Fire Tower Engineered Timber is located in Providence, Rhode Island. Bringing a modern perspective to a time-honored craft, Fire Tower is an enterprising firm specializing in the engineering and design of timber structures, including light lumber, heavy and curved timber, […]
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Forget a man-cave, this 20’x20′ post plan offers the ultimate retreat opportunity right in your own backyard. The king post area is 15′ wide by 20′ deep so you can spread out and work on your next project. The shed
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When two roofs collide in timber frame construction you have the chance to add a really cool element to your frame, compound joinery. In this detail we show a jack rafter joining with a valley. The rafter is housed into
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Gillis & Company Timber Frames, located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, is owned by Mark Gillis. They handcraft traditional wood structures that have been updated for today’s living challenges. They pay careful attention to everyone’s needs, and work with the
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Treat your kids to a versatile play space while you learn laying out, cutting, and the fun of timber framing. 13’2″ wide, 8′ deep, and 6″ tall, the playset frame has monkey bars, a covered place to hang out, and of course,
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Just like last month’s detail this one relies on a conventionally framed wall to support a timber frame rafter, it can also be used to rest a beam on as well. To create the timber frame rafter wall pocket, you nail
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Uncarved Block in Becket, Massachusetts, is owned by Brad Morse. Their projects are primarily in the Berkshires of western Massachusetts, but they have also ventured into Connecticut, Vermont, New Hampshire, New York, and Maine. The company’s approach is to build
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Often, due to budget requirements or floor plan arrangement some timbers will need to sit on conventionally framed walls; this is very common and called hybrid construction. In this timbered purlin wall Pocket detail a timbered purlin bears on a
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This 24×36 hammer beam pavilion takes its style from English Gothic architecture. Originally developed in medieval England, hammer beam trusses allow for a large roof span with smaller timbers – and creates a frame of great character!
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This is one of my favorite ways to secure a timbered post to concrete. It uses a TimberLinx Connector with a piece of 7/8″ galvanized all thread rod that has been epoxied into the concrete. This allows you to adjust the
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