Well the snow has melted and I've been out to the "tar paper shack" and finished insulating and put a subfloor on the loft!
This winter I saw a finished attic where the seams on the sheetrock cracked, since the room cycled thru various tempertures. I took this as a warning sign for my remote cabin, which would be heated by a woodstove when in use, and left to ambient and whatever solar heating when not.
What good looking hopefully off the sheft and reasonably priced materials can I use for finishing the interior? I was in a nice old barn that had bead-board that held up well for 100 years, don't think I can get that grade stuff now on my budget!
Thanks
Not Cheap but well worth it. Stained Pine walls
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What about the wall panels that "look" like beadboard? I'm not sure if they are all wood, but they look pretty good. I apologize, I can't remember the price per panel. We used it to close in the bottom of a large jacuzzi tub, and some in the kitchen, because we liked the vintage look. I believe it was primed. We painted it and I coated it with poly. Purchased it at Lowe's.
something--maybe several varieties--rough-cut, in two or three different widths, from your friendly local sawmill? Cut with half-laps and start nailing? Maybe a whitewash finish?
Or even first cuts from the sawmill. If you get them fresh would the bark beetles already have started their work?
A couple years ago at the local home show they had a vacation cabin that used Louisiana Pacific's SmartSide (http://www.lpcorp.com/lpsidingproducts/lpsmartside/products/products.aspx) for the interior finish. It had kind of a bumpy finish, vaguely resembling wood grain if you squinted and used your imagination. I wouldn't use it on the outside of my house but it did make for quite a nice interior finish.
I like the "smartside" idea. I had forgotten that we put the beadboard panels over sheetrock. The smartside could be put directly on the studs, I assume, because they advertise that you can put it up that way on the exterior.