In early 2008 after five (5) years of work as a Log Builder Hank and his family returned to Melbourne for their daughters education at the prestigious Steiner School for her secondary education and he returned to his original profession of Photography.
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Hank Thierry Contractor Originally a Professional Photographer Hank and his family moved to Mansfield in 2003 and soon after commenced employment at Great Bear Log Homes, originally as a log peeler and was soon offered a full time position as a log builder working his way up to being the Yard Boss and in charge of two (2) log peelers and a crew of five (5) apprentice Carpenter/Log Builder with the associated responsibilities of training staff and quality control of the Log Home under construction. When you order a log or Timber Post & Beam Home, Brad will be your point of contact to arrange visits to the log yard to view your log home under construction.
In recent years Brad has been invited to work along side log home industry luminaries at Natural Log Homes of New Zealand and Pioneer Log Homes of Canada. Brad worked mainly on the complex Log Roofing Systems and was instrumental in developing new techniques for log truss construction and safe work practices for roof framing the log home on site. Brad has been involved with and specializing in alternative styles of construction for over thirty years and moved too Mansfield, Victoria in 1998 to work for Great Bear Log Homes expanding his knowledge and skill sets in alternative building construction. with Hamish Knox the son of Alistair Knox the inspirational pioneer of Post & Beam construction and Mud Brick Homes in the outer Melbourne suburbs of Eltham and Christmas Hills. Passionate about functional and economical design, Louis works closely with the owners and the designers at Alpine Design to achieve a unique dream and affordable log or timber home.īrad Reeve Yard Boss Building log homes since 1998, Brad first put on a nail bag at 16 yrs of age working on his school holidays for Knox Building and Design in Eltham, Victoria. Upon returning to Australia was the founding partner of Great Bear Log Homes and recently with his family by his side decided four years ago to branch out on his own and return to the grass roots of the handcrafted log home industry working in New Zealand with Natural Log Homes and invited to work alongside the team of Pioneer Log Homes of Canada. Louis travelled to the USA and Canada to study Log Home Construction and attended the world famous Pat Wolfe School of Log Building in Ontario Canada. Upon completion of his apprenticeship worked for several Melbourne based building companies and gained invaluable experience specializing in traditional roofing framing techniques. Louis van der Heyden Owner The owner of Alpine Log & Timber Log Homes has been handcrafting log homes since 1997, A Carpenter by trade and undertaking his apprenticeship originally with the Master Builders Association Group Scheme and then the re-named Building Industry Group Scheme (BIGS).
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