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I am about to contact an architect to help design a weekend camp/ski house in Vermont. I would like to build a pretty simple cape house but in order to retain more of a camp atmosphere, would like to leave the framing (studs, joists, etc.) exposed on the inside (a poor man’s post and beam?). I think I actually once saw an episode of TOH or Home Again where this style of building technique was used. If memory serves, fir studs (prettier than spruce) were wrapped from the outside with wide pine boards. A vapor barrier and rigid insulation was then attached to the outside of the pine boards followed by clapboards or shingles. I have been unable to find any examples of this construction method in bookstores or the internet. Can anyone point me to a source of information? Will this style handle the cold of New England? Where does an electrician run wire? I am assuming that this method would be cheaper than a traditional house due to the elimination of plaster/drywall/interior painting. Am I off base? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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I am about to contact an architect to help design a weekend camp/ski house in Vermont. I would like to build a pretty simple cape house but in order to retain more of a camp atmosphere, would like to leave the framing (studs, joists, etc.) exposed on the inside (a poor man's post and beam?). I think I actually once saw an episode of TOH or Home Again where this style of building technique was used. If memory serves, fir studs (prettier than spruce) were wrapped from the outside with wide pine boards. A vapor barrier and rigid insulation was then attached to the outside of the pine boards followed by clapboards or shingles. I have been unable to find any examples of this construction method in bookstores or the internet. Can anyone point me to a source of information? Will this style handle the cold of New England? Where does an electrician run wire? I am assuming that this method would be cheaper than a traditional house due to the elimination of plaster/drywall/interior painting. Am I off base? Any help would be greatly appreciated.