Post #316133 by Hula Cat on Sun, Jul 1, 2007 4:53 PM

Aloha, In Vermont we're going to use poles and unmilled timbers along with cord wood walls to achieve an organic look....we figure the more it looks like nature the better...(the cord wood wall construction also allows for excellent natural insulation and is really inexpensive using pine and light weight wood )....NE winters make necessary accommodation for its effects .......the only difficulty for us is the massive weight of using whole tree sections ( a milled timber is usually lighter and the builders have a familiarity working with standard measurements. good luck ...go poles!