New Home #1: 10 Year Plan, a Quick Summary

looks like you got quite a long term project underway here ! looks good so far

Kayak, you are definitely living the dream! Way to go!!! I’m sure I speak for the rest of us here when I say, “Please, please keep us up to date on your progress.”

That is a very impressive stack of wood. How much land do you have in total? How big is the test barn?

Thanks for sharing.

-- -- Making sawdust is what I do best

Tom, it’s the only way to go, if you can. I’ve found out a few things building my own house;
I don’t ever want to make living pouring foundations.
I don’t ever want to make a living roofing.
I don’t ever want to make a living taping and floating sheet rock.
I don’t ever want to make a living installing ceramic tile.

I finally got to the woodwork and I like that. Good luck with yours!

-- Tim - http://www.tmuli.com

Bravo
Very impressive and inspirational.
bought the machine for half the price of having it done.. huh.. good thinking

-- ~ Debbie, Ontario Canada

Thanks guys and gals,

Yup, it is a ton of work, but it’s been fun. The lot is 40 acres and entirely wooded. Mostly hemlock, some cherry and alot of maple. The hemlock is great for framing. The barn is 12×16 with 8’ walls and a 12/12 pitch which is bigger than I thought it would be :) I had to buy a fair amount of lumber to frame the roof, because my first batch of wood was made from the trees I cleared for the driveway, which weren’t the best trees.

MsDebbieP: Like I said it is completely wooded so the cost of clearing and putting in a 1200’ driveway was pretty expensive… so half that was still pretty costly, but well worth it ;)

-- Tom, Central New York

Nice work Tom. It sounds like a great experience no matter the costs and the effort needed. I am looking forward to more chapters on the saga.

-- Bill - Turlock, Ca. - http://www.brookswoodworks.com

half price is half price!! excellent

-- ~ Debbie, Ontario Canada

Livin it as well…35miles S.E. of Syracuse! Took a look at your website too…nice blog. Are you planning on living off the grid?

-- Dadoo!

Well I didn’t plan on living off the grid, but each year I wait, the cost of running a couple of poles keeps going up ;)

-- Tom, Central New York

Have them bury your service. Power, telephone, cable TV, etc. Looks better.

-- Dadoo!

LOL, the poles are needed on the main road. THEN I need to bury a thousand feet into the property :O

-- Tom, Central New York

maybe you could turn that big tractor into a generator tom ! lol