We will be holding our famous two-day log home class on June 7th & 8th, 2008. Click the link below to sign up for a class. [This link will take you to loghomeinfo.com, our old website. Do not be alarmed.]

• June 7th & 8th (Sat/Sun), 2008 -- Space available
  

A few important notes:

• FAQ about attending the class.
• 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. If you want to sign up to be notified of future classes or last-minute availability, visit our e-mail 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.
• After you sign up for a class, you can go here to find links to driving directions, what to bring, membership applications, etc.

We will be holding our famous two-day log home class on April 19th and 20th, 2008. Click the link below to sign up for a class: [This link will take you to loghomeinfo.com, our old website. Do not be alarmed.]

• May 24th and 25th (Sat/Sun), 2008 -- Class full

A few important notes:

• FAQ about attending the class.
• 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. If you want to sign up to be notified of future classes or last-minute availability, visit our e-mail 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.
• After you sign up for a class, you can go here to find links to driving directions, what to bring, membership applications, etc.

We often get asked, "Should I bring my significant other to class with me?" 

Usually it is a husband asking that question about his wife.  Sometimes it is a woman asking that question about her husband, because women build log homes too!

In either case, they want to know if it makes sense for both to attend the class.
 
We generally encourage people to bring their significant other with them to the class.  It really makes the planning process and building process go smoother if both halves of a couple have the same knowledge base and understanding. 

Because we think it is important to bring the wife or husband with you to class, we offer a $100 discount per person for couples (and groups of 2 or more).

The following are forum threads where former students talk about how worthwhile it is to bring your wife or husband with you to class:

http://www.loghomebuilders.org/should-we-both-go

http://www.loghomebuilders.org/now-or-later-one-or-both

http://www.loghomebuilders.org/taking-class-feb-08

http://www.loghomebuilders.org/building-class-fees-and-tree-selection

As you may have noticed, classes are very rare at the moment. First we took almost half the year off, and since then we have only scheduled a couple of classes -- not nearly enough to meet the demand. And our classes are a popular Christmas gift each winter.

Unfortunately there may not be any more classes this year, and we're not sure about the 2009 schedule yet. But today we do have some good news -- our new class announcement e-mail newsletter is finally up and working!

Now you can sign up to be notified whenever we schedule a new class.

If you would like to receive an e-mail alert when we schedule a new log home building class, submit your e-mail address below. We'll send out a brief note when we schedule a new class, so you'll be the first to know. Sometimes we don't offer classes for a while, and when there is a class available it fills up very fast.

We will also send an alert if there is a "last minute" availability in a class that previously filled up. However, this type of alert is extremely rare.

Privacy policy, short version: We do not sell, rent, or trade your e-mail address with anyone. You can also read our full privacy policy here.

Complete schedule of upcoming classes for 2007
Click on a class from the list below for more details or to sign up

November 10th & 11th -- CLASS IS FULL 

November 17th & 18th -- CLASS IS FULL 

No other classes are scheduled for 2007 at this time. Please check back often.

Please note that our instructors in America are also log home builders. Since we are in the building season it is very difficult for them to make time for teaching classes, and we will probably not be adding more class dates this year.  

Our instructors are often busy with Association related projects, or personal projects, and that means we just squeeze in a class when we can. 

Classes can be a bit sporadic.  At one point we had no classes for a 5 year period.

When we do have a class we usually post it on our main page with about a months notice.  Our classes tends to fill up very quickly, sometimes they sell out in one week, so keep an eye open for when we post the next class.

You can view our class schedule to see all the class dates we're currently offering in 2007. 

You can also sign up for our automated 'new class announcement email service.'  If you sign up for that service, then you will automatically be notified via email when we schedule a new class.

We often get asked the following sort of questions:

• "Are you guys for real?"
• "Can I really learn how to build a log home in just a 2-day class?"
• "Is this 'butt and pass' method any good?"
• "What will the class actually cover?"
• "Can I really build a log home?"

Well, here are a few threads on our forum where people posted those kind of questions, and many of our past students chimed in with answers.  You might want to explore the links below:

It is not possible to 'buy a seat' in one of our classes.  One must be a member of the Association in order to attend a class.  The class is free with your lifetime membership fee.  

At this time the cost of a lifetime membership is $795.  There are never any additional dues or fees.  You never have to buy anything else from the Association.

There's a group discount available for groups of two or more people, and that is $100 off per person.  That drops the membership fee down to $695 per person.  The discount will be automatically tabulated when you make your online payment, so long as everyones fee is paid for at the same time (on the same credit card).

Just wait till we offer a class on a date that works for you, and then use our online system to reserve a seat and pay for your membership.

Just what exactly is a "membership" in the Association?

Our classes are held at our campus in Monroe Washington (near Seattle).

They are held in Skip's famous 7,000 square-foot log home that was used in the filming of the television series "Northern Exposure" as the home of retired astronaut Maurice Minnifield, played by actor Barry Corbin.

Most students, upon entering the home, are completely speechless. The folks who aren't speechless usually describe it as "museum-like". Practically every square inch of the home is filled with antiques and other amazing collectibles.

When you first step inside, you are in the first of several living rooms, with a view all the way up to the 3' diameter, 85-foot long ridge pole. This giant log was lifted and set in place by hand, without a crane, using the same techniques we teach in our log home building class.