Message from @thatdudeiscool
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they have more experience and could probably do a better job
im not going to say either way you try its going to be insanely difficult...and experience is most useful in cutting corners
I've always been naturally good with my hands. I used to be an artist once upon a time. I've done a fair bit of wood working as well, and scultping. I have the natural aptitude.... it's just software development makes more money lol
so that's what I'm doing these days
but we're saving money away to buy land and build a house on it... even if it's just a modest home.... we're not jews. We're content with simplicity
haha i live near a bunch of jews...literally the safest realty around they are smart with where they live...but theyll anally rape anyone else...ok so building a house wouldnt you love to be able to no bs grab a nail gun and shoot in a 3 inch nail in .5 seconds out of all the other bullshit that could happen wouldnt you want an easy system to begin with...i literally want to know why people like timber frames cuz fuck me id build anything i just dont see the reason i could probably just operate a crane and build a house...im not against it
I honestly think it's the aesthetic appeal and the independence of it
once you know your war around the tools, you can build it from the trees on your property
the aesthetics and the romance of it
and the purity of it
there's something heroic about it
because you're absolutely right, my dude
taking a nail gun and just hammering out a frame out of milled two-by's is going to get the job done
and it's going to get it done faster and cheaper
especially since for you, a guy with experience building many homes, that's what you know
I have no idea at all what it's like to build a home
so for me it's just pure fantasy in my head
it's pure romance
so I romanticize the process of homebuilding, doing it like my ancestors did, with a mallet and chisel, the slow, steady, methocial way
the same way I write code, lol
well its also the acreage wouldnt allow for timberframes by me ...but couldnt you add fake beams to a regular stud wall and be like look honey its just like the pictures etc
lol
you might be right
but there's something about the real thing
about handling the real structural timbers with your hands and manipualting them, and carving existence and memories from them
i agree its really cool i just never saw it done right and i never was in one to begin with...i always see small bathrooms, weird kitchens without enough counterspace and low ceilings ...fix that and youre good
cuz you're totally right, man... there are many easier simpler ways to build a house
i just dont see good floor plans
yeah I know what you mean
and there are many older homes that are timber frames, that have older standards of accommodation
you know what I mean?
yeah i feels you
like I live in Utah and there are houses out here built a 100 years ago people are still living in
the kitchens and rooms all feel so small
kind of like when my ancestors came to the US they were a good half foot shorter at least on average than i am
but back then people were just happy to have a warm place in the winter
Yeah I'm a tall guy... I need 8' walls at least
like a full bed might be nice for some people but i just dont fit comfortably
yeah
but if you were living back in the day, on the American Frontier, you're basically camping
and you'd be happy sleeping on pretty much ANY bed