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

its a paradox where big strong men want to build homes that smaller weaker ones design but they dont realize until its too late the house isnt suited for them

that's kind of what I mean... I like seeing how far we can go pairing things down to the bare essentials

yeah I'm pretty thorough. I don't think that'll happen to me

I have a pretty good lay man's overview of basic archtectural principles, and layout design. We'll just have to see

but it is something I want to get good at

I don't want to build junk, so I'll have to spend a few grand getting educated

i dont doubt that you do and its super easy to visualize or markout if you alreasy have the ability as an artist

yeah man, and I'm a sketchup pro

lol

I think if you plan the house out well at first, you won't have floorpsace issues, in spite of the thicker walls

well that was about logs construction the walls are an issue