Throw all your assumptions about timber homes away, because a dramatic surprise is in store for everyone who enters this magical South Dakota timber-framed home. Some things are not as they appear. Timber homes, for example, don’t often define themselves by their exteriors. With the ability to wear any skin with ease, a timber home can be masked, revealing itself only once you open the front door. Set on a slope in South Dakota’s Black Hills, a masterpiece home of this variet

If you are opting for a more compact log or timber cottage, whether it’s for environmental reasons, to save money on construction and heating/cooling or simply to live a more streamlined life, there are design strategies to make a small-scale home feel quite comfortable. Here are a few. American families are carrying record amounts of debt as home, auto and food prices surge. Inflation is at a multi-year high, thanks to supply-chain disruptions and increasing costs of raw mat

StoneMill Log & Timber Homes photos by James Ray Spahn From their history to their beauty; their strength to their versatility, log homes are, in a word, awesome. StoneMill Log Homes clients Connie and Brian Pierce think so, too. They love log homes so much, they’re in the process of building their second log home with the Tennessee-based producer. “Log homes appeal to us the same as they did 25 years ago when we built our first one. We wanted a home that was unique, but one

“They give the new home a sense of history,” explains Chris Wood, who served as Hearthstone's vice president of sales at the time of the build. The exterior itself nods to simpler days, with a design that feels as though it evolved through the years. The main timber-framed section of the house encompasses the common areas.

What is the basic process to seal a window or a door? Is it different for a window vs. a door? All windows and doors (regardless of construction) have a rough opening ½” larger than the actual unit. Once the window/door is installed, leveled and plumbed with shims, the air space around the rough opening is spray foamed with “open cell” insulation. This is so the “closed cell” alternative doesn’t expand and pinch the window/door. Are there different ways to seal them? Af

In this episode, we're joined by Chris Wood, a seasoned industry expert from Perma-Chink Systems, who brings years of experience and a...

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Windows and doors: When I first started in the Log and Timber industry in the 80’s, there were two clad color options available…white or...

When building on a sloping site, it is recommended to get a “topo” around the building location in 2’-0” elevation increments. Your...

When adding onto an existing structure, we suggest a totally detached new structure, foundation and roof line. Maybe 10'-0" away from...

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