Timber Homestead

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" background="092085a3.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>ACORN ENTERPRISES</B></FONT><B>    </B><B> |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="ACORN ENTERPRISES"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <B>Timber Homestead</B>   |   <A HREF="id104.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="CURVILINER ECODECK"><U>CURVILINER ECODECK</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="04dd2e83.jpg"> <div> <B><U>Timber Homestead</U></B></div> <div> <A HREF="id115.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Brian at work"><U><B><IMG SRC="32698e10.jpg" border=0 width="152" height="225" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> <div> <I>Parging directly over Durisol</I></div> <div> Southern Wisconsin</div> <div> 2005</div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>Timber Homestead</I></div> <div> The frame and much of the home are using recycled materials.  The timbers are salvaged from Badger Munitions by the Habitat for Humanity Restore.  Doors and windows, granite, and many other materials are all salvaged by Restore efforts.  Foundation work is made from Durisol Compostie Block.  Durisol is a recycled woodchip and cement composite that is very strong, a great insulator, and a superior plaster base for our natural clay plasters.  Another favorite finish for the Acorn crew involves locally harvested rough sawn white oak siding.  Here we installed natural edge beveled siding to create a beautiful rustic log cabin style finish that will wheather and withstand the harsh wisconsin winters for the next century.</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="511" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 185 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id116.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="durisol block"><U><IMG SRC="3c2edb20.jpg" border=0 width="237" height="178" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id117.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Glenville Timber Frame"><U><IMG SRC="324e8b30.jpg" border=0 width="232" height="179" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 18 ><NOBR><div> Looking down durisol blockwork</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="246"><div> Glenville Timber Framing</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 192 WIDTH="246"><div> <A HREF="id118.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Martin working south wall"><U><IMG SRC="31c90ba0.jpg" border=0 width="144" height="186" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id123.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="white oak siding"><U><IMG SRC="31eecba0.jpg" border=0 width="236" height="186" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 18 WIDTH="246"><div> Martin working south wall</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="246"><div> Siding with rough sawn</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 180 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="3c3d6ae0.jpg" border=0 width="214" height="174" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="3e1e8ae0.jpg" border=0 width="232" height="174" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 18 WIDTH="246"><div> Finished east wall</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="246"><div> Finished west entrance</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> The Timber Homestead Project involves a new partner for us; Glenville Timber Wrights, as well as many of our old partners; Divine Construction, Hottman Plumbing, & Butteris Construction.    </div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>