Ecological timber frame homestead project
The foundation and the ground works are over. I have made some hand splitted rock foundation and the basement under the house: http://vimeo.com/24390643 Now the framing has started. All the timber is prepared by myself in my forest at the right phase of moon in deep and cold winter: I have designed my family house and I will build it till the end only by myself. As much as possible I am doing with human energy. So I don’t want to consume the other ones. The house will have a traditional timber frame and the walls will be filled with hand hewn logs in one layer and then insulated with pine wood shavings mixed with clay. The roof will be apsen shingled as traditional here i...
