A study implemented by the US Dept. of Energy’s – Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has demonstrated that a 4-inch SIP panels outperforms 2″x4″ stick and batt construction. Not only that, it even outperforms 2″x6″ construction when comparing thermal performance. A SIP panels provides the structural components. There are no braces or studs to cause openings […]
We are Builders and Planners! Check out our website Photo Gallery to see the diversity of our work! Also check out our YouTube Channel and other links we have on our website!In recent years we have focused on keeping overhead down and still producing quality and creative projects. Our competition is generally less experienced and […]
A study implemented by the US Dept. of Energy’s – Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has demonstrated that a 4-inch SIP panels outperforms 2″x4″ stick and batt construction. Not only that, it even outperforms 2″x6″ construction when comparing thermal performance. A SIP panels provides the structural components. There are no braces or studs to cause openings […]
Timber framing is just the kind of traditional craft that we at Hearthstone specialize in. Meticulously practiced for centuries as the preferred method of building construction, the trade and traditions mostly died in the early 1900s as steel mills, high-production saw mills, wire nails, and mass production psychology replaced the art and craft of Timberframing, […]
by Emily White Reprinted from High Country Home Magazine and Resource Guide, Spring 2012 Mountain Construction claims to create art you can live in. “Well, it’s true,” boasts homeowner Bill Hunter about his mountain home atop Yonahlossee. One can verify this claim simply by looking at the outside of the home, adorned in natural […]
