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Wes Loder
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Land in Lancaster County? That could be expensive from the start.
Our place is in Lehigh County, and we already had the land, so that was not an issue in building our place.
There are a number of timber framers in Lancaster County. Our framer was Aa…
Beautiful place. Tedd's book is one of the best there is, covering techniques and philosophy with good illustrations. WES
If you are "Shopping" for a timber frame house, look for exposed solid wood posts and beams. They are almost always exposed in order to add their beauty to the interior. They need to be pegged together with wood dowels. While a "post-and-beam" struc…
I reworked the data from our place and it came out to approximately $134 US per square foot. Please note that does not count the endless hours we have personally put in. Add those and the cost would have been higher. WES LODER
One factor which I am sure you have considered is the species of wood that you would use. Each type has its own special characteristics, strengths and drawbacks, but species do vary in cost. Here in Pennsylvania, Douglas Fir is more expensive than o…
Perhaps the sound isolation that a raised floor grants might be a consideration for some, but ductwork-based heating-cooling systems are bad ideas by their very nature. The idea of heating and/or cooling air somewhere else and pushing it to where th…
Ron: I posted four pictures of our house in the photos section this week. You can see a lot more on my personal blog: Enjoy, and would love to hear comments. WES
More pictures available on my personal blog. Check .
These include pictures from the construction.
What is the preferred timber wood in your area? Woods other than oak normally demand thicker dimensions. This could give you more wiggle room in terms of allowing the showing off of interior timbering. What kind of exterior finish do you have in min…
Why are you opposed to "surrounding the house with another structure?" Do you want a half-timber effect? If you want efficiency, least construction work, high R value and the maximum interior space and view of a timber frame structure, SIPs are defi…
We recently completed our Energy Star rating. House scored 50 on a scale of 0-500 for a 5+Star rating. Essentially as good as it gets. We are pleased. House is so tight that the blower test could only get to 205 CFM compared to a "normal" of around…
Take a look at the floor plan for our passive-solar/timber frame home that we are slowly finishing. And check out photos at my blog . The east-side entrance brings you into a short hallway lined with cabinets and clothes pegs. This hides the kitchen…
The problem with ICFs is that they provide no thermal mass, an essential component of any passive-solar building. We did not use ICFs in our passive solar house for that reason. Straw bale construction has the same short-coming. Instead, we used 12…
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