Thanks for the info.Originally Posted by Shark
Thanks for the info.
Thank you for the information.
We will be building in Brown Co. IN. That is about 40 miles south of Indianapolis.
The class is 2 days. You'll leave with all the knowledge you need to build. And the members side of the forum has an abundance of more knowledge, experience and ideas. The "program" could be much longer, ask LogHouseNut.
If you want my take on it, it is a two day class that you take three times, taking at least one family member or friend each time, then you play around with the idea for 20 or 30 years til finally you build the log house that you will die in but it takes 10 years or more to build it because you are in no big hurry and you really enjoy the process.
I suppose the short answer, from my perspective ,would be... Take the Class.
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.
PS... I make no money from LHBA (or anyone else) whether you do it or don't. If you have any interest in what you see here, I'd say just do it and let it change your life.
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 y'all! Been lurking for several months, and yes, I intend to take the class (not this month, likely whenever the next one is, hopefully around end of summer!). We are in the process of selling our current home in Texas and moving to SE Oklahoma (probably McAlester area) and, Lord willing, will rent while finding property and building. I'm very stoked about the prospect of building our next home from logs, and finally have gotten my wife to start getting excited as wellLooking forward to all of it (including the aches and pains hehe)!
Funny thing this... I started another addiction in a very similar way... stumbled across a bowmaking website in 2010, which re-ignited my toxophilia, been making (natural wood) bows ever since. Guess that'll be on hold while I nurse this new addiction lol
Welcome aboard. May I suggest that you'll get more respect on this forum if you'll change your name from okbuilder to reallyawesomebuilder.
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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.
Will someone please PM that man and warn him about me.
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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.
Warning: loghousenut's filter is broken. And that's how we like it. On the bright side....
Well, welcome aboard anyway!
I keep thinking I'm about to shingle my place, but the rain has other plans. I'll get there.
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That right there is some funny stuff
Completed #1 - Sold #1.....#2 finished and moved in
http://jandjloghome.blogspot.com/
I saw that one coming lol, I'm a punny guy who loves plays on words. Even better when it gets a response (even a roll of the eyes hehe)!
Maybe I'll make the suggested change AFTER I build this home
loghousenut I've been poring through the forum for a bit, I'm well aware that these threads "may contain nuts"
mudflap I've been following your build very closely...looking good! You had me rolling with your analysis of what must go on in those automotive design meetings at the big car makers! How many times have I had very similar thoughts when working on a car (or stickbuilt house, or...just about anything mass-produced for sheer profit)!?!
Hope the rain lets up a bit so we can both get stuff done!
I'm well aware that these threads "may contain nuts"
mudflap I've been following your build very closely...looking good! You had me rolling with your analysis of what must go on in those automotive design meetings at the big car makers! How many times have I had very similar thoughts when working on a car (or stickbuilt house, or...just about anything mass-produced for sheer profit)!?!
Hope the rain lets up a bit so we can both get stuff done!
Thank you! And OMG! don't get me started on the way they make cars work (not work) these days.And I'm a young-un, comparatively.
link for the un-interested: https://loghomejourney.wordpress.com...ck-in-the-mud/
Still can't believe they do this kind of stuff- and there's absolutely no reason for it. sheesh.
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Thanks for your advice. My husband and I took the class this passed weekend. Waiting for my member only sign on soon. Thanks for your comment.
HEY THERE, I am here to get some tips on how to renovate an old cabin.
hi there, mcknzAlex. welcome
A gazillion variables there.
Renovate to original? To your liking?
What kind of shape is it in?
Pictures?
Welcome.
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Yeah, if there are no photos there are no cabins.
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, I'm Dean and I'm new here, Nice to meet you all.
Dean, It is not much of a meeting if you don't brag about yourself or ask a question... I am loghousenut, he of the non-capitalized forum name. I joined the LHBA in 1981 and it changed my life. Most of us don't take over 30 years to start our dream home and most of us don't take 10 years to build the rascal, but most of us don't enjoy the process as much as I and my Family have. Don't be so wishywashy about why you are here and what you want out of us. We have been there, just like you.
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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.
My name is Mike. I seen this forum a few years ago, now looking for something new as I get closer to retirement age. I would like to take the next class and learn as much as I can. Currently located in Columbus Ohio, my work takes me through out my state and the surrounding states. I operate a small ( one F350 and 34ft trailer) hotshot company all my work is expedited. I would also like to visit and possibly help someone working on their project.
Mike, you waited too long to go to class. We have just moved into our place and had a re-wedding (30 year anniversary) a week after out first legal night. We have just announced our Housewarming Party, scheduled for Labor Day Weekend.
This Housewarming is only open to LHBA members but, if you sign up for the next class I would love to have you catch a load to the left coast and, if you time it right, you will meet folks just like me and my Wife who have built one of these things with our own hands and without a mortgage. Trust me, you will not regret it.
PS... This photo shows our new home, myself, my brother-in-law, my Wife of 30 years, and our Son, Jake... You figure out who is what and take the 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.
Congrats on renewing your love commitment. Nice picture, of you and yours. Very impressive log structure.
Oh, yes, they all are.
welcome!
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You seem vulnerable to a sales pitch. You don't have to wait til you are old and worn out to live in a log home that you built with your own hands.
We are mortgage free. The place is OURS. That's the big deal. You take as long a time as you need to build the home of your dreams and then you get to live in it without a rent payment. If my Wife needed $500,000 to live another 10 years I'd dump this place in a heartbeat, but most likely we will live out our days in a nice house and Will the Boy a real head start it this world.
I know folks my age who are tossing out $1800 per month on a stupid 2 bedroom apartment. Those same folks have chuckled at me for years every time we meet as they ask "When are you gonna move into that cabin you've been bragging about for all these years?".
If I was you, I'd take the class. Thatsvas true a statement as you can get, because I was you once and I took the class.
By the way, I am just a guy who likes this LHBA thing. I get no commission. The only thing I get out of talking you into taking the class is the opportunity to come to your log peeling party.
No, I am busy that week, but take the class anyway
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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.
Hello everyone (especially Steve!).
My wife (CK) and I just bought a generally dried in log home in Alabama and have a three year plan to finish it. It will be our retirement home and we are super excited!
Nearly all of the logs are stacked and the roof is on. I'd say dried in (and it is) but some soffit area logs are not yet in, so critters can come and go right now.
The interior is a blank slate right now and our goal is to avoid covering the beautiful logs and let them be our interior view!
The home is off grid but has enough solar/generator power to give us nearly all of the comforts of home.
Our plan is to learn a ton (concealing wiring, plumbing and finishing logs for starters) and complete the home pretty much by ourselves.
Looking forward to learning and getting to know our fellow log home builders!
I can't see any of the photos. Welcome CK n David.
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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'm in alabama, near huntsville. Where's your house?
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videos: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/mudflap/
polished blog: https://loghomejourney.wordpress.com
not-so-polished-but-updated-frequently blog: https://x42.nohost.me/BALCAS/
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