For questions about joining the association, or questions about signing up for one of our two-day log home building classes, send e-mail to info@loghomebuilders.org.

Mike Wilder handles all of our registration, membership and scheduling issues.

If you have questions such as "Where is the class?" "When is the next class?" "How much does the class cost?" "What is covered at the class" et cetera, then please read the About Our Class section.

If you have questions such as "How much does it cost to build a log home?" "Can I mix species of wood?" "How much do logs cost?" "What is a real log home?" "Can one person build a log home?" "How well do log homes withstand earthquakes?" et cetera, then please see the Log Home FAQ section.

You can also reach us by phone at +360-794-4469 between 12 noon and 8pm Pacific Time. If we don't answer feel free to leave a message and we'll get back to you as soon as possible. Email is usually the best way to get in touch with us.

Mailing location for "snail mail": Log Home Builders Association Suite 345 14241 NE Woodinville-Duvall Road Woodinville WA 98072-8564

The Q&A Hotline The Log Home Builders Association offers a free log home "question and answer" e-mail hotline to the general public. We are happy to answer your specific questions about log homes, log cabins, construction, etc. by e-mail. Obviously, we can't teach the craft of log home building via e-mail, but we're happy to answer as much as we are able. The question-and-answer e-mail hotline is info@loghomebuilders.org.

The Satisfaction Guarantee (after you attend) 

All of our memberships are covered by the following money-back satisfaction guarantee: Three month "no questions asked" satisfaction guarantee.

We are so sure that you will agree our class is one of the best things you've ever done for yourself that if you are not satisfied for any reason, even three months after you take the class, we'll give you a full refund with no questions asked. This is an iron-clad promise to you: come and take our class. You have nothing to lose because if you aren't happy, we aren't happy.

All you have to do is return your membership card and any class materials (such as the class workbook and CD), and we'll return every penny of your tuition with no questions asked.

The only persons ineligible for our guarantee are those who are ineligible to join our Association.

Attendee cancellation, Rescheduling, and "No Show" Policy (before you attend)

When you sign up for a class date, we reserve space for you in that class. For that reason there is a non-refundable $100 fee for cancelling a membership or switching class dates if you let us know more than 7 days/168 hours from your class start time. 

Because it's hard for us to fill empty spots at the last minute, we ask you to let us know well in advance if you are unable to attend your given class date.  If you cancel on short notice, less than 7 days/168 hours from your class start time, then your membership will be cancelled with a 50% refund.

1. We are the oldest log builders association in North America, founded in 1965.

2. We have the largest log home forum on the Internet.

3. We operate the only non-profit log home building school in North America.

4. We have the only log home school that offers a no-questions-asked 90 day money back guarantee.

What is a membership in The Log Home Builders Association of North America, and how do you become a member and attend a class?

To become a member, all you need to do is sign up for one of our classes and submit a membership application. Your lifetime membership automatically begins when you attend the class. The sign up fee includes both your class tuition and your lifetime membership. You will receive your membership card at your class.

So what do you get when you join the Association? You become a member for life, with NO further dues or fees of any kind.

You may attend our famous two-day log home building class -- where we cover every topic needed to build a log home from scratch, without a kit. This includes one class for one person (the member). Guests are not permitted -- everyone who attends must have his or her own membership card.  Please note, we do not offer a log home building class to the general public. Only members of the Association may attend our class.

The Log Home Builders Association Of North America was founded in 1965 has over 45,000 members throughout the world.  We are a non-profit educational Association. 

We have been offering log home building classes for over 40 years.  Our two-day (22 hour) log home construction class was offered through the University of Washington's Experimental College for 108 consecutive terms (over 26 years). 

We have been listed in such publications as; A Directory Of National Trade Associations, published by The United States Department Of Commerce; The Encyclopedia Of Associations, published by The Gale Research Company; The National Avocational Organizations Directory, published by Columbia Books; The National Trade and Professional Associations of the United States, also published by Columbia Books; etc.

The primary purpose of our Association is to preserve the "true-and-pure" craft of log home building -- to disseminate information about log homes -- to pass the craft on to future generations -- and to teach people how to "build" or "buy" the best log homes for the least amount of money.

Skip Ellsworth is the founder of the Log Home Builders Association.  

General information about Skip Ellsworth.

The short version:

We do not, under any circumstances, sell, rent or trade your e-mail address or contact information with anyone. Period.

The long version:

We hate spam as much as you do, and we try very hard to make sure you don't get any spam from us or any of our business partners. Sometimes we do need to share data with outside vendors; for example, with our credit card processing vendor -- we are not a bank so we need to hire an outside company to do it for us. When your information is shared with a third party vendor through our website, your private information is protected by the third party's privacy policy. Here are links to some of our partner's privacy policies:

iContact provides us with mailing list management services and powers our "New class announcements" e-mail newsletter. When you sign up to receive e-mail alerts from us, your e-mail address will be shared with iContact. This vendor has a very strict privacy policy as well as a zero-tolerance policy for spam.

Membership and website terms of service.

Forum terms of service.

Refund and cancellation policy.

A list of people not allowed at our classes.

Privacy policy.