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 ...

In an age of mass production, flimsy building materials, and cookie-cutter homes, timber frame structures stand out as a testament to the timelessness of true quality. Learn to Timber Frame (Storey, ...

Using full-color photos, detailed drawings, and clear step-by-step instructions, Learn to Timber Frame (Storey Publishing, 2016) is a guidebook for beginners, showing exactly how to build one small ...

TAKES A VILLAGE: Barron Brown directs a crew at a barn raising near Marshall. Photo by Storms Reback It’s not every day you get invited to a barn raising, so when I did, I jumped at the opportunity.

The garden built a barn the old-fashioned way, through a process known as timber-framing, a method of construction whose origins predate the birth of Jesus Christ and was popular in New England during ...

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, ...

Some high-profile projects by Vermont timber framers have been attracting attention over the past few years. Off Route 2 in Richmond, expert Eliot Lothrop is supervising a major, multiyear restoration ...

Paul Abbott spent the first 16 years of his working life in the construction industry as a salaried employee. But his real flair may be in building businesses. He is managing director of Chandos ...

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 ...

Chad Mathrani, a timber framer working as a consultant on Pedrick Store House, took some time out from his work this week to talk to the Gazette. Mathrani, 28, lives in Salem. Three years ago he and ...

Timbersmith Inc., a custom timber framing company based in Monroe County, has grown over the past two decades into a builder combining Old World techniques with new technologies.Back in 1978, John ...