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Roy Trembath
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Why build log homes. Testimonials and class photo blogs. Wood, People and Health. SANS 10400 building regulations. I have worked internationally for the last 20 years on various projects and feel it is time to give other people the benefit of my experience. I have been involved in almost all types of construction and as such can say for sure that this is the strongest, cheapest and most environmentally friendly way to construct a building. My personal log home in Wilderness, South Africa, is used to hold...
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Log home FAQ
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Why build log homes. Testimonials and class photo blogs. Wood, People and Health. SANS 10400 building regulations. Frequently asked questions and comments. Q: Can I really build my own log home after spending just 2 days on your course? A: Yes - it is not rocket science, the course covers all the necessary information needed to build your own log home. Q: Is your course suitable for a woman? A: Yes, no problem at all, about 40% of my students are women. Q: Building a home yourself looks like a lot of work.
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Log home enviromnmental considerations.
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Why build log homes. Testimonials& class photo blogs. Wood, People and Health. SANS 10400 building regulations. Whether log homes are truly environmentally friendly or not is a debatable issue. When compared to other methods such as bricks and mortar it most definitely is. In South Africa the majority of building is done with bricks and mortar. To produce 1 ton of brick and mortar building material consumes something like 800kg of fossil fuels. To quote from this sobering UN draft document. A tree absorb...
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Timber preservation for log homes
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Why build log homes. Testimonials and class photo blogs. Wood, People and Health. SANS 10400 building regulations. Since timber is a natural product, there are natural elements which, during natural cycles use it as food and shelter (including humans). There are effective ways to protect your investment, and give it more value, all this is covered in detail in the class. Some timber does not require any treatment against beetles, this is discussed in class. CCA preservative treated timber. After working ...
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The course contains everything you need to know...
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Why build log homes. Everything about the course. Testimonials and class photo blogs. Wood, People and Health. SANS 10400 building regulations. What to expect from the course. Aims of the course:. Learn to build a genuine solid log home. Learn to build it without a mortgage. Learn to build it in the most environmentally sustainable way possible. The course is a intensive weekend seminar on log home building. Times: 8:00 am 6:00 pm Saturday and Sunday. All lectures are given in English only. All aspects o...
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Build your log home mortgage free.
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Why build log homes. Testimonials and class photo blogs. Wood, People and Health. SANS 10400 building regulations. Finances - can you really afford not to build a log home? This is quite possibly the only affordable - mortgage free - way to build. One of the most important objectives of the course is finance. I teach you to build without a mortgage in other words, with your own cash. I'm sure that most people do not want to work as a slave to the bank for their entire working lives. Do you? Think I'm mak...
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Timber home warnings
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Why build log homes. Testimonials and class photo blogs. Wood, People and Health. SANS 10400 building regulations. If you think education is expensive, you should try ignorance.- Derek Bok. Warnings about timber homes and manufacturers. Comparing apples with apples. I would like to point out that there is an important difference between 'Genuine solid log homes' and 'Timber homes' or 'timber frame homes, even if a company claims to build 'Log homes', they are often building 'timber homes'. The easiest wa...
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Log home building course
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Why build log homes. Everything about the course. Testimonials and class photo blogs. Wood, People and Health. US Army rigging manual. Log Home Building Course. Probably the only way to build mortgage free. Can be easily done on your own. I present a weekend Log Home Building Course, which, in just 2 days teaches you all the methods and techniques required to build your own, environmentally sustainable, mortgage free genuine log home or cabin. I focus on teaching sound, tried and tested principles. New c...
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no hurry, no worry: January 2011
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No hurry, no worry. Sunday, January 23, 2011. South Africa Chapter one. After some relaxing days in the fridge we left Switzerland towards Capetown. We flew from Munich since AirBerlin has still the most competitive offer in case of a overweight or sports equipment and it's a direct flight. We drank a bit too much Vodka Redbull and could both not sleep during the overnight flight. But as the flight turned into bumpy over Kinshasa all others couldn't sleep either. Tuesday the 11th Gandalf our good old fri...
