Blog - Handmade Houses with Noah Bradley

We are currently working on the creation of the Timber Framing Academy!

The Coronavirus can’t stop us here at Handmade Houses! It has made things more difficult… and it has certainly slowed progress down though. But together we are going to make it through these challenging times… and create an amazing Timber Frame Academy course… and demonstrate the construction of small home for you soon!

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If you want a handcrafted home… one made of log, timber, or stone… We can help you!

If you want a home that blends into the environment, one that compliments the landscape… oh yeah!

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Originally posted 2019-06-26 19:42:04.

We are currently working on the creation of the Timber Framing Academy!Noah Bradley2019-06-29T10:52:01+00:00

A Writer’s Cabin

I once had a well known writer ask me to build her “a little primitive shed where I can get away from the main house to collect my thoughts and do a little writing”.

And this is what I built.

And she loved it.

And we all lived happily ever after.

And no, I cannot tell you who she is. lol

One final thought of the day…

I am so thankful that so many unique individuals have come into my life, each wanting me to build them something special to meet their dreams. I’ve built barns, timber frames, silos, log cabins, stone homes, mills, and yes, sheds and outhouses. From two thousand dollars… to two million dollars.

All my projects share a common theme. They were all built to last a century or more, and they were all designed to look “as if they had always been there”.

Thanks to all for coming along.

Originally posted 2015-03-09 15:44:07.

A Writer’s CabinNoah Bradley2019-06-29T11:18:48+00:00

Creating a window made of stone

Here’s “before and after” images of a stone arch that we made years ago.
It’s a simple process, you just create a form out of scrap lumber, and then you carefully, and patiently, shape each stone.
And then, once done, you have created something useful and attractive (that will last for centuries).

Originally posted 2016-08-19 12:45:02.

Creating a window made of stoneNoah Bradley2019-06-29T11:09:50+00:00

Roof-lines

I do so admire the roof-lines of houses built in the past.

Originally posted 2016-08-18 17:03:16.

Roof-linesNoah Bradley2019-06-29T11:09:49+00:00

A cabin with a screen porch

And, here is that little screen porch tucked away on the backside of this little cabin. A treasured room… and… by far the easiest and least expensive room of the home to build.

Originally posted 2016-06-17 13:05:36.

A cabin with a screen porchNoah Bradley2019-06-29T11:09:48+00:00

A fine little screen porch

Ah yes, a screened porch.

The perfect place to read a good book.

Talk with loved ones.

Or, take a nap.

I’ve built homes for some who have claimed that the screen porch was their favorite room of the house.

Are you a “screen porch person”?

Originally posted 2016-06-17 12:58:31.

A fine little screen porchNoah Bradley2019-06-29T11:09:47+00:00

Come on now… it’s time to get started!

Your Aunt Ida thinks it’s about time that you had that dream home you’ve always wanted.

Originally posted 2016-06-13 16:29:27.

Come on now… it’s time to get started!Noah Bradley2019-06-29T11:09:46+00:00

Thank God for trees

Without trees we would not have logs.

Without logs we would not have log cabins.

Who would want to live in a world without log cabins?

(and porches… with rocking chairs)

Originally posted 2016-06-13 16:15:00.

Thank God for treesNoah Bradley2019-06-29T11:09:45+00:00

Keep the dream alive!

It’s easy to lose focus when it comes to gaining our dream home.

Life is busy and full of distractions.

Our thoughts turn away from the dream, and then the “how’s” start to move in to destroy all hope.

Our greatest weapon?

Just start, gain momentum, take small steps, like laying stone, one at a time. Setting stone is easy enough that anyone can do it. And, with a little bit of progress every week, eventually the home is complete.

Originally posted 2016-06-13 16:11:10.

Keep the dream alive!Noah Bradley2019-06-29T11:09:44+00:00

Every form of building has it’s pros and cons

This house, one of my previous homes, was built using several different forms of construction.

Without a doubt the modern stick-built area saved me money and sped up the construction process.

The log cabin addition aged the entire home… made it feel as if it had always been there.

The post and beam section gave us a very warm and cozy feeling family room.

And the stone basement, foundation, and chimney kept us warm and ensured the house would stand for centuries.

Quite frankly a home like this would have been out of our financial reach had I not contributed a lot of effort in building it, work that anyone can do, one step at a time.

Originally posted 2016-06-13 15:11:27.

Every form of building has it’s pros and consNoah Bradley2019-06-29T11:09:43+00:00

A mortgage-free home

Every twenty years banks gather enough interest, through mortgages, to buy every home and commercial building in the country.
How would they ever survive if we chose to build our own mortgage-free homes?
How much better would your life be?
Would you lose any sleep knowing that the banks were suffering?

Originally posted 2016-06-13 15:01:57.

A mortgage-free homeNoah Bradley2019-06-29T11:09:42+00:00