Now that the log walls are stacked out, it’s time to start on the roof system. While setting the walls takes some skill, it is quickly learned, and repeated over, and over, and over again. This cabin stacked out pretty quickly. With the roof system being set, comes an order of magnitude in complication. In some log packages, we will have to cut the rake on the log wall for the gable. We always want to go back to the “measure twice, cut once principle, and maybe double it, just for … [Read more...]
Troutner Homes in Boise
We are excited to hear that The Boise Architecture Project is taking up the cause of documenting and compiling information about the known Art Trounter homes in Boise. We posted a couple of articles a few years back about some of the Troutner homes we had the opportunity to visit. If you have any information about Troutner homes or projects that Art Trounter was involved with in Boise or the Treasure Valley please give us a shout or contact Doug StanWiens at the Boise Architecture Project. If … [Read more...]
Sustainable Energy, Sustainable Homes Seminar This Thursday (every 2nd Thursday)
Hi folks, The winter sun is shining through this morning! Second Thursday means time for another SESH seminar. This week we begin the solar portion of the series: Introduction to Solar Energy: We’ll explore why we’re interested in solar energy, our solar resource and how it gets to us, solar terminology, measurement and units, atmospheric effects, and sun angles through the days and seasons. Next we’ll take a quick tour through the ways we can use the sun’s energy ranging from … [Read more...]