well, of course joinery is daunting, like any new skill, but that just takes practice.
at present from a design perspective i'm hung up on:
>how the frame meets the foundation, given a slab foundation do the sills sit on top the slab or are they tied in somehow?
or is it preferable to set the posts in concrete?
it seems like the common practice is to lay them on top and then lay flooring on top the sills, which i'd like to avoid in order to take advantage of radiant floor heating run through the slab.
right now it seems like i'd need to lay the slab, set the frame, then lay down another layer of concrete (or similar) to house the radiant floor pipes right above the sills.
> the roof pitch of most TF homes is steeper than is necessary for the climate in kentucky. i understand a steeper roof adds longevity to the house, so is the pitch an extension of the basic design principals of timber framing or is there a mechanical reason, such as a lower pitched roof exerting more outward thrust on the posts?
>and while i feel like with the book and practice i could execute the designs in the back of the book, and could even figure out which members could be a bit longer. i'm not clear on how to figure in additions. specifically an 8ft deep wrap around porch on the highpost cape.
well, i hope that wasn't to big of a response. i've been sitting around with stacks of note books trying to to lay out a decently well thought out home, and finding this forum was very fortunate.
