Yesterday our esteemed electrician is hooking up temporary power to a pole near the house. This will allow Tilt to use his power tools in building the timber frame in the next few weeks. I had a request from my brother to see the plans, so here are some pictures of them. The basement is a walk out with a small efficiency apartment for Ed. He will have 2 entrances. One from the outside and another to the inside for easy access to the rest of the house. The first floor is a very open space. The entrance/mud room is big because I have found out Vermont seasons require lots of extra's (extra boots... extra clothes... extra storage... extra mud... extra sports equipment... extra garden equipment... extra hats... extra etc.) Hopefully we will be able to build in some shelves and closets in this space to fit the extras (except the mud... maybe a broom and dustpan). There is a farmers style porch planned on the front. It will attach to a deck that goes around to the back doors. On the north side where the distance view is we are thinking a covered patio might be nice. The building is only a story and a half (like a cape), so the bedrooms upstairs are a bit small, but thats okay by me. Less space to clean. These are our plans to start, but we are staying open to change. I suspect there will be some things that look good on paper but do not feel right in person. (notes: sorry, these are a bit hard to read this small... pic 1=basement 2=main floor 3=second story; house is 24x36 feet; timber frame with traditional roof structure; N=top of photos so out our south side windows will be a close view of the Mtn.)
Monday, May 31, 2010
Power Plan
Yesterday our esteemed electrician is hooking up temporary power to a pole near the house. This will allow Tilt to use his power tools in building the timber frame in the next few weeks. I had a request from my brother to see the plans, so here are some pictures of them. The basement is a walk out with a small efficiency apartment for Ed. He will have 2 entrances. One from the outside and another to the inside for easy access to the rest of the house. The first floor is a very open space. The entrance/mud room is big because I have found out Vermont seasons require lots of extra's (extra boots... extra clothes... extra storage... extra mud... extra sports equipment... extra garden equipment... extra hats... extra etc.) Hopefully we will be able to build in some shelves and closets in this space to fit the extras (except the mud... maybe a broom and dustpan). There is a farmers style porch planned on the front. It will attach to a deck that goes around to the back doors. On the north side where the distance view is we are thinking a covered patio might be nice. The building is only a story and a half (like a cape), so the bedrooms upstairs are a bit small, but thats okay by me. Less space to clean. These are our plans to start, but we are staying open to change. I suspect there will be some things that look good on paper but do not feel right in person. (notes: sorry, these are a bit hard to read this small... pic 1=basement 2=main floor 3=second story; house is 24x36 feet; timber frame with traditional roof structure; N=top of photos so out our south side windows will be a close view of the Mtn.)
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"Off the kitchen, naturally there will be a cheese room, segmented with several separate climate control zones, so as to provide the proper conditions for aging various cheese varieties."
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