A Carpenter's View

My Story As Told Through Houses — The Tract Home
These blogs around houses are excepts from a book that Taunton Press will publish this fall. Hope you read the book and let me know what you think of it.…
IN PRAISE OF LEED
Is there anything good we can say about the LEED program?
My Story — The Quonset Hut
Sometimes we get it right and build like nature does. The Quonset hut is a good example of this.
My Story Through Houses: The Manufactured House
Manufactured houses can be delivered by a truck, arrive on it's own wheels, or set by a crane.
My Story Through Houses: The Adobe
Is building with the dirt we stand on not a green thing to do?
The Pre-cut House
Before World War II, pre-cut houses were inexpensive and commonly built throughout our country.
My Story Through Houses: The Dugout
The dugout may have been the best type of housing for western prairie dwellers living in sub-zero temperatures and howling winds.
My Story As Told By Houses — Part 3: The Old Frame House
Veteran carpenter Larry Haun continues his popular autobiographical series touching on the history -- and the possible future -- of houses in America, and the way we live in them.
My Story As Told By Houses — Part 2: The Straw Bale
Straw bale house construction is undergoing a revival in our country. There seem to be many reasons for this. First, the basic building material, dry straw left over from harvesting…
My Story As Told By Houses: Part 1, The Soddy
Legendary framer Larry Haun recounts the experience of living in a sod home as a child.

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