Introduce yourself

**Mosseyme** · 03-03-2016, 08:29 PM

We live in Morristown 1/2 the time.

**rocklock** · 03-07-2016, 09:52 PM

Originally Posted by Marie

build on a Gulf Island.
the Pacific Rim culture.
hope to have $175K for the build.
But my question is Do you think this is enough? How much more expensive is it to build on an island?
(Ideally, I would like to build a 30' by 30'. Is that small?)

I presume you are talking about the gulf of Alaska not Mexico because you like the Pacific Rim Culture.
175 should be enough depending on the land, your style etc.
If the island has ferry service, the cost should not be that expensive... Especially if your chosen island has big Doug Fir trees. I built a 30 by 30 and it is plenty big for two people. I have an LHBA fiend that built on Fort Roberts (US) and built a very elegant 25 by 25.

Take the class. Also contact the below person
www.WileyLogHomes.com "Hand Crafted Traditions" His business is building shell in the LHBA style and does it fast... although you must do the prep work so he can finish fast... We are talking weeks. He has worked in Washington so a little further north may not make much more difference.

I would suggest finding a lot of more than an acre (45,000 sqft) because a log home looks cramped side by side with a stick built home...

Best of luck. If your ever in my neighborhood, please stop in and has a coffee or two...

I have tried to reply to your pm, without sucess so here it is...

**crazy canuck** · 05-03-2016, 05:50 PM

Hi all. frank from eastern Canada here. i have a log home with familiar problems and i hope to get some help here . it is good to have such a site to get help from experienced home owners. looking forward to meet one and all.

**panderson03** · 05-04-2016, 10:23 AM

hi there, Crazy. with a name like that, you'll fit right in here

**Tex** · 05-10-2016, 01:03 PM

Well I'm back. We are getting more serious and hope to make the Labor day class IF there is one. Tons of questions mainly about cost and how to estimate.

**loghousenut** · 05-10-2016, 01:25 PM

Originally Posted by Tex

Well I'm back. We are getting more serious and hope to make the Labor day class IF there is one. Tons of questions mainly about cost and how to estimate.

Mr and Mrs Tex,

It'll cost every nickel and don't waste your time estimating.

PS... If you are like me you will have enough nickels. Look forward to seeing you on the other side.

**allen84** · 05-10-2016, 02:35 PM

I think LHN kind of nailed it in a difficult to understand way.... Kind of like "How long will it take?" answer: "Until it's done." Any project I've ever needed or cared to estimate materials and cost for, I considered that cost to be the "budget". I go over the budget every time. On the other hand, If I start a project with no budget or real end result in mind... At the end, I have a pile of receipts that I don't really care to add up and I'm happy that I didn't spend more than I planned (or didn't plan).

**eagle** · 05-10-2016, 05:57 PM

I usually estimate a budget and time, then double that and I'm good. But most times I would have to agree with previous statements.

**panderson03** · 05-11-2016, 07:37 AM

cost totally depends on how big and fancy you want to build. sooo many variables!

**Arrowman** · 05-11-2016, 09:15 AM

LHN is usually able to give a pretty good estimate provided you tell him how many meters tall your house will be.

**donjuedo** · 05-11-2016, 02:44 PM

Tall? To the ridge pole or to the gutters?

**loghousenut** · 05-11-2016, 09:26 PM

Yeah, I knew a guy whose house got hit by one of them meteors. On the way in it snagged his powerline riser, which busted off and shorted out when it landed on those gutters and the entire neighborhood was out of juice for 3 days.

Apparently those meteors have a high nickel content and that nickel reacted chemically with the aluminum in the gutters and it all stuck together, like when a welding rod sticks, and the electricity just kept flowing til it overheated a bunch of transformers and that's the night when the bottom fell out of transformers.

**loghousenut** · 05-11-2016, 09:32 PM

For the sake of the sanity of all you folks who are new around this forum, may I offer an explanation... This will all make more sense once you have access to the member's side of the forum.

It won't make a LOT of sense, but it will make a little more sense.

**LowKey** · 05-12-2016, 07:37 AM

Originally Posted by loghousenut

For the sake of the sanity of all you folks who are new around this forum, may I offer an explanation... This will all make more sense once you have access to the member's side of the forum.

It won't make a LOT of sense, but it will make a little more sense.

What he means to say is that when you get to the members side you will discover that we are all a bunch of stubborn, independent cusses who will give you our unvarnished opinion of what you want to do, then still try to help you hash out how to accomplish what you want even if we think it's the very definition of foolishness and wasted time. We just ask that you demonstrate that you're serious about all this, vs all the Internet lookie-loo's, by attending the class (which requires real world effort ).
That and you'll discover that we have a sense of humor (in some cases twisted) and a sense of community.

So, if you're serious...come on in , the water is fine.

**panderson03** · 05-12-2016, 10:46 AM

now Mr Nut, you're scaring the young'uns.
good damage control there, LowKey.

newcomers, on the member's side questions get answered, advice gets given, jokes get exchanged.

Mr Nut has a very appropriate name

**loghousenut** · 05-12-2016, 01:17 PM

Originally Posted by panderson03

now Mr Nut, you're scaring the young'uns.
good damage control there, LowKey.

newcomers, on the member's side questions get answered, advice gets given, jokes get exchanged.

Mr Nut has a very appropriate name

Thanks for sticking up for me.

**rreidnauer** · 05-12-2016, 04:33 PM

Originally Posted by loghousenut

Thanks for sticking up for me.

Oh, was that what that was?

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**panderson03** · 05-12-2016, 05:10 PM

Lol !

**WyoFox** · 05-19-2016, 12:15 PM

Hi everybody! My husband and I live in Wyoming and hope to build our dream log house in the coming years (hopefully not too many years). I grew up in Texas and he was raised in Florida, so you could say we are both out of our element. But if you ask us, these mountains are right where we belong!

My father in law has a beautiful log home that he built after attending an LHBA class and that has been our inspiration. He has offered to share his knowledge and experience to help us build our home, but would y'all suggest my husband attend the class himself? It looks like it's sold out in June already so we got in too late for that. Thanks and excited to be here!

**loghousenut** · 05-19-2016, 01:18 PM

I first attended class long before I married and had our son. When my Son, Jake was 15 or so, he and I started building this place. Jake has never attended class, but he was raised around this kinda stuff and knew nothing much about any other way to build anything. He had a much more empty mind than you and your husband do and he took to the LHBA system like it was normal.

Oddly enough, though I sometimes think he could teach the class, he and his new Bride, Rebecca, are talking about taking the class together. They understand that I see the process differently than they do and every time we have folks over who have taken the class, Jake and Rebecca hear things that get them asking questions.

If I were you, I'd take the class with your husband. It may seem like wasted money but I don't think it will be wasted money when Jake and Rebecca do it.

Old photo... Jake is the one sitting down. He is tall and skinny now and 6 years older.

PS... Who is your father-in-law and how long ago did he build that LHBA home, wherever it is?

**WyoFox** · 05-20-2016, 09:45 AM

Hi, it looks like June is sold out. How good are chances he could get in on backorder? (I'd love to go but 1-budget won't allow it and 2-we have a nursing baby so it would make me going much more complicated)

Any idea when the next class will be?

Thanks for the help and LHN I will send you a message, not sure how crazy my f-i-l would be about his name out in a public forum (no offense to anybody but you know, the Internet....)

**panderson03** · 05-22-2016, 01:39 PM

welcome, WyoFox. so good to see LHBA spanning the generations!
yup. take the class. you might pick up some tips your FIL could have missed.
congratulations to the new addition to your family

**Bedwyr** · 05-24-2016, 05:48 PM

Hello all. I'm Brandon and am new to log homes...my wife and I close on a log home in two weeks. Look forward to all the great advise and info here.

Cheers

**panderson03** · 05-25-2016, 09:42 AM

hi there. welcome

**logdog** · 06-09-2016, 07:15 PM

Hi Everyone,
My name is Steve aka logdog, My friend Joe and I just returned from the June 2016 class! I have 8 acres with a creek up near Round Mountain/Burney in Northern CA. I thought the class was great, the entire building process was easy to follow, and yesterday I fell my 1st 5 trees, and am ordering plans for the 30 x 30 and diving in......I know it will be worth it....Just have all the county hoops to jump through!
I hope to gain more knowledge from all of you, and happy to be a part of this community!

**panderson03** · 06-10-2016, 10:32 AM

welcome to the family, Steve and Joe.
send an email to admin and join us on the members side!
glad you're here

**Donny** · 06-15-2016, 07:16 PM

Hello my name is Donny Eisenbach and I am back on the forums after being gone since 2005. In 2005 I was just about to start laying down logs on my 37 ft by 37 ft pier foundation as taught by Skip.

I took the class I think in 1999 sometime and was taught by skip. I took it again I think sometime in 2003 and was taught by Skip. Ellseworth, you were there taking videos. I needed the refresher course because I wasn't paying much attention the first time.

What happened that had me stop building was I got a girlfriend and future wife and 3 kids and with that the need to get a job and start working to get some income.

I started an online business that did very well and consumed all my time and so the logs I had sat out on the property and eventually rotted. They were free logs although I did pay some money for hauling them a few miles to my land.

So now I am making the log house my full time endeavor this year and I am working on putting in the 4 hoisting poles. It's challenging but I think I have a way to do it with a 16 foot tripod and chain hoist.

Thanks for listening,

Donny