The width of your window jab may be a determining factor. If you have a solid brick or brick veneer or concrete block home then your window jambs will be plenty wide enough to house your blinds and not have them banging against the windows.
In contrast, seasoned oak can take up to 7 years to be ready. In that time, the wood will dry and split and release stresses. This means that the finished look is more predictable, which is why it is also known as 'steady' oak. Steady oak is becoming increasingly popular with architects for restoration projects, but also for newer builds, because the seasoning time also improves stability.
You will soon accumulate more wood than you can use. If possible, store it outside the workshop, protected from the weather, and only bring in what is needed for current projects. If you let it, the wood pile will take over the workshop, forcing you into a cramped central space. (Don't ask me how I know this). The woodpile needs discipline.
Second thing you will want to think about is the opening size you want the door to go into. Obviously this is crucial as the door must fit! Lets say the hallway is 1000mm wide (1meter). Then may want to go with a door that is 770mm, allowing enough room for the jamb and any architrave you may wish to have around the door. So if the architrave is 60mm wide you will want a little more than this each side of your door at least. For this example the 770mm door will do fine. You can choose the style of the door you wish to suit your house.
Easy to heat or cold - Simply because you will find less pieces of wood used to make the frame it becomes simpler for heating engineers to install heating and cooling systems. These homes also have fantastic insulation properties. This is because these houses have insulated exterior sheathing.
It cost Ziggy less than $500 to build the cob walls for his 200 square foot home in 2008-2009, with the clay from the Dancing Rabbit land and straw from local farmers. He learned that in Missouri the cob home is not efficient to heat since the walls remain so cold in the winter temperatures, and warm air contact with cold walls causes condensation issues. The book The Hand Sculpted House explains how to use insulation to counter this. He has since built, with his partner April, a large new timber frame home and straw bale home.
Gradually we have added more solar panels to our Home Solar Power system. We started with another small panel, about 15 watts, a small inverter, rechargeable batteries for flashlights, and a rechargeable Coleman lantern. Anything that could be recharged slowly worked fine on our small system. Right now we are in the process of upgrading our battery bank and every year we add a solar panel or two. The nice part about this arrangement is that you can start to enjoy Home Solar Power in your own home by spending very little money, and adding on as you can.
The large structural oak beams, in a fire situation char on the outside causing an insulated layer that protects the rest of the beam from burning. This is a useful property to have as it protects the building from collapse.
Mark out where you want the door to be in the hallway and build a frame using the 90mm studs, as that is the thickness of your frame. Build it so you end up with an opening that is the size of your door plus the thickness of the jamb (the lowest point where the door will sit) plus 2mm on each side, 2mm on top and 10mm bottom for clearance so the door can open and close, plus 2-4mm extra as you can pack the door jamb out later on (this is your margin for error so be exact!). The bottom clearance can be altered if need be. For more tips on timber frame homes visit this site
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