Considering building a
workshop and house and am trying to decide between log building and timberframe building. Anyone have any thoughts as to the pros and cons?
I have built homes before, milling the lumber with a chainsaw mill, I have the tools needed for both types of building, I have logs and trees available at the site but the logs would need to be hauled mostly by hand. Trees are spruce or western hemlock. I like the log option because I wouldn't need to spend an eternity milling siding and interior wall coverings as I would with a timberframe, however the logs will be a lot more work to get to the site because of the hand hauling. Timberframe would need expensive insulation where log would not. Timberframe might go up faster and would certainly entail less heavy hauling of
wood. I have built small buildings both timberframe and log so I am familiar with both methods and comfortable doing either but this would be the biggest
project I have tackled yet. Both buildings would be two story and around 1,000 sq feet each.
One main goal would be to use as little purchased materials as possible and all of the lumber would be milled with the Alaska mill on or near the house site. No building codes here.
Any input at all would be great!