Hello everyone tonight
A season in my books is 1 year taking into account the cold and hot seasons which has a good effect on the seasoning of timber
Now this wasn't always pssible due to time restrictions.
My father built a new barn in the 40's using balloon framing methods and he cut the timbers in the winter, hauled the logs to the mill in the spring, stacked the lumber for as long as he could and then in the summer and fall framed and built the new barn.
I am looking out at it now and it seems to be doing just fine 70 years after the fact, and I believe it will make the 100 easily.
Most of the historic buildings including homes were timberframes covered with 1" lumber inside and out, over the frame, and then appropriate claddings applied like lath and plaster and some type of exterior cladding.
These structures had good air circulation from bottom to the top and the moisture trapped was not a problem at all.
NH
