What is a timber frame without the joints and joinery that allows them to stand up on their own? Explore the over 125+ timber frame joints in this online resource.
Timber Framing is a Very Old Building Tradition Timber Framing is an ancient building method that goes back hundreds if not thousands of years. The building method was developed as a way to build strong and secure buildings out of large pieces of wood, without metal nails, which were expensive and labor intensive to produce.
Timber framing construction is a method of building with heavy timbers. Traditional timber framing is the method of creating structures using heavy squared-off and carefully fitted joined timbers and the joints are secured with large wooden pegs. Timber framing is found in buildings from around the 19th century. The popular three basic types of timber […]
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light-frame construction, System of construction using many small and closely spaced members that can be assembled by nailing. It is the standard for U.S. suburban housing. The balloon-frame house with wood cladding, invented in Chicago in the 1840s, aided the rapid settlement of the western U.S. In North America, with its abundant softwood forests, the framed building enjoyed an extensive revival after World War II in the form of platform frames. In platform framing, each floor is framed separately, as contrasted with balloon framing, in which the studs (vertical members) extend the full height of the building. Freed from the
People often ask us how a timber frame home differs from a conventional, stick built home. In this post, we’ll address some of the primary ways a timber frame home differs from a conventional stick built home.
Timber Frame 3-Bedroom House Plans: The Kershaw 3586 is a 3-bedroom house with a Colorado overhang and large open-concept kitchen/dining room/great room.
Ready to curl up and read a good book? Imagine yourself doing that in one of these beautiful spaces.
A lakeside retreat boasts expressive gables with geometric sight lines and sophisticated details at every turn.
Picture gallery of our award-winning timber frame homes. We design, craft, and install these energy-efficient building envelopes across North America.
Structure of a timber-framed bartizan as built in the late fourteenth and in the fifteenth century.
The cost of a timber frame is determined by a variety of factors. Today we’ll look at the factors that will contribute to the cost of your timber frame so that you can understand why you need an individual quote, what factors will affect your quote, what the quote will involve, and what we’re basing your frame’s price on.
This is a small side return extension to a Victorian terraced house in the heart of Camden Town. With space at a premium, we designed an inside-out lightweight exposed timber frame construction that creates a working wall incorporating services, shelving and recesses between the structure in the...
Two artists create a stunning and serene timber frame studio space in Asheville, North Carolina.
A simple 12x16 timber frame porch with a king post that can easily be made into a timber frame shed.
Here’s a look at five spectacular Woodhouse Timber Frame lake homes that will spark your sense of adventure.
