Burlington Log Home & Timber Frame Show

Knowledge Is Power

Take in one of our hourly Seminars presented by industry pros. These education-based workshops cover everything from financing, design and construction of a timber frame home, log basics 101, to care and maintenance. These seminars are FREE and part of your admission. They are interactive and geared toward helping you down the path to building your dream home.

Updated April 25, 2023

Friday’s Seminars    

2:00pm- Choosing Your Floorplan and Modifying Your Layout - 
  
Choosing the right layout to meet your needs and budget. Focusing on your layouts and sizes room by room. 
Also understanding how to decide what rooms are needed and their use.                                                              

Steve Chesser, Elite Crete Log & Timber Homes                          

3:00pm- Understanding the Nature of a Log and Timber Home Package-

Learn what materials are needed, how log home and timber frame packages can vary from one manufacturer to the next, 
and how to request a quote for your log or timber home project. 

Ed Higgins, Timberhaven Log & Timber Homes LLC                                             

4:00pm– A Fun Filled Odyssey: Building Your Dream Timber Frame- 

Definition and history of timber framing. What the journey will entail- the building process, products & more. 

Drake Ambrosino, New Energy Works

5:00pm– Budgeting For Your New Log or Timber Home-  

How to build and keep your dream home within your budget.    

Shellie Valentine, Natural Element Homes


Saturday Seminar's

10:30am- Designing to Your Budget?-  

Helping buyers understand the cost associated with one way vs. another and how to decide which
way is best to set a realistic budget base on needs vs wants. Example: cost to build two story vs. one story; 
General contractor vs. owner build; basement vs. crawl space; block vs. poured wall, and so on.

Bobby Moss, Elite Crete Log & Timber Homes

11:30am- Design Elements for Your Log or Timber Frame Home–

When choosing design elements for your home, you will learn how they can affect the overall cost.

Scott Auhmiller, Rustic Log & Timber    

12:00pm- Budgeting For Your New Log or Timber Home- 

How to build and keep your dream home within your budget.                                                                                                                                  

Shellie Valentine, Natural Element Homes

1:00pm- A Fun Filled Odyssey: Building Your Dream Timber Frame-

Definition and history of timber framing. What the journey will entail- the building process, products & more.

Drake Ambrosino, New Energy Works

2:00pm- Choosing Your Floorplan and Modifying Your Layout -  

Choosing the right layout to meet your needs and budget. Focusing on your layouts and sizes room by room. 
Also understanding how to decide what rooms are needed and their use.                                                             

Steve Chesser, Elite Crete Log & Timber Homes

3:00pm- Understanding the Nature of a Log and Timber Home Package-

Learn what materials are needed, how log home and timber frame packages can vary from one manufacturer 
to the next, and how to request a quote for your log or timber home project. 

Ed Higgins, Timberhaven Log & Timber Homes LLC                                            

4:00pm- Panel Discussion with Industry Pros-

An interactive panel discussion and Q&A with industry professionals

covering the topics you need to know and

answering your questions. Topics can include: design and

budgets, floor plan design, finding a builder etc.                                                    

Sunday’s Seminars

11:00am– Understanding the Nature of a Log and Timber Home Package-

Learn what materials are needed, how log home and timber frame packages can vary from one manufacturer  
to the next, and how to request a quote for your log or timber home project. 

Ed Higgins, Timberhaven Log & Timber Homes LLC  

12:00pm- Choosing Your Floorplan and Modifying Your Layout -   

Choosing the right layout to meet your needs and budget. Focusing on your layouts and sizes room by room. 

Also understanding how to decide what rooms are needed and their use. 

Steve Chesser, Elite Crete Log & Timber Homes     

1:00pm- Design Elements for Your Log or Timber Frame Home– 

When choosing design elements for your home, you will learn how they can affect the overall cost. 

Scott Auhmiller, Rustic Log & Timber                                    

1:30pm– Budgeting For Your New Log or Timber Home- 

How to build and keep your dream home within your budget.                                                                                                                                 

Shellie Valentine, Natural Element Homes

2:30pm- Panel Discussion with Industry Pros- 
An interactive panel discussion and Q&A with industry professionals covering the topics you need to know  
and answering your questions. Topics can include: design and budgets, floor plan design, finding a builder etc.