Our version of retirement: Living a childhood dream

I didn't know what you menat by "hip roof," so I did a bit of a research dive to educate myself.

Now that I understand the term, I'm curious as to why don't you like hip roofs.
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Hi Ho...Gary'O!
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StarSong said:
I didn't know what you menat by "hip roof," so I did a bit of a research dive to educate myself.

Now that I understand the term, I'm curious as to why don't you like hip roofs.
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Aesthetics, I guess
Just don't like the looks

I don't even care for some gable roofs if they have no eaves (like the one you showed)
Some cape cods are like that

My garage/shop is a terribly accentuated hip roof
I think they call it a 'pyramid' hip roof
I'm tempted to have my lady make a huge Santy cap to put at the peak.

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The only thing I do like about hip roofs is when it comes to painting (no tall gable ends)
 
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Gary, allow me to get you off the roof...and drag you in to the interior for a minute... did you ever consider log-cabin wallpaper? When I retired 13 years ago, I made an extra bedroom into my log-cabin room. I found horizonal rolls of paper, at www.thecountryhouse.com.
 
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Meanderer said:
When I retired 13 years ago, I made an extra bedroom into my log-cabin room. I found horizonal rolls of paper
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Nice site
Yeah, I think I'm gonna just make a few areas 'rustic' and leave it at that
(I'll take a pic or two of a wall in my shop tonight)
I'm pretty well cabined out in relation to living in town
I'm locked onto being a total townie

Still, I'll probably buy another chunk of land...and build a small cabin
This time it'll be as gnomish as I can make it (screw functionality)

But
For now
I've got some pressing stuff to do
My honey do list rivals my Christmas list
....and I haven't even checked it twice

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No neighbors is the site to seek-you can't get to the rural- next best:

I thought a house next to a centenary was a good deal; their certainly not going to bother you.
Next to a church is a good place, members only present a couple of times a week
Schools, hopefully your employed, don't have to be home until after 3 P.m and three months of silence

You have any information of sites next to nuns and monks that have taken a vow of silence?
Should be quite
 
@Gary O' A suggestion re security for your tools in the garage. Keep the door down as much as possible so lowlifes don’t raid it. My mother sold her house to a carpenter. He did all his work in the open garage. Came home after work one day and his tools had been cleaned out. The lock was old. It was easy. No cameras back in those days.
 

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