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Timber Frame House Plans – 5 Simple Steps to Getting Your Own Custom Home Plans – Video Transcript

Hello, in this video we are going to talk about timber frame house plans and the five simple steps to getting your own custom timber frame home plan. We will look at the general process and give you some tips and tricks to help you on your way.  Our goal in making this video is [...]

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Timber Frame DIY Buying Your Materials

Purchasing Your Materials for Your Timber Frame House – Timber Frame DIY

If you choose to be an owner/builder for your timber frame house, you will likely get to know your local hardware stores well. You may even get on a first name basis with the employees of the big box stores. It can be both fun and terrifying at the same time figuring out not only [...]

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Lighting a Timber Frame

Lighting a Timber Frame – Thoughts and Practice

Lighting a timber frame house is a bit more challenging that lighting an ordinary one.  In the interiors of a timber frame house kit, you can actually see the timber beams and posts on the ceilings and walls.  These are exposed on purpose, and if lighted properly they can look very pretty indeed.  However, the [...]

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How to Find an Engineer for My Timber Frame Plans

In building timber frame houses, homeowners need the help of professionals when it comes to the design and planning of the house kit.  Before the timber frame construction is even started, homeowners usually already have an idea of what they want the finished product to look like.  After all, we all grew up having ideas [...]

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Adding Charm to Your Timber Frame House Kit

Adding Charm to a Timber Frame House Kit

Timber frame houses have grown in popularity because they provide homeowners with a different “look” for houses.  We are so used to seeing the typical conventional framed houses that timber frame house kits actually pose some sort of novelty.  Arguably, timber frame houses are already charming in themselves.  However, there are certain ways to add [...]

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5 Questions You Should Ask your Timber Frame Company

Before deciding on a timber frame company to help you build your dream house, you should be assured that the company is capable of getting the job done.  When meeting with the contractor for an initial consultation, you should ask questions that will determine if there’s a right fit between you and the contractor.  In [...]

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