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What Made You Choose a Timber Frame?
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Permalink Reply by Wes Loder on -
In 2002, we had an opportunity to purchase land adjacent to our family's farm that provided unrestricted south exposure. We decided that this place offered an ideal site for a retirement home small enough for two people. We visited an expo on log and timber frame homes. Log homes seemed to have too much in the way of dark interiors, and settling log walls demanded too many solutions that might not always work. We decided that a timber frame offered the right combination of open spaces, aesthetics and insulation values. We worked out plans, made drawings and than took our plans to several framers until we found the right one. We had no problem with the township, who was hoping someone would keep the land from turning into a development, and so had only the code and ourselves to satisfy. The result is a one-bedroom home of 1475 square feet, off-grid and passive solar with virtually no utility bills and no mechanical. We love it. WES & LINDA
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Permalink Reply by David Hubbard on -
My grandfather was a carpenter in Yale, South Dakota. Growing up I used to marvel at the creations he made. During high school I discovered I also had a passion for woodcraft. Now I am joined by my sons and daughter creating a new timber frame construction company based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Together we have over 20 years of construction experience and decades worth of wood working expertise.
If you are considering building a timber frame in South Dakota, we would love to talk to you.
David Hubbard
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Permalink Reply by charles brister on -
hello my name is charles brister, i live in madison, ms. i have always wanted to build a log or timberframe home but have not had to chance to. my wife and i are in our early fiftys and with just 2 kids left in college we are starting the process of building a timberframe home. we finally went with a timberframe because it allows us alot more options in different neighborhoods. as of now we are staying in ms. looking for lake front property to build on. have been looking at magazines for years pulling ideas reading stories of others that have already gone thru the process. so i hope to keep coming back here for answers from friends we work our way thru the process. thanks again for a great site...
charles brister
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Permalink Reply by Don Henderson on
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My wife and I fell in love with the Grand Tetons and the areas surrounding. We visited regularly and decided to begin searching for land in the area. Because of the market conditions we began to realize that there were some amazing deals to be had if we decided to purchase an existing home. We looked at both timber frame and log homes. Although there was some interest in the log homes, we heard from friends that the maintenance could be pretty daunting and the flexibility of changing the design of the interior spaces didn't seem to offer the flexibility of a timber frame home. We found an incredible home in Idaho on the west side of the Grand Tetons. Teton Valley, ID is where we plan to retire and we love our Timber Frame home. We are working on the landscaping now and I am really in need of some help finding plans and designs for an outdoor living space. I have the August 2010 edition of Timber Home Living and love the outside space in that issue. I can't seem to find many other resources and ideas though. Hoping this is the place....
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Permalink Reply by Dale Wayne Mills on
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I did some remodeling at young age and finished completing a new house years ago but always wanted to complete one from ground up doing most of work myself. After attending a log cabin show we sit down and watched a seminar on timber framing and knew that was the look we wanted in as many rooms as possible. We not only put the Hammer Beam bents in the great room, but put arched beams in the kitchen, king post in master bath and flat beams in the master bedroom and dining room. Found a lot over looking lake in southern Indiana and started the two year process. We also wanted open floor plan with a unique character for entertaining and offering fantasic views without all the up keep required by log cabins. Enclosing the timber frame with ICF (Insulated Concrete Forms) was the biggest cost savings because of doing the labor ourselves by laying the forms like LEGO blocks and house is so energy efficient....over 4800 sq. ft electric heat pump less than $300 per month on average cost year around! Be glad to answer any questions for anyone considering to do the same. dalewaynemills@gmail.com
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