Welcome to Guildbrook Farm

Guildbrook Farm is a modern homestead in the foothills of Appalachia. We take our audience along on a journey to become more self-reliant by growing our own organic produce, raising animals for dairy and eggs, preparing food for long-term storage, and building off the grid renewable energy systems. In 2017, we moved to raw land where we are building a debt-free energy efficient and disaster resistant ICF mountain home. Join us as we learn to live a simple, sustainable lifestyle.

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Steel Support Columns for the Basement Beam

Steel Support Columns for the Basement Beam

Today we are prepping, painting and installing custom made steel lally columns to support the basement LVL beam in our new ICF mountain house. This assembly will carry the load of the first and second floor and bear directly on large footing pads that will be covered by the basement slab.

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Installing Ledger Boards with Simpson ICFVL Hangers

Installing Ledger Boards with Simpson ICFVL Hangers

Setting the Basement LVL Beam

Setting the Basement LVL Beam