The snow has melted and spring flowers are peeking through the cold, damp soil. You’ve started trimming winter-damaged plants and are removing the windblown leaves and debris that’s accumulated on your yard and in your planting beds. This warmer weather has you dreaming of long, languorous Sunday afternoons that fade into evening relaxing in a [...]
How to Incorporate Outdoor Spaces Into Your Home
Spring is fast approaching, so our thoughts are turning to cool breezes, warm sun and a leisurely Sunday afternoon with friends outdoors. When planning your timber frame home with its yard, assorted outbuildings and conveniences, it’s important to integrate each entity into a total living environment. You live in your home, but there’s no reason [...]
The Value an Architect or Designer Brings to Your Project
Your home should be a reflection of you and your family. If you’re considering a timber frame home as an expression of your style, taste and lifestyle, an architect’s design that’s based on your input will certainly make your home the dream house you’ve always wanted. Why You Need An Architect or Designer? Even if [...]
Make Your Timber Frame Kitchen Space A Welcoming Haven
Although the kitchen is primarily a functional space to prepare meals, it is much more than a place to cook. Today’s timber frame kitchen is a multi-purpose area that often acts as an informal dining room, office, study area, play area and living space. With so many functions, it’s important to design and decorate this [...]
5 Exterior Lighting Tips For Your Timber Frame Home
When you’re planning the electrical schematic for your new timber frame home, don’t forget about your home’s exterior and property. It’s important to consider where you need power and lighting, both now and in the future. It’s a lot easier to pre-plan for future electrical needs before your home is completed, rather than redoing and [...]
7 Tips in Designing a Small Home
Although the size of the average home has nearly doubled in the last half-century, timber frame construction techniques offer abundant design options when building a small home. 1. Use Open Concept Design Contemporary construction practices and materials make it possible to design small houses without the walls that often divided older homes into small, boxy [...]
Episode 1 – Introduction to Timber Frame Talk Radio
Welcome to the premiere episode of Timber Frame Talk Radio! Today’s show will include an introduction of the host, Brice Cochran, and how he got into the timber framing industry. The rest of today’s show will include an overview of what future shows will include as well as the first “Tips and Tricks” segment of the [...]
Timber Frame Hybrids – What the Heck is a Hybrid Timber Frame? – Video Transcript
Hey everyone! This is Brice with Timber Frame HQ. In this short video we are going to look at what a hybrid timber frame is and how you can utilize this construction method to bring warmth and comfort into your home. To get to the skinny on the definition of what a hybrid timber frame [...]
Transcript of Video – Timber Frame Costs – Why is it Difficult to Estimate the Cost Right Off the Bat
Hello this is Timber Frame HQ and in this short video we are going to talk about timber frame costs and why it is difficult for a timber frame company to give you hard and fast number during your first discussions with them. There are several reasons why this question is not only hard to [...]
Timber Frames and Green Building
When you build a timber frame, chances are you’ll be building a green home without even knowing it. However, if sustainability is a priority for your building project, then you’ll be glad you chose a timber frame home. Beyond incorporating green measures like high-efficiency appliances and regulated lighting systems, timber frame buildings, by its nature, [...]
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5 Advantages to Building a Small Timber Frame Home Since 1970, the average size of a new home has nearly doubled, from an average ... -
Episode 3 – A 30 Minute Discussion About Timber Frame Engineering with a Master of the Craft I’m excited to be joined by David Hourdequin of D Remy and Co. an engineering ... -
Timber Frame Hybrids – What the Heck is a Hybrid Timber Frame? – Video Transcript Hey everyone! This is Brice with Timber Frame HQ. In this short video we are ... -
5 Exterior Lighting Tips For Your Timber Frame Home When you’re planning the electrical schematic for your new timber frame home, don’t forget about ... -
Episode 7 – A Chat with Jack Dickinson with Texas Timber Frames and the TF Podcast In this episode we talk with Jack Dickinson of Texas Timber Frames about their operation, ... -
How to Light a Timber Frame House – 5 Steps to Illuminate Your Home Lighting a timber frame house can certainly be a challenging aspect to the design of ... -
Timber Frame Construction Details – 3 Details That Will Make Your Timber Frame Unique In this video, we’ll take a look at some of the timber frame construction details ...
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Punch Up The Charm Factor Of Your Timbered Home If you’re considering a timber frame home, you’ve already got the charm factor going for ... -
How to Build A Deck For Function And Fun The snow has melted and spring flowers are peeking through the cold, damp soil. You’ve ... -
Running Wires in SIP’s – Concerns for the Homeowner When you’re building a conventionally framed home, you don’t think much about preplanning the electrical ... -
How to Incorporate Outdoor Spaces Into Your Home Spring is fast approaching, so our thoughts are turning to cool breezes, warm sun and ... -
A Spring To-Do List Although your timber frame home is low maintenance, there are still jobs that need attention ... -
How to Make a TF Tenon Using the Drop Cut Method :45 – Scoring the Lines 1:07 – Cutting of the ends 1:39 – Transferring the ... -
The Value an Architect or Designer Brings to Your Project Your home should be a reflection of you and your family. If you’re considering a ...
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