That could be true with that kit but...Mine was designed by me and O brought the main support beams up from the basement Just as a barn is built. Don't let them tell you that stuff. I went to a saw mill and told him what I wanted. I ended up with the 6x8 beams and some are 6x12 beams and it is a post and Beam and I bought the Beams for a measly $2000. My design is a little unique because I live on top of the mountain and when it is raining in town I am getting snow. My walls are double thick 2x4's and the inner wall is staggered from the outside wall and no where except around windows and doors does the wood go from the inside to the outside. Outside wall is 3 1/2 inch insulation and the inside is the craft faced 3 1/2. Here is a design of my walls if you can envision the studs. In my living area I have with the cathedral ceiling 26' from living room floor to the ceiling.
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