Ultimate Guide to the Best Portable Sawmill

From childhood it’s always been a dream to build our own home. More specifically a timber frame house. Call us dreamers, but we never gave up the hope. A couple years ago we decided to purchase rural land and, among other things, begin learning to make our own lumber and beams. We had dabbled with … Read more

Debt Free Dream Home Build – Phase Four

Debt Free Dream House Phase Four

Debt Free Dream Home Build Story – Phase Four Log Selection & Delivery, Sawmill 55 Logs in 3 weeks, Plane, Oil & Stage All Posts, Beams and Braces for Timber Frame, 5 Day Timber Frame Workshop, Timber Frame Raising In A Blizzard Build Story Overview Partners Phase Four Overview Phase Four Highlights Phase Four Podcasts … Read more

Debt Free Dream Home Build – Phase Three

Debt Free Dream Home Build Phase Three

Debt Free Dream Home Build Story – Phase Three Excavation, Layout, Concrete Footings, Drainage, ICF Foundation, Waterproofing, Water Main and Rough Plumbing, Slab Prep, Hydronic Tubing Installation, Slab Pour, Steel Beam, Sill Plate Installation, Floor Framing and Hydronic Radiant Subfloor Installation Build Story Overview Partners Phase Three Overview Phase Three – COMPLETE Phase Three Podcasts … Read more

Debt Free Dream Home Build – Phase Two

Debt Free Dream Home Phase 2

Debt Free Dream Home Build Story – Phase Two Estate Sale, Off Grid Water System, Site and Material Planning, Buying A Sawmill, Buying A Backhoe, Tool Acquisition, Apprenticeship and Practice Build Story Overview Partners Phase Two Overview Phase Two Highlights Phase Two Podcasts Phase Two Contributors Partners Building Phases Want to do a news story … Read more

Debt Free Dream Home Build Story

Debt Free Dream Home Build Story The Debt Free Dream Home Build Story is one of lofty ideas, impossible odds, tight deadlines, underdogs, not taking no for an answer and a beautiful, simple home built from a strong desire to be self sufficient and debt free. This project and story demonstrates the power of the … Read more

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