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.

Full Slate of Educational Seminars Below:

Friday’s Seminars  

2:00pm- Why a Log or Timber Home – 

A discussion about the benefits of building a log or timber home.

Dan Reeves, Hochstetler Log Homes                                    

3:00pm- 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/Travis Ridley, Elite Crete Log & Timber Homes

4:00pm– 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.

Andrew Harter, Timberhaven Log & Timber Homes LLC                                            

5:00pm– Log Home Basics 101- 

Learn the basics about log types and log packages as they apply to the log home building process.                      

Dan Reeves, Hochstetler Log Homes 

6:00pm- 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.

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.

Steve Chesser, 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- Log Home Basics 101-

Learn the basics about log types and log packages as they apply to the log home building process.                      

Dan Reeves, Hochstetler Log Homes 

1:00pm- 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.

Andrew Harter, Timberhaven Log & Timber Homes LLC                                      

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/Travis Ridley, Elite Crete Log & Timber Homes

3:00pm- Why a Log or Timber Home –

A discussion about the benefits of building a log or timber home.

Dan Reeves, Hochstetler Log Homes                    

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– 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/Travis Ridley, Elite Crete Log & Timber Homes

12:00pm- 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.

Andrew Harter, Timberhaven Log & Timber Homes LLC                                          

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– 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.

Steve Chesser, Elite Crete Log & Timber 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.