Count me in on any builds in the north Utah area. I'm actually hoping to build in the Bear Lake area myself. I would love to come help out on a build to gain some experience before I build my own.Originally Posted by BigD
Count me in on any builds in the north Utah area. I'm actually hoping to build in the Bear Lake area myself. I would love to come help out on a build to gain some experience before I build my own.
Hey, thanks for this! Keep me updated and shoot me a PM, I'm around SLC and can travel within 5-6 hours super easily. StressMan79 invited me up North but I can't swing 12+ hours driving each way right now. Anyway, hit me up when you need help!
Hey all,
Just entered escrow on my first log home. It is in the Olympia area and was built in '78. At some point I would like to diy a second log home on the property but for now I was hoping for some guidance/advice on things I should be aware of or look for when buying a 38 year old log home. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Also, thank you to the creators and users of the forum, what a great resource!
hi there.
some specifics about your first log home might be helpful.
pictures of the structure including the roof overhangs and bottom few rows of logs would be helpful too
welcome
Thanks for the reply. I will post some pics on Thursday after the home inspection. Anything besides the eve's and bottom logs that I should be looking for? Thanks again.
look for signs of rot, and gaps due to settling
Especially check around doors and windows for gaps or damage from logs settling and making the opening too tight. Make sure windows and doors open and close well.
Pstarr7 (hubby) and i just attended the class yesterday. The idea of "family working together" is so appealing. We are excited to meet new family members in our area, and we want to roll up our sleves and learn as we work. We live in Spokane WA area.
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I never been much on learning. Too much sweat involved in it. Welcome to the club.
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.
welcome to the family, kstarrs
Howdy All!!
The Boatie's here. We are so blessed that we have been turned on to this blog and the fellowship that it brings. We missed out on the latest class, but will be keeping a keen eye out for the next available. We are planning to relocate our family this coming summer to Northern Idaho from Texas.
Yer gonna have to do something about that handle... Booties just don't sound proper on a log home forum.
Welcome home. You'll love the class, and northern Idaho is right in the heart of log home territory.
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.
Hello Everyone,
I'm a new member. My name is Malcolm and I'm in Clark County in the state of Washington. I'm looking forward to helping my fellow members out with their builds as well as exchanging information.
Loghousenut - Good news is it's not Booties, phonetic sound is Boaty. It's short for my last name and has been a nickname forever.
So... When does next years class schedule come out?
Well, that is good news indeed! I can stomach Boaties much better than Booties. My own name sounds phonetically similar to "Fatron"... I use my longtime nickname, LHN, instead. These things are important to a persons image.
HeckifIknow when the classes will be held next year. I think there is a place to sign up for notification somewhere on the site.
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.
Welcome to the site, looks like they just announced the next class for February 18-19 next year. Right before presidents day so I will be there hopefully this time, I missed the last class as well!
Hi I am Russell Snow, I took the class in May 2016. I am currently living in Antelope Valley California. Is there anyone building near here that I can help out a day to see what it really looks like?
Hello, I am Dave. My wife and I just closed on 10 acres in Brown County Indiana. We love the rolling hills and the fall foliage. We are hoping to attend the class in February. I have been reading threads and blogs since April. We are very excited about building our log home.
Hi, all!
I'm Ken Dye. I'm 49 years old, never married & no kids (these days, you actually have to point that out), and I have a building spot in the NW corner of North Carolina on a mountain. I took the class in late May & learned a lot but know it's only the beginning. I'm hoping to be able to build in the next 2-3 years assuming I can afford to, but working on that front with an investment that should come through in a couple of years. That's when I'll start looking to build ASAP...I have to get out of this drug corridor town (Florence, SC) where gang members shot me in the back but at least I can still walk. Needless to say, I'll need help with labor somehow, and class at least gave me a couple of ideas of where to look when the time comes.
My idea is to build a 2-story 30 x 30 house, perhaps with a basement as well. I am thinking the roof may be the biggest issue considering snowfall, plus the foundation & how deep the frost line may be.
I'll end the intro here. Good reading on this forum and I hope to get to know some of you better! PLEASE let me know if you live in/near SC or NW NC. Perhaps we can help each other somehow.
We have a lot in common, Ken... I live on the drug corridor of the other coast. I think every meth cook is required to make a pilgrimage to my County at least once in his/her career.
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.
Welcome to the forum everybody. Stick around and keep reading.
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Trevor
Hi all,
New member from Sacramento checking in. My wife and I are in escrow to buy 7.5 acres in Northern CA. We've been looking for years and finally found an amazing piece of property a little over an hour from our house. It has a seasonal creek going along the North side of the property and a year round creek going through another part of the property. It's at about 2,000 feet in elevation and has hundreds of large pine trees, which has us now thinking of a log home.
We'd like to build a vacation house on the property within the next 3-5 years. If we like spending time up there it might be where we'd retire to in 20 or so years. Even though a log home wasn't on our radar, after seeing all the trees we're beginning to think a log home would be appropriate. We'd really like to be able to use the trees on the property to build the house with. But I understand there are some things we'll need to consider if we do this.
It's been interesting to see all of the log home options from buying the shell and having it installed to doing it yourself. We've remodeled several homes before so I feel pretty comfortable doing a lot of work myself. I also have a friend who's a general contractor and he has built homes from the ground up too. So I feel I have the resources and ability to do it myself, I just don't know if that's the direction we want to go.
Fortunately, we'll have a few years to think these things through. In the mean time we'll need to clear a tremendous amount of undergrowth and clear a home site. The property is on a hill/ridge with the water running by below. We'd like to build where the house will over look the year round creek below.
I look forward to following this forum and hopefully learning a lot more.
Consider taking the LHBA class and building your own log home with your own hands. Your Grandkids will never forget you.
Yes, you can do it. We are just up I-5 from you if you want to check out our build.
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.
LHN = everybody's cheerleader on this forum. LHN's the one that inspired me. Took the class this year after lurking and 15 years of research into whether building your own log home was possible. So far, I've got 40 logs up on racks, another 7 on the ground, and about 20 to go before I can start stacking. Most people are smarter than me- they get their logs delivered. Welcome to the forum!
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I chose to build one because my therapist advised me to get in touch with my inner masochist.
I'm his inner masochist, and so far he has avoided me ever since he went to class.
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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.
I have been watching this site for years. I wished I'd attended when it was close in Washington where i live. I know when Skip was alive, it was held in Monroe? I know he moves to the Phillipines and hjs since, passed away and now his son has taken over. I am glad to see they offer classes that are not on the crowded 3 day weekends, ie memorial and labor day etc. I may attend the one in Feb, hashing out logistics now.
I own outright, 40.52 acres of timberland near the Okanogan National Forest. I have a solar well on the place, have been developing the land for some time, its 2 20 acres lots side by side. I just purchased the second 20 in 2014. It has about 95% Ponderosa pines, rest of Douglas Fir. I had a well drilled back in 06 one year after I bought the first 20 acres. I have just recently trimmed out the well with a solar livestock well. Basically, I flip a switch, water runs out at about 2.8 gallons a minute. The front 20 acres if fully fenced in with 4 runs of barbed wire. I will fence off the newest addition soon.
I have a cabin I built myself on the front 20 acres. I only contracted out the foundation and the metal on the roof, rest was done by myself. I used a full footing/stemwall with no outside crawl space access. I pulled permits myself. I purchased every tool a contractor could use, air nailers of every kind, table saws, worm drive Skil, Multi tool, sawzall..... but made sure everything would run off of my Honda EU2000i generator.
Anyway, I still have the itch to retire into a log home. I have the land, I have the timber, I have plenty of space. I retire in 6 years, wife retires the same time. So I want to build out log home myself. Wifes family is all brick/stone masons, so that will help out loads.
I have pictures of my gorgeous stick built cabin, but not sure if I can post them without them being on a server.
Go for it. I started mine when I was 64 and finished it in 2 years. I have since retired and love every minute of it.
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