The development of our house building project exposed.
Saturday, 20 September 2008
The beamery
The daily routine consists of making large piles on saw dust, wood shavings and hopefully a couple of finished timber beams. The pile of completed columns and beams for the upper floor and roof structure is slowly growing.
Goal: Employ good design and use quality materials to create a modest size family cottage home that incorporates elements of: permanence (100 year+ structure) sustainability (locally sourced materials and low energy footprint) comfort & aesthetics a healthy home
Style: fusion of cape cottage/barn style house - French farmhouse decor
Budget: $250-300k plus owners efforts[lots] and innovation
Minimum specs: approx. 180m2 3 bedrooms 2 bath mud/utility room formal entrance solar water heating low pressure water system passive solar efficient wood stove (plus boiler) Stanley Errigal or similar water radiator space heating vertical ducted air (warm/cool) maximise storage space Biolytix wastewater system (or similar) gas hob and electric range detached garage/loft (future)
Construction details: authority: WBoPDC flat building site Valley and view runs SW (Kaimai ranges) → NE (Kauritatahi stream views) 1&1/2 story post & beam construction - optimised use of available Lawson logs polished concrete floor (lower) timber floor (upper) Timbercrete (lower) external and internal structural walls cathedral ceilings (Lawson sarking) cupola double glazed timber joinery - (timber subject to cost) double hung windows built-in details (shelves, cupboards etc) Lawson weatherboard gables ends? steel roof (Euroline by Steel&Tube)
Professional DIYer. I gave up the day job, taking up the challenge to craft our home from solid masonry and tradition post & beam construction, learning or borrowing the required skills along the way; project manager, tree feller, sawyer, block layer, timber framer, etc...
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