moving from tx cabin building (Anderson: how much, cost, cabins)

[steveeo&juju]

hi my huband and i are moving from texasd to anderson, what the trees like there, can we use htem to build a cabin? My husband helped his grandpa when he was younger. but i know tx is totally diffrent, yes we can handle the cold weather and were ready for this move.. Can some oen tell us what its like there? Also what the ave cost per acre?

[Glitch]

You will find the vast majority of trees around Anderson to be white birch, black spruce, cottonwood, and alder. Of those, only spruce is suitable for building, and a lot will depend on the amount of land you have to work with and how much of it is covered by permafrost.

Trees that grow on permafrost or muskeg end up stunted. A 100-year old spruce may only be 4" in diameter and barely 8 feet tall. A cabin kit would be your best bet since access to Anderson isn't a problem.

This thread has a lot of good information about building cabins in Alaska: Cabins

[steveeo&juju]

thank you, were actuall y getting 39 acres

[Glitch]

Alaska's forests this far north are four times less dense than the forests in Washington and Oregon. With 39 acres you should be able to find enough large spruce to build a small cabin. If you intend to heat your cabin with wood, you will need approximately 9 cords of birch that far north for a 20 foot by 20 foot one-story cabin. (1 cord = 4' h x 4' w x 8' l = 128 cu. ft.)

[steveeo&juju]

thank u, ur info is handy, btw your photos are beautiful.