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10 Steps to Staging Your Home to Sell

I am finding that a lot of my clients are ready to move on, but their current house has to sell first. It’s a common dilemma these days. Many people need to relocate or want to build their dream house, […]

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12×36 Small Timber Frame Plan with Loft

This versatile small timber frame plan could be finished as a workshop or a glamping cabin. It measures 12’ wide by 36’ deep and has three bays. The loft expands your living or storage space. Add our 10×36 shed plan, and you will have a

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Timber Scarf Joint with Wedge and Screws

Scarf Joint With A Wedge

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Nothing beats the look and strength of an undersquinted scarf joint with a wedge. In this detail, we illustrate three types of methods to connect the two beams and joints together. Please note that the preferred method for scarf joint placement is over a

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Spotlight: Dai Ona and Daizen Joinery

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(Dai) Yoshito Ona founded and leads Daizen Joinery, located on the shores of the South Thompson River in Kamloops, British Columbia. They are a specialty timber frame operation that carefully balances precision technology and superior hand craftsmanship to deliver the

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Making a Home Design Notebook

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Why make a home design notebook? Your professional architect or home designer will be best able to create the home of your dreams, if you can show them what your dreams are. So you need to do lots of homework.

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12×16 King Post Timber Frame Plan

1 sqft. to 500 sqft., Hot Tub Shelters, Pavilion Plans, Ready-To-Raise™ Timber Frame Kit, Saunas, Screen Porch Plans, Storage Shed Plans, Timber Frame Pergola Plans, Timber Frame Shed Plans, Workshops / 33 Comments

This 12’ wide by 16’ deep king post plan has a 12/12 roof pitch and generous 24” overhangs. A fun beginner timber framing project, this could be used for a playhouse for the kids, a garden shed, or a tiny

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Sill Plate to Post Joinery

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Using a traditional timber framed floor system which includes a sill plate and joists is becoming rare. However, it is still a great way to create the floor system, depending on your project needs. In this detail a stub tenon is used

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Spotlight: Stephen Morrison and MoreSun Custom Woodworking, Inc.

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MoreSun Custom Woodworking, Inc. has a busy timber frame shop in Long Creek, South Carolina, and an office and furniture shop in nearby Mountain Rest, South Carolina. Founded in 2002, it began as a simple one-man show when Stephen Morrison

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King Post Truss Plans

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Don’t want your entire home to be timber framed but want to accentuate it with some beautiful trusses? Take a look at these king post truss plans, available in several different sizes and roof pitches. The King Post is one

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Timbered Rafter to Collar Tie Connection with Pegs

Collar Tie to Rafter Connection

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More likely than not, the joinery in the roof system of a timber frame is often loaded with tension and so special consideration is needed to make sure everything is held together. In this detail we show a collar tie to rafter connection in two

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