First published at 00:56 UTC on March 24th, 2018.
Stacking one log - start to finish - LHBA method.
Also known as Butt & Pass method. Using ropes and pulleys - some antique, some I made myself, and a 1967 Ford 3000 diesel tractor. This will be a 2 story, 40x40, 3000 sq ft home.
The gaps wil…
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Stacking one log - start to finish - LHBA method.
Also known as Butt & Pass method. Using ropes and pulleys - some antique, some I made myself, and a 1967 Ford 3000 diesel tractor. This will be a 2 story, 40x40, 3000 sq ft home.
The gaps will be filled in with rock wool, and smoothed over with mortar chinking after I get the electrical run in.
I cut all the trees myself. My wife and I peeled all of them and moved them from ours and the neighboring property. The largest log (so far) is 29" at the base, and weighs around 5,500 lbs. The ridge pole will be the heaviest log at the peak of the roof, will be 60' long and weigh around 8,500 lbs. We are hoping to get the roof on this spring and begin work on the interior this summer. Hoping to move in sometime next year. Started stacking logs June 15, 2017.
All of this is done after I get off work and on the weekends, with no loan (except a small owner financed loan on the land). Pay as you go. When complete, I estimate the build cost to be around $60,000.
Thanks for watching.
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