I really think that the knotty pine is gonna be a big part of our plan, too. Your pics are insprirational; thanks. For us, to meet fire code, (I'm pretty sure that) we will have to sheet rock and then install the T&G pine. Sheet rock is no biggie if I don't have to tape it. I hate taping. I know I will definitely have to sheet rock the ground floor garage with fire rock on the ceiling.
That's pretty amazing that you set a 20 x 30 ft, 2 story structure on 12 piers. I've seen (but never used) the
bigfoot pier cones. ; slick. We will have a full footer foundation with a poured slab for the ground floor. Yep; more code. In fact, that's how we did our existing garage in the pic above. A trench footer, 42" wall, and slab.
(looking back, I should'a been framing in a pink cowboy hat)
