How about this combination:

- posts= oak
- braces = maple
- floor joists, tie beams, girding beams, plates - spruce or hemlock
- floor system - hemlock
- rafters - spruce/hemlock

I noticed that no one seems to like hemlock..is there a reason for this? I've noticed that is is dificult to work when dry, but I plan on cutting them green....


Thoughts?