A stone mill
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T10:03:40+00:00
A wonderful water-powered mill down in Georgia…
Originally posted 2015-11-06 15:23:21.
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Is it a log home, or a stone home?
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T10:03:16+00:00
For those who can’t decide if they want a log house… or a stone house.
I’ve never seen another like it.
Early log homes were “chinked with stones or scraps of wood and then a layer of mud and fiber was applied over that on each side to keep the cold and rain out. This is the log home that I’ve seen where a mason carefully applied and chinked around these stones. The result, while not common, is rather attractive.
Originally posted 2015-10-30 13:08:03.
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Two patterns of stonework in the same house
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T10:03:14+00:00
An ancient home in Peru… The same stone laying technique, of carefully laying the corners in a horizontal pattern while filling the space in between with a random pattern, can also be found here on some early American structures.
Originally posted 2015-10-28 17:00:58.
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Stone… the ultimate building material
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T10:03:00+00:00
Stone is a marvelous building material… gorgeous to look at, free for the gathering in many places., zero maintenance, and, it will last… well… forever.
You can let your imagination run wild when you build with stone.
You can build classic designs, ones that have proven their appeal over centuries, ones that will be appreciated for centuries to come.
Stone, the ultimate alternative building method that we have today, and also, the one that we’ve had for millennia.
Originally posted 2015-10-24 14:45:37.
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Age is beauty
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T10:02:47+00:00
Stonework improves with age.
Build yourself a stone home.
Then give it a century, or two, and see how pleased you are with the result!
Originally posted 2015-10-20 17:25:12.
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Quaker stone home
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T10:02:24+00:00
A Quaker stone home… notice the quality of the stone and it’s workmanship. Most impressive.
I can’t help but wonder what the folks of “years gone by” would think of our use of old wagon wheels as decorative items. So many old homes and cabins have them leaning against the home for an aging affect. I wonder if our descendants, a hundred years from now, will use 21st century spare tires to add a bit of our vintage era to their homes?
Originally posted 2015-10-15 19:29:09.
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Quality vs Quantity
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T10:01:53+00:00
Oh my.
She is so fine.
When contemplating the design and construction of a home, the first decision to be made is “quality vs quantity”.
The owner of this small stone home chose the highest level of quality. They could have had a vinyl clad home, twice as large as this one, for the same price.
It’s a tough choice to make.
Living small is challenging, while living large is so tempting.
We naturally want both, quality and quantity, but few people have the financial resources for a large home built as well as it can be.
So, is quality worth the cost?
Originally posted 2015-10-04 16:55:45.
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The timeless beauty of a stone home
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T09:46:52+00:00
I am often amazed at the stunning beauty of a stone home.
Stone is such a primitive building material, as basic as it comes. And yet when laid properly, into a classic design, all it needs is the simplest of embellishments… such as painted trim-work and perhaps some window shutters… we achieve a home as elegant as can be built.
Timeless.
Originally posted 2016-02-24 14:27:04.
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Blending into the landscape
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T09:46:40+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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A log and stone home
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T09:45:07+00:00
Log and stone.
What a great home!
If I may be so bold as to suggest a “if I had built this” comment…
I just can’t help myself…
It’s the way I am… lol…
It’s challenging to find a more attractive house than the ones that feature the combination of log and stone.
I would have made one little adjustment on this home that I feel would have made it much more appealing… I would have built the stone addition a different size than the log section, rather than having it as a continuation of the existing log structure.
Here I would have made the stone section one-and-a-half story tall and I would have recessed it a foot or two back from the front of the log section. This subtle change would have made each section “pop” and celebrated each section’s uniqueness.
And, of course, (while I’m making changes), I’d have added a welcoming porch across the front of the cabin.
Originally posted 2015-12-13 17:57:58.