A workbench kitchen island
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T10:19:10+00:00
The Workbench/Island in the kitchen serves as the “go-to place”, located in the center of the home.
Originally posted 2015-07-15 14:30:17.
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Chestnut cabinets
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T10:19:09+00:00
We made the kitchen cabinets out of antique wormy chestnut.
And for the floor, we used locally gathered flagstone.
Originally posted 2015-07-15 14:21:53.
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A timber framed kitchen
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T10:19:08+00:00
Here’s a photo looking down into the kitchen from the loft above.
Originally posted 2015-07-15 14:15:28.
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Copper turns brown with age
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T10:19:06+00:00
A year or so later… the grass had turned green and the copper roof… brown.
Originally posted 2015-07-14 13:15:34.
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Iron railing
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T10:19:05+00:00
We used iron railing around the exterior basement stairs. It is easy and quite often tempting when I am building a home of natural wood to get carried away and use it everywhere… such as to fill in the area between these heart-pine posts.
I find that an occasional splash of iron though “snazzes” things up a bit, and accentuates the wood that I did use.
Originally posted 2015-07-14 13:10:51.
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Barn door in the loft
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T10:19:04+00:00
From the loft above the timber-frame kitchen we built a sliding barn type door, using old lumber and hardware, to give this area a bit of privacy when desired.
Originally posted 2015-07-13 20:47:45.
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Tiny timber frame
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T10:18:58+00:00
After the chimney was completed we then framed up the small home-office, making use of left-over timbers from the other additions off of this cabin.
This would be a small cozy space, with a lot of charm featuring a log wall, the stone of the chimney, three walls that were timber framed, and windows with a view to die for.
Originally posted 2015-07-11 12:01:08.
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The wonders of house wrap
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T10:18:55+00:00
Here we have the harsh contrast of the old, and the new. The best of what once was, with the best of what is new.
Tyvek is a wonderful product, (although a royal pain to install on a windy day). It repels moisture from reaching the wood, yet allows the wood to breath beneath it. And it’s low in cost compared to the value that one receives from it.
It’s not very pretty to look at though… I’m not certain why the manufacturer feels it so important to blast their name brand all over it. Even so, I try to apply this house wrap so that the wording is not upside down or at an angle. I’m funny that way… I don’t want salvagers centuries into the future thinking that I was a sloppy builder.
Originally posted 2015-07-10 14:51:29.
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The bad thing about stress skin panels
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T10:18:54+00:00
The downside to stress-skin panels is… well… they don’t make a house look any better, at least not a timber-framed home. What was a piece of art on the landscape is then quickly converted into a new wood box.
It always saddens me a bit when we reach that wonderful moment of having completed the assembly of a vintage timber-framed home and then we immediately start to cover it up.
I have built timber-framed homes for clients who never saw the finished product “standing for the world to see”. It seems that everyone is always in a hurry to witness the finished product and so many fail to enjoy the wonderful fleeting moments along the way.
Originally posted 2015-07-10 14:30:24.
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The good about stress skin panels
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T10:18:53+00:00
Next up. The timber-frame sections are covered with stress-skin panels.
These modern inventions are extremely strong (some folks build house walls out of nothing but these.) They are cost effective, provide incredible insulation values, a finished interior wall and a nailing surface for any exterior covering.
Originally posted 2015-07-10 14:09:21.