Posts tagged with great room
Open Concept Living: Why Great Rooms Are So Great!
Within the last ten years, the idea of the open concept floor plan has come to reign supreme in home design. People can’t seem to get enough of large, open rooms that serve a variety of functions instead of having compartmentalized rooms each with an individual purpose. In the Timber […]
Timber Frame Project Start to Finish: Reclaimed Oak Timbers
As we continue our journey through the timber frame process, we will touch on several different projects, designs, specifications and materials. This time we will be focusing on the essence of timber framing, the timber. There are so many different qualifications of the timbers we use, the species: Douglas Fir, […]
Top Ten Coolest Timber Frames by VTW (according to Mike)–#9
Proceeding a little bit to the North and East from Kerhonkson, NY (where we built the McCarthy Pergola) you end up in the little village of Adams, MA. We built some trusses for a private residence for what (in my humble opinion) is the 9th coolest timber frame by Vermont […]
Laminated Timber
Laminated? Glue what? But why? Well, let us tell you about laminated timbers. Natural timber can almost always be used in typical residential timber framing. There are wood species available in the sizes needed to pass engineering codes and to get the preferred look. Commercial timber framing with large clear […]
4 Steps to Take After Deciding To Build A Timber Frame Home
Fabulous! Let’s get this party started… 1st. Assuming you have already purchased land, it is helpful to get a site review. You’ll also want to decide where to set your home. That means thinking about fun things like where the sun is going to hit in the morning and which […]
Hammer Beam Truss Designs
The traditional hammer beam truss design is open and fabulous. However, structurally, it can be an engineering challenge, which is fine, because Jessie is always up for a challenge! We get a lot of questions about the home pictured above. Who wouldn’t want this hammer beam timber style in their […]
