Inspiration for you mountain style home comes from a variety of sources. You search for images both online and in magazines. At the same time you gather floor plan ideas and lots of technical information about building systems and services. As you gather ideas don’t forget the power of video. Moving images can help you [...]
Archive of posts tagged timber frame
Codes, Loads and Other Specifications
You have the land and you have a design concept, but before the actual home can be built there are many plan specifications which must be understood, addressed and handled before actual construction can begin. What do these include? Who is responsible? How important are they? We address them all in this week’s article. What [...]
September Hybrid Log Home Testimonial
In this month’s custom home testimonial we talked with the Baumgartens of Carpinteria, California. Their recently completed home was based on our Aspen Peak design concept. The Baumgartens talked with us about their design experience, the unique issues of building a log and timber home in California and their satisfaction with their finished home: It [...]
August’s Timber Home Testimonial of the Month
The McCulloughs, of Montana When we create a new design concept, it is often one to two years before we see an actual home built based on that plan. The McCullough’s timber frame home was a home we were eagerly waiting to see finished, but our eagerness was felt doubly by the owners themselves. The [...]
