Comments on: Holiday Odds and Ends (or the Just Plain Odd) http://greeleysghost.brian-fuller.com/2009/01/19/holiday-odds-and-ends-or-the-just-plain-odd/ Brian Fuller's blog on the state of media and communications Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:04:52 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: Greeley's Ghost http://greeleysghost.brian-fuller.com/2009/01/19/holiday-odds-and-ends-or-the-just-plain-odd/comment-page-1/#comment-686 Greeley's Ghost Wed, 21 Jan 2009 21:24:00 +0000 http://brian-fuller.com/blog/?p=389#comment-686 Good half being a relative term. If you're interested in construction, this thing is a fabulous example of ancient technique. The log cabin is of course sturdy as a rock. The back part has no framing (by our contemporary standards). What holds up the roof are the exterior walls (bat and board) and interior paneling. That's it. The floors are in good shape as they sit on hewn pine joists that for the most part have their bark still attached after a hundred years. <br/>Bottom line: The troubles are good news as it gives us more design flexibility than we had when the roof sloped all the way down to about 5-feet high. Good half being a relative term. If you’re interested in construction, this thing is a fabulous example of ancient technique. The log cabin is of course sturdy as a rock. The back part has no framing (by our contemporary standards). What holds up the roof are the exterior walls (bat and board) and interior paneling. That’s it. The floors are in good shape as they sit on hewn pine joists that for the most part have their bark still attached after a hundred years.
Bottom line: The troubles are good news as it gives us more design flexibility than we had when the roof sloped all the way down to about 5-feet high.

]]> By: Anonymous http://greeleysghost.brian-fuller.com/2009/01/19/holiday-odds-and-ends-or-the-just-plain-odd/comment-page-1/#comment-685 Anonymous Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:03:00 +0000 http://brian-fuller.com/blog/?p=389#comment-685 Brian -- So sorry to hear about the cabin. Hope you were able to keep "the good half" ? Brian — So sorry to hear about the cabin. Hope you were able to keep “the good half” ?

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