Log homes and log cabins from scratch

Log Home Builders Association of North America
Spreading truth about log homes & log cabins since 1965

A non-profit educational association

Last updated: July 26, 2007

Log Home Builders Association of North America was founded to spread information about "true and pure" building of log homes and log cabins. Please take the time to read our articles about log homes, warnings about kit log homes, join our log home forums, and also take a look at our student log home pictures.

Our mission is to help people learn how to live debt free and avoid becoming trapped by a 30-year mortgage.

One or two people can build a real handcrafted log home, log cabin, house, lodge, or cottage from logs very quickly – easily – and inexpensively – using simple hand-tools that will fit in a car trunk. In fact, it is often possible to build very beautiful log homes without a mortgage (and without log home kits).

Kit Log Homes

Many commercial timber home builders (and “kit” manufacturers) charge extravagant prices for very poorly built log houses.  If you are thinking of building a kit log home or any kind of timber frame house, we strongly recommend that you read our articles to see what they are doing wrong. 

Building Log Homes & Log Cabins Yourself

We offer a two-day class (11 hours on Saturday and 11 hours on Sunday) to our members on building log homes. If you are wondering whether, in just two days, you can really learn to build log homes & log cabins, be sure and read our article about hands-on log home building classes.

Our two satisfaction guarantees

We currently have over 45,000 members worldwide. Lifetime membership in our association is $795 ($695 each for groups of two or more) with no other fees or dues of any kind. Each membership includes tuition to one of our log home classes. And in case you don't agree that this class is the best thing you've ever done for yourself, we offer a no-questions-asked three month guarantee.

Upcoming dates for our two-day "build your own log homes from scratch without a mortgage" class:

• No classes scheduled at this time - check back often

What is included when you join the Log Home Builders Association of North America?

Important Notice:

• THERE WILL BE NO LOG HOME CLASSES DURING SUMMER 2007. Our instructors will be busy with projects this summer, and we do not plan to offer any classes during that time.
   

• We anticipate offering a class in the fall (depending on instructor availability). To be notified when a new class is scheduled, sign up for our log home class announcement newsletter.
   

• We offer a no-questions-asked three month guarantee. If you are not satisfied for any reason, we will issue a full refund.
   

• Most of our classes have a waiting list to get into (unless marked as "Space available" above). To sign up for the waiting list (for last minute availabilities and new class announcements) visit our log homes newsletter page.
   

• At one point our instructors were busy building and/or out of the country for five years, and there were no classes at all during that time.
   

Website update (July 26, 2007)

(5:30pm) The update seems to have gone successfully. We are changing the DNS records now and the new website should automatically appear in a few hours (depending on how often your ISP updates their DNS records, this may take overnight).

(2pm Pacific Time) We are in the process of updating our website and forums today. The forums will be down during the update, probably overnight. We'll post updates here as news becomes available.

The next member's meeting will take place on July 7, 2007 from 1pm to 5pm at Skip's ranch. All members of the Log Home Builders Association are invited to attend!

This will be another professionally catered meeting, so we need a final headcount about a week before the meeting. If you plan to attend, call or e-mail us (info@loghomebuilders.org) and let us know, or reply to the log home members meeting thread in the forums [members only].

Jasper's BBQ will be doing the catering again for this meeting. They will supply all you can eat barbeque and sides. Read about a previous log home members meeting here. This event is free for members of the Association.

All the normal rules apply; no alcohol is permitted, parking is in the lower parking lot, and your membership card is required (no guests).

Travel updates (June 6, 2007)

We've recently updated our page listing where to stay and how to get the best airfare when you come to our class. The Best Western and the GuestHouse Inn & Suites in Monroe, Washington now offer our members discounts. Visit our travel deals page for more information on the best local deals.

Exceptional Log Homes Award for Sheri & Debbie (March 30, 2007)

Our newest Exceptional Log Homes award goes to Sheri & Debbie, students of ours who built a beautiful log home all by themselves in Washington state. They used almost NO subcontract labor, and finished the house in less than a year while working full-time.

Click the picture to take a tour of this home. You can also see photo tours of our student log homes, or join or log home forums to discuss this log home.

Congratulations to Sheri and Debbie, winners of the latest Exceptional Log Homes Award!

Tips on subdividing property for log homes? (January 28, 2007)

Want to subdivide a large parcel of land in order to build log homes? Join in the discussion on our log home forums, and share your tips or get tips from other members.

Exceptional Log Homes Award for Fred and Carol Renfroe (October 10, 2006)

This 6,500 square foot log home was built by Fred and Carol Renfroe, along with help from their children and others. Fred is a retired Navy Chaplain and built it partly as a home, and partly as a spiritual retreat (including indoor and outdoor wedding chapels!)

You can click on the picture for a photo tour, or join in discussion about the Renfroe's log home on our log home forums.

Congratulations to Fred and Carol, winners of the latest Exceptional Log Homes Award!

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