Another way to gain experience is to volunteer at habitat for humanity. Yes you are building a conventional house, but you get experience at basic skills and you are around people who have experience.
Thank you. We've enjoyed your "Hand made house" videos on youtube. We're in the planning stages of restoring our East Tennessee two story 19th century log home. The interesting thing is we're also considering adding on to it. Thinking timber frame and stone would be a wonderful combination to the log home. The chimney is brick. Looks to be fired from local materials when the cabin was built. The plan is to replace the brick chimney with stone. Cut our own trees and hew them into logs as needed. Cut trees and saw them to size on our new full hydraulic sawmill for the timber frame additions. Considering placing the timber frame additions over a concrete basement. What are your thoughts on concrete basements under a timber frame?
Darn Gooday; I am a retired code certified home inspector and long time residential renovator..I also owned a stove-fireplace company.. Whether you keep the brick chimney, or replace it with stove, make sure the clearances to combustibles are at least 2” away from any heat, the straighter run up from the fire the better, and there are many other safety (and efficiency requirements) for that area to vent/be used correctly..
@@tedijune6759 Hey thanks. The old brick chimney is going to be dismantled and replaced with a working stone chimney. That much we are certain. The old bricks will be incorporated in other areas of the timber frame addition.
Thank you for the encouragement. Always enjoy your wisdom.
Another way to gain experience is to volunteer at habitat for humanity. Yes you are building a conventional house, but you get experience at basic skills and you are around people who have experience.
Thank you. We've enjoyed your "Hand made house" videos on youtube.
We're in the planning stages of restoring our East Tennessee two story 19th century log home. The interesting thing is we're also considering adding on to it. Thinking timber frame and stone would be a wonderful combination to the log home. The chimney is brick. Looks to be fired from local materials when the cabin was built.
The plan is to replace the brick chimney with stone. Cut our own trees and hew them into logs as needed. Cut trees and saw them to size on our new full hydraulic sawmill for the timber frame additions. Considering placing the timber frame additions over a concrete basement. What are your thoughts on concrete basements under a timber frame?
Darn Gooday; I am a retired code certified home inspector and long time residential renovator..I also owned a stove-fireplace company.. Whether you keep the brick chimney, or replace it with stove, make sure the clearances to combustibles are at least 2” away from any heat, the straighter run up from the fire the better, and there are many other safety (and efficiency requirements) for that area to vent/be used correctly..
@@tedijune6759 Hey thanks. The old brick chimney is going to be dismantled and replaced with a working stone chimney. That much we are certain. The old bricks will be incorporated in other areas of the timber frame addition.
I had a basement w/ S. facing window wells. Would recommend!
Do you have any tips on getting approved for an owner builder construction loan?
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