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I am an architect in San Francisco working on a
1900 sq. ft. cabin and 700 sq. ft. detached garage
for a remote location in the Trinity National
Forest, near Mount Shasta in Northern California.
I am looking for a craft builder for this very
special project. The project is a timber-framed
cabin and traditionally-framed garage with high
quality finishes including terne roofing, steel
windows, stonework at the base of the buildings
and fireplace/chimney (incorporating stone from
the site itself), and western red cedar interior
finish carpentry and cabinetry. Due to its
location in the middle of a national forest, it is
completely off the grid and will incorporate
alternative energy systems such as photovoltaic
panels and a propane generator. The project has an
unusual schedule – a result of the site being
accessible for only five months out of the year.
(It gets an average of 12.5′ of snowfall each
winter.) We are hoping to start construction this
summer in mid-August and will have to be off of
the site by mid-October (when the snows start).
Our hope is to have the demolition of the existing
cabin and the rough grading and foundations for
the new buidings done by the end of the summer.
When the site is accessible again next summer
(around mid-May) we would like to bring in the
timber framers to erect their pre-manufactured
timber frame. (We are working with The Cascade
Joinery in Washington state.) We will then have
the steel window shop install their windows and
proceed with the rest of construction. We are
hoping to finish the cabin and garage by the end
of the 2000 building season. If necessary, we can
finish the stone veneer work the following summer.
We are looking for a builder who is available to
live on site during the construction season. The
closest town is about an hour away, along a dirt
road that is crossed by several creeks. The site
has spectacular scenery and offers many weekend
diversions. There is a private lake and access to
many hiking trails. The builder will also need to
be skilled in many trades, as subcontractors will
be more tougher to come by for this remote
location. The closest town of any size is
Weaverville.
If you are interested in the project, please
contact me at [email protected]. I would be
more than happy to forward a pa
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Hi
I am a builder of low-energy homes and such in the
carribean. We usually buy a good solar system
first and install it on a construction shack. Then
you can use power whenever you need it without
having a noisy generator to listen to all day.
Just crank the gen when you need to charge the
batteries or run large table saws etc. I reccomend
a good Trace inverter (4048) that will run at
least two saws and a drill at the sa
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Sounds like Coffe Creek road?
Am I close?
Nice digs. We go up there twice a year. I don't think you could afford me, but I'd like to rent the cabin!
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The site is at the end of Coffee Creek road, right
near Josephine Creek Lodge.
Are you a general contractor? What do you mean by
being unaffordable? Do you build high end houses?
*The site is at the end of Coffee Creek road, right near Josephine Creek Lodge.Are you a general contractor? What do you mean by being unaffordable? Do you build high end house
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Nelson, how much can a decent carpenter (if i find one I'll tell im) make in the carribean. I was there a while back, and a bus driver told me that they needed skilled trademen in the prts where many hotels were being erected. He didn't know what the scale was.
I was tempted, but my wife loves her home too much!
blue
*Blue, smack it with the back-hoe a couple more times, and the Mrs. will be packin' for the Islands. (Wether she'll take you along...?)
*Do I have to be single?
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I am an architect in San Francisco working on a
1900 sq. ft. cabin and 700 sq. ft. detached garage
for a remote location in the Trinity National
Forest, near Mount Shasta in Northern California.
I am looking for a craft builder for this very
special project. The project is a timber-framed
cabin and traditionally-framed garage with high
quality finishes including terne roofing, steel
windows, stonework at the base of the buildings
and fireplace/chimney (incorporating stone from
the site itself), and western red cedar interior
finish carpentry and cabinetry. Due to its
location in the middle of a national forest, it is
completely off the grid and will incorporate
alternative energy systems such as photovoltaic
panels and a propane generator. The project has an
unusual schedule - a result of the site being
accessible for only five months out of the year.
(It gets an average of 12.5' of snowfall each
winter.) We are hoping to start construction this
summer in mid-August and will have to be off of
the site by mid-October (when the snows start).
Our hope is to have the demolition of the existing
cabin and the rough grading and foundations for
the new buidings done by the end of the summer.
When the site is accessible again next summer
(around mid-May) we would like to bring in the
timber framers to erect their pre-manufactured
timber frame. (We are working with The Cascade
Joinery in Washington state.) We will then have
the steel window shop install their windows and
proceed with the rest of construction. We are
hoping to finish the cabin and garage by the end
of the 2000 building season. If necessary, we can
finish the stone veneer work the following summer.
We are looking for a builder who is available to
live on site during the construction season. The
closest town is about an hour away, along a dirt
road that is crossed by several creeks. The site
has spectacular scenery and offers many weekend
diversions. There is a private lake and access to
many hiking trails. The builder will also need to
be skilled in many trades, as subcontractors will
be more tougher to come by for this remote
location. The closest town of any size is
Weaverville.
If you are interested in the project, please
contact me at [email protected]. I would be
more than happy to forward a pa