Blending into the landscape
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T10:07:00+00:00
A home should compliment and blend in with the landscape… something this stone home certainly does well.
Originally posted 2016-02-16 20:12:54.
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Stone Piers
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T10:06:59+00:00
Notice the stone piers under the house and porch… a stone laid flat upon a stone, one after another. Refinement was not the goal when building stone piers… getting it done was.
Craftsmanship was saved for chimneys, and continuous foundations.
It’s so tempting today, with modern cement to build these piers “too pretty” on an old cabin. It’s ok to give in some… but be careful not go down that road of looking cookie cutter.
Also, never go with an odd number of piers across the front of home… for some reason building three piers announce to the world “I was too cheap to put in four, and besides, three is enough to keep it from falling down”
Originally posted 2016-02-12 18:01:06.
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A stone chimney with a log cabin
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T10:06:49+00:00
It’s a simple basic cabin. Low to the ground and with a big porch on the front. But for many this cabin is all about that huge stone chimney. The chimney is massive, yet the stones that make her up are small in scale. Each I’m sure gathered locally and laid flat, one upon the other, one at at time. Most impressive, don’t you think?
Originally posted 2016-02-09 13:47:02.
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A little goes a long way
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T10:06:42+00:00
It doesn’t take a lot of stone to make a huge impression.
A small addition that is faced in stone, no larger than what is seen in this image, would dramatically improve any home.
Originally posted 2016-01-27 14:11:05.
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A roof with a lifetime guarantee.
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T10:06:37+00:00
Often when we build we force nature to conform to our wants and needs… sometimes it’s best to let nature have it’s way and we choose to work with it, and not against it.
Originally posted 2016-01-25 13:32:51.
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Historic stone work
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T10:06:25+00:00
Notice how the stonework shows little if any shaping or refinement, and yet it is attractively laid, in a horizontal pattern.
Stonework does not need to be laid by artists to be appealing to the eyes. A good selection of stone, laid properly, is visually striking and will last for generations.
Originally posted 2016-01-20 15:52:35.
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A thousand words
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T10:06:14+00:00
They say a photo speaks a thousand words.
What words do you hear?
When you look at this photo do you feel sorry for the folks who live here?… on how impoverished they are… on how small their home is… on the possessions they must not have? Why surely they must be cramped in there. Do they even have cell phone reception or high speed internet?
Likely, if you have found yourself here on this site it’s not sympathy that you feel towards the inhabitants of this house but rather a tinge of jealousy. There is a peace that can be found within a space like this that is lost in our modern world. Perhaps the transition to a home like this would be too hard for us to undertake… but if we could bring some of this charm into our own homes, or have a place like this to retreat to in order to recharge our inner soul… well, that would be goal worth striving towards wouldn’t it?
Originally posted 2016-01-05 14:25:14.
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Stone lasts… forever
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T10:06:04+00:00
An attractive home…
with no maintenance…
forever.
Originally posted 2016-01-01 15:28:28.
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An excellent source of stone
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T10:06:03+00:00
It was a simpler time.
I can’t help but look at each of these individuals and ponder their lives.
And. as a builder. my eye is eventually drawn towards the stone chimney that stands proud on the end of this cabin. I’ve come to expect horizontal stones on old chimneys… as that is the only way a chimney can stand without the aid of cement binding it together, but chimneys with well defined layers, like this is one, is somewhat uncommon… it requires a supply of stone each of the same thickness, and stones that are easily shaped. I’m jealous.
Originally posted 2015-12-31 10:54:54.