Post and beam and timber frame are both beautiful methods of building but most people think of them as one and the same. Although they are similar, there are subtle differences between them. Both are ...

I have a farm with lots of woods, and I would like to use my own trees for my timber frame. Is this possible? Possible? Absolutely. If you have enough trees of the right size, species and quality ...

“Roundwood Timber Framing” is a superb natural-building resource. If I’d had Ben Law’s book Roundwood Timber Framing back when I was learning how to build in the ’60s, I would have been inspired to ...

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Are you after an adventurous project with grand designs? A fresh beginning with an eco-friendly, new-build home designed to your specifications could be just the ticket. “Over the past three decades, ...

PITTSFIELD — In May 1965, John Sobon, piloting a 60-foot crane, ripped into a North Adams apartment building, bringing a century-old timber frame structure to the ground. In a period marked by postwar ...

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RAISING THE BARN: Chris Faulkner of Faulkner Woodworking and Rob Skeen of Bracken Mountain Builders work a post into its perfectly level place, under the watchful eyes of Terry Holdredge (a plastic ...

Timber-frame manufacturer Space4, a subsidiary of house builder Persimmon, is set to double its capacity after plans for a new factory were approved. Timber-frame manufacturer Space4, a subsidiary of ...

In Part 1, we discussed theory involved in building and using an A-Frame Gantry. In this article, we will build one to practice with. At the risk of sounding like we're concocting a recipe, we are ...

AN automatic production line churning out one house per hour for York-based Persimmon is stepping up the pace as demand grows. The number of timber frames produced for assembly, being lifted on to ...

DEAR TIM: The granite countertops in my kitchen seem to be moving away from the wall, or at least they are moving around a bit. The attached picture shows the results. The house isn’t even a year old ...