be available.

**loghousenut** · 01-27-2015, 07:27 PM

Originally Posted by Little Eagle

Hey Phil, Jason here. I am sure they will be telling us about different kinds that will be suitable for our cause, but from what i have seen log pole pine was what we dealt with much of the time when i was at the lumber yard. Very straight wood. But i am very new here so i am just going to guess that many other options will be available.

Jason, you and Phil are in for a sweet surprise at class. This is one of the questions that has a definite, one sentence, answer. I heard it from Skip over 30 years ago and I can attest that he was 100% right about the perfect species, and size, of trees to use to build your log home.

**loghousenut** · 01-27-2015, 07:28 PM

Don't waste your time trying to guess. You'll overlook the obvious just like I did. Relax and take notes at class.

**rocklock** · 01-27-2015, 08:04 PM

LHN, I had no idea that you can be so cruel.

**loghousenut** · 01-27-2015, 08:10 PM

Originally Posted by rocklock

LHN, I had no idea that you can be so cruel.

Bro Bo taught me everything he knew.

**Little Eagle** · 01-27-2015, 08:27 PM

Originally Posted by loghousenut

Jason, you and Phil are in for a sweet surprise at class. This is one of the questions that has a definite, one sentence, answer. I heard it from Skip over 30 years ago and I can attest that he was 100% right about the perfect species, and size, of trees to use to build your log home.

rocklock you are very very right . . . . . so LHN your just throw that out there as a tease huh!

I actually am looking at my money right now and when i see how much i make this week i may stash it back and get my seat and hope i make enough come tax return to make it back. The more i read about everyone time's building and experience the more excited i get! I want to go!

**loghousenut** · 01-27-2015, 08:37 PM

I look forward to seeing photos of your logs.

**stamic55** · 01-30-2015, 10:11 AM

Originally Posted by phorvath

I see that you are from Pennsylvania. I grew up outside of Philadelphia in Oreland, PA and Flourtown, PA.
Where did you take the train from to your class? Where are you in Pennsylvania?
Have a great day!
Phil

Hi phil,
I think we stayed at the Riviera and picked up the train at Westgate. Had to walk a little, but I'm young.
I'm currently living near KofP. I have not built yet. There's another member who has that lives closer to Reading. I'm sure he'd let you check it out if you ever get back up here.
- mike

**ecorrick** · 02-03-2015, 02:02 PM

Hello, my name is Eric.
Well my wife and I (along with our 2 year old TWIN BOYS) just bought 19 acres here in Northeast Missouri. We have have researched a lot of the kit homes, and then I came across THIS site. Wow....glad I did! We cant make it to the May-15 class, so REALLY REALLY hoping another class is offered this year. We would like to get started next spring.
Does anyone have any advice on what we can do.....prior to taking the class?? Is there anyone in Northern Missouri that has went thru this LHBA class and then went on to build a home?
Thanks for the welcome,
Eric

**eduncan911** · 02-03-2015, 02:47 PM

Originally Posted by ecorrick

Hello, my name is Eric.
Well my wife and I (along with our 2 year old TWIN BOYS) just bought 19 acres here in Northeast Missouri. We have have researched a lot of the kit homes, and then I came across THIS site. Wow....glad I did! We cant make it to the May-15 class, so REALLY REALLY hoping another class is offered this year. We would like to get started next spring.
Does anyone have any advice on what we can do.....prior to taking the class?? Is there anyone in Northern Missouri that has went thru this LHBA class and then went on to build a home?
Thanks for the welcome,
Eric

Hey Eric! Eric here! (couldn't resist)

19 acres sounds about right.

I myself come from 5-8+ years of "kit log home" research to this site and never looked back.

After taking the class, my only preparation I can suggest is - find a way to attend the very next class ASAP. If that means you have to work extra hours now, to "prep" for time off, then do it.

I, and others here, mention this because it "resets" everything. Your way of thinking, the way you build, the way you curate, everything. You may even pick a different build site on your land due to drainage and other tips you'll pick up. So if the build site may change, as for "prep work" to do in the meantime - there isn't much. I know my build sites changed drastically.

**Little Eagle** · 02-03-2015, 07:07 PM

Welcome aboard Eric! And hello to the other Eric!

I hope you can get to the very next class, i too was looking into a lot of log home kits, and found this site, i got a very warm welcome and cant wait to get to the class in may! So i wanted to give you the very same welcome!

**loghousenut** · 02-03-2015, 08:02 PM

Thanks for giving Eric a warm LHBA welcome, Eric. You'll want to keep an eye on Eric, Eric. You two also have a lot in common, too. Can't wait to watch your log home go up, Eric... You too Eric, also.

You know, this is gonna get a bit confusing having so many Erics around here, Eric. Maybe you could both go by numbers or something. You could both be #1. It works fine in sports as long as you wear different colored trunks.

**loghousenut** · 02-03-2015, 08:04 PM

Never mind... I just checked and #1 is taken.

**eduncan911** · 02-04-2015, 04:10 AM

Duncan would work to keep LHN less confused.

**wannabuild** · 02-04-2015, 05:10 AM

And what # would I be ?
Growing up my mother used to tell me I was a little...S..t Head at times..

How about Eric from BC

Wow, only 10 more days until class time...
And then, out of the dark and into the light

See ya all there.

**donjuedo** · 02-04-2015, 05:18 AM

Ah, terms of endearment. LOL!

**loghousenut** · 02-04-2015, 09:18 AM

Little S..t Head!!??? No kidding? What a small world indeed! My mother called me little S..t Head til I got to be bigger than Bo and then she started calling me loghousenut.

She still called Bo big S..t Head right up til he joined the Marines.

**man_like_bull** · 02-19-2015, 05:21 PM

Hey everyone, signed up for the May class and really looking forward to it - excited to meet new people. Originally from Brazil but have been living in New York for a while, looking into purchasing land but seeing this as a long-term project...happy to help others and learn a lot until I can build my own log home! Cheers!

**panderson03** · 02-19-2015, 06:38 PM

welcome to the family, Mr Bull

**bikerdoc** · 02-19-2015, 08:47 PM

Hey Guys,
Brand new to the Forum - I just took the course in Las Vegas this past weekend.
I'm already gathering my equipment and I hope to begin getting my logs on the ground in a month or so.
I hope there are some members in SC or NC that I can network with.
Looking forward to exploring through the information here.

**edkemper** · 02-19-2015, 09:45 PM

bikerdoc with an avatar of a 56 2door? You're gonna fit in here perfectly. Welcome to the family.

**Mosseyme** · 02-19-2015, 11:00 PM

Bikerdoc,
Extreme SW NC for us. Where are you?

**bikerdoc** · 02-20-2015, 07:01 AM

Outside Greenville, SC

**Morganic farms** · 02-24-2015, 04:25 PM

Hello everybody!! Jason and Amy here. We're near Gatlinburg TN. We just took the class in Feb and cant wait to get started! WOOOHOOOO!!!!!!

**Little Eagle** · 02-25-2015, 11:45 AM

Originally Posted by Morganic farms

Hello everybody!! Jason and Amy here. We're near Gatlinburg TN. We just took the class in Feb and cant wait to get started! WOOOHOOOO!!!!!!

Good luck on your build! I was living in oak ridge for awhile now i live in a semi lol!

**lightningrods** · 02-28-2015, 07:29 PM

Hello everyone, This is Dave and Tianna from this past February class which by the way we really enjoyed. We here in northern Illinois(for now) where there are very little useful trees to build with and we broke a 131 year old record today with a -9 on the old thermometer.

**panderson03** · 03-01-2015, 08:25 AM

Welcome to the family, Dave and Tianna!
been pretty chilly here in MN too lately. sort of getting used to the below-zero temps. they don't feel nearly as miserable lately as they used to