Archive for September, 2014
Heavy Timber
In the building industry, the word timber alone can mean wood used for dimensional 2″ x 4″ framing. In our industry, timber means “heavy timber” and heavy timbers are wood beams that are larger than 3″. Although, we don’t typically see beams smaller than a 6x. Did you know that […]
Martha’s Vineyard Timber Frame Home
We recently installed a timber frame residence on Martha’s Vineyard, MA. The building began as a few sketches from the client, and eventually became a reality. These drawings and sketches helped us visualize the space and put some ideas together for the client. We use a really nice software program […]
Vermont Foliage Pictures
Recently I found an incredible resource for “Vermont” photos and since foliage is arriving (quickly), I had to share them. Let’s celebrate our beautiful Autumn Season! All of these photos and many more can be found on the Very Vermont Community Page. Something about the elevation, the horses and the blue sky […]
Douglas fir–a versatile species
Here at Vermont Timber Works we pride ourselves in being able to use any species of wood that is commercially available. Douglas fir is one of the species we use, and is a great species for timber framing. Douglas fir is available in several different finishes: rough sawn, S4S (surfaced […]
Hand Crafted Timber Frames
Vermont Timber Works began focusing on the timber frame specifically in 2000. Before that Dan Kelleher and Doug Friant were known as “Friant and Kelleher Builders, Inc.” They designed and constructed houses from start to finish. The business did 2x framing as well as timber framing. The decision to specialize […]
