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This beautiful barn is a hybrid, with timber
framed 'bents'
and post and beam rafters.
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The timber frame above is uses traditional post and beam design
with a glulam arch and timber rafters on a radius.
This project won several awards. Click here to see more photographs. |
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Douglas fir posts and rafter plates support post and beam rafters with decorative ends on this entryway at Lake Taghkanic State Park in New York. |
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This hand hewn post and beam pine frame featured in House Beautiful. It is part of an addition to an original 1700 circa tavern in Connecticut. |
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Rough sawn hemlock timbers with dovetailed joists make up this barn frame. The large loft is a bonus - the idea is to use the upstairs loft as living space instead of just being an attic. |
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This is a dual purpose post and beam barn for horses on the first floor and equipment upstairs. It uses traditional timber joinery and post and beam rafters. 4x6 Nailers are installed on the outside for windows and siding.
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Vermont Post and Beam Barn
The outside of a post and beam barn under construction in Vermont.
Post and beam buildings come in all shapes and sizes. Click around for post and beam design ideas |
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Post and Beam Home Frame in Maine
The bare timber frame for a house is shown above. It features douglas fir timbers and a simple but elegant layout. |
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Hammer Beam Bent
Another example of timber frame joinery. A post and beam connection is usually simple with a beam simply set on top of a post. Timber framed connections are jointed with mortises, tenons and wood pegs. |
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Vermont Timber Works built many rustic 'camper cabins' for the Fresh Air fund in Fishkill, New York. They use a simple post and beam design, by the Geddis Partnership, that is pretty and efficient.
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Post and Beam Home in Maine
The finished post and beam building with windows, doors and roof installed. Adding the timber frame was a great design idea. |
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The photo above shows the inside of a typical Fresh Air Fund camper cabin using rough sawn hemlock timbers, posts, plates and rafters. |
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Olana Wagon Barn
The Olana State Historic Site in New York needed traditional post and beam barn. VTW was happy to help. The photo shows posts, beams and braces - the rafters went on above.
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This photo shows a timber framed truss, which is technically different from post and beam construction. Timber framed connections are more complex and transfer loads in a different way. |
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Another example of how simple post and beam building techniques can make a beautiful pergola. This pergola frame, at Lake Taghkanic State Park, uses glulam arched beams and douglas fir posts. The timber rafters above have decorative ends. |
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The photograph above shows a covered dining area at Lake Taghkanic State Park in New York. there is a timber truss with post and beam style common rafters. |
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This great project for the Nature Conservancy was designed by Bialecki Architects and used forest certified lumber, certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) native hemlock timbers in a natural setting.
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This pavilion outside of Chicago is a perfect example of simple post and beam construction. The vertical columns (posts) hold sloping beams to support the roof. |
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This new visitor center uses native hemlock timber and a post and beam building design. |
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