Log and Timber Home Living

Building 101

Project #1: Make Your Schedule

The path to your dream home requires planning and plenty of patience, so it helps to create a realistic schedule. Set aside six months to refine your home’s design, which will be when you create your floor plans and working drawings. After that, allocate another two months for the timbers to be cut and delivered to your building site. Raising and enclosing the frame takes approximately one week. After that, depending on its size, finishing it can take two to nine months or more.

Project #2: Learning the Legalese

Next up are building permits and details. While your timber producer prepares the wood for delivery,

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