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   MikeSmith | Jul 10, 2006 05:43am | #1

   yes... fake it....  modern houses have so much stuff in the walls it's almost impossible to  leave the framing exposed

   cover the real framing and add "exposed framing " on the interior

   Mike Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
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   chrisjohns | Jul 10, 2006 06:10am | #2

   I ended up with exposed 6x6 posts in the corners and midpoints in a small (400 square foot foot print) boathouse/guesthouse.  2x4 studs, R-13 insulation.  sheet rock sets about 1" recessed.  you can get better insulation if you want.  not really exposed framing

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   Piffin | Jul 11, 2006 06:06am | #3

   Tell us more about what and why

    

    

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   will7 | Jul 12, 2006 07:01am | #5

   i am disassembling an old house (1918) and just really kind of like the feel of exposed framing, the attached photo is a good example of what i'm thinking of. really i've just been considering it for the attic (finished). I've thought a little bit about structural panels - do they make for awkward trim when the building has exposed rafter tails?

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   Piffin | Jul 17, 2006 05:02am | #6

   Your photo was not attached. Try again.Sometimes you need to be creative with trim. It can take more than normal time 

    

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   bobguindon | Jul 17, 2006 05:18am | #7

   Take a look at this site:  http://www.backwoodspostandbeam.com.  These folks have designed a simple wall and roof panel system that includes the interior V-groove pine planking,  but not the exterior components (foam insulation board and exterior sheating/siding).  We looked at their kits last summer for a possible camp up in Maine, but haven't been able to get back to it - too many other projects like a kitchen to finish in our primary house in RI and a fixer-upper that we bought in Maine last fall.  If we ever get around to building a cabin on our land in Patten, ME, though, we'll probably go with one of their kits.

   Bob

    

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   will7 | Jul 18, 2006 05:37am | #9

   thanks a lot.
   really like that site. i spent one summer in maine and since feel good about anything that comes from the state. i sometimes look at the mainebarncompany site just because it all seems so nice. anyway, i am going to look into that paneling system. thanks

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   will7 | Jul 18, 2006 05:29am | #8

   sorry that wasn't clear - i meant the photo from your first response. it is what i had in mind.
   thanks

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   CapnMac | Jul 19, 2006 02:28am | #10

   Well, part "faking it" makes sense--a little conduit here and there is not so bad.  Start adding in ductwork, phone wires, cable coax, cat5/6 wire, the "romance" kind of gets a little lost.  (3way switch legs are a lttle less romantic, too.) 

   Ok, having absorbed all that, and thought of several work-arounds; consider that most essential of residential mechanicals:  Plumbing, especially DVW.  It's real hard to marry "romance" to a 3" stack (assuming you find a paint to cover the primer on all the joints).

   This does not mean you can't use a very skinny wall for your partition walls, and "flesh" them out with "exposed" board on stud details.

   You do have to consider the finish of the finsihed goods, though.  Sometimes, a couple of coats of paint just aren't enough to go over finger-jointed framing stock.Occupational hazard of my occupation not being around (sorry Bubba)

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   frenchy | Jul 11, 2006 06:49am | #4

   will7

        It's called timberframing, go to a sawmill and buy beams and put them inside.. if you want the real benefit attach SIP's to the exterior of beams  (ask if you don't know what a SIP is)..