Benefit of using salvaged materials
Roger has a nice farm stand, doesn’t he?
All it took to add some character to this structure was the use of some salvaged materials.
Originally posted 2015-10-01 13:20:30.
This old house
In her day, she was gorgeous.
To me, she still is.
Originally posted 2015-09-30 18:42:08.
Log cabin windows
The front facade of this cabin is very attractive… oh, so nice… The windows and front door are just perfect.
On the first floor the windows are 9 over 6’s, while on the second floor they are 6 over 6’s… and how about that precious window unit above the front door… Nice.
Yes, I struggle to ignore the replacement brick chimney on the end of the cabin… what were they thinking?
Originally posted 2015-09-30 12:48:22.
The perfect grandmother cottage
A charming cottage, complete with a picket fence and a trellis at the front door.
Originally posted 2015-09-30 12:23:06.
A Treehouse
I’ve built several basic ones… nothing as fancy as this nice one… but one day… one day… I’m going to do it!
Originally posted 2015-09-30 12:10:40.
Small cabins are always attractive
One window.
One door.
And, so much more.
Originally posted 2015-09-29 15:18:45.
If only more neighborhoods looked like this
Originally posted 2015-09-29 14:21:04.
A stone cottage in Autumn
A painting like this speaks for itself.
There is little that I can add to describe the beauty and permanence of a stone cottage.
Originally posted 2015-09-28 14:16:45.
A log cabin kitchen
Here’s a really nice kitchen…
But…
I try to persuade my clients away from having a log kitchen because…
A) The kitchen cabinets cover up most of the logs… why go through all the trouble and expense of having nice logs and then covering them up? Plus it is a lot harder to mount cabinets on the irregular surface of a log wall.
B) Log cabins tend to be darker rooms whereas a kitchen needs to be a bright space (notice how all the lights are turned on in this photo while light is pouring in from the window?)
C) Log cabins are trickier to wire and plumb than more traditional framed rooms are. Kitchens need plenty of outlets and sources of water.
D) Log cabins tend to have low ceilings and kitchens tend to be better spaces with taller ceilings.
Originally posted 2015-09-28 14:06:35.
A stone roof
I know… nothing lasts forever.
But what is the life expectancy of a stone roof?
I would think it would certainly be hundreds of years… likely, thousands of years… and perhaps, even longer.
I haven’t heard anything on the evening news about there being a shortage of stone so why is it that this type of roof is so rare?
The average asphalt shingle roof needs to be replaced every 20 years. If a stone roof could last a millennia the occupants of this house over those years could avoid replacing the roof 50 times. (considering inflation I bet the 10th replacement would cost the same as the option of having originally installed a stone roof).
The builder of this home gave a great gift to the future occupants of this home, some of those homeowners may spend their entire lifetimes in this home, but none will ever pay for the cost of a roof replacement.
Originally posted 2015-09-28 13:44:12.