What could be interesting about forest conservation finance?

Forest conservation provides us with the critical goods and services we need in our communities. But who pays for it?

Straightening twisted timbers in post-and beam construction

Re-milling timbers is not the only solution to lumber that has twisted prior to construction.

Sole Plates for Log Walls

Between our subfloor platform and the log wall is a plate, like with a stick-framed wall. It's known by names like bottom plate, sill plate, sole plate, wall plate, floor plate or raising plate, or just plate, sill or sole, depending on your region and whether you come from a conventional or timber frame construction background.

Subflooring over Crawlspace

Tongue and groove OSB subflooring material goes down over floor joists.

Adjusting an Uneven Timber Floor Beam

I'm all about having the floor level and not squeaky.

Coached Planning Classes for 2017

Whether you have just a few acres of woods or a large forest tract, if you have trees on your property, Coached Planning is designed for you.

Double Rim Joists between Foundation and Log Walls

Log home construction often uses logs or timbers as rim or band joists. We used engineered lumber, Weyerhaeuser LSLs.

Floor beam and joist framing

We are ready to string floor joists across the foundation, all we’re missing is a beam.

Mud Sill Installation for Cabin Log Walls

With the foundation finally finished, it was time to start on carpentry.

Concrete slab on top of foundation stem wall

The final piece of concrete construction is a patio slab.

Directory of Sawmills in Eastern Washington - Small Private and Portable Millers

Here's a link to the latest directory of small scale saw mills in Eastern WA.

Firewise Workshop Spokane - May, 2016

Learn Firewise Community practices in this workshop in Airway Heights (Spokane) WA on May 17-18.