Paul Freeman is Owner of Brooks Post & Beam in Lyndeborough, New Hampshire. He joined founder Phil Brooks at S.P. Brooks in the early 90’s and bought the company in February of 2006.Paul Freeman and Becky HudsonWe asked Paul about […]
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Seth Kelley is co-founder of Knobb Hill Joinery along with Michael Cuba. At Knobb Hill, Seth specializes in preserving and restoring the steeples, barns and covered bridges of New England. As Seth describes Knobb Hill, we are “hard working,
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Often in larger structures and barns you may need to split your rafters in two due to the overall length of the building. To accomplish this and create a strong member you can use a rafter scarf joint; in this
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Pro timber framers and log home builders tasked with boring through thick materials have choices to make. Do you go with a rugged nail chipper or an ultra smooth auger bit? While each can get the job done, the penetrations
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At Timber Frame HQ, it is our passion and goal to encourage you to live the good life in the strength and honest beauty of these sustainable structures. To give you inspiration, we are happy to bring you these magnificent
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There are various things that you will want to consider before designing your small timber frame home. There are several reasons why many people are starting to build these unique homes. With small timber frame floor plans, you will be
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Hudson HartHudson J Hart is Co-CEO (along with Mike Larson) of Big Timberworks, Inc., in Gallatin Gateway, Montana. Hudson describes Big Timberworks (or as Hudson calls it, BT) as “a group of talented craftsmen & craftswomen. We enjoy the opportunities
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It is increasingly common to see news articles and blog posts about intrepid small-home owners and the ingenious solutions they use in building their space-saving houses. Like most people, you probably spent a few minutes looking through the photos and
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Encouraging you to live the good life in the strength and honest beauty of these sustainable structures is our mission here at Timber Frame HQ. To further that goal, we bring you inspiring examples of spaces to throw a party,
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1. Post to Beam Option OneUsing Barrel Bolts is a great way to take the tension out of a joint as well as being popular in Post and Beam Construction. It is easy to install and drilling holes in the
When you’re driving around new housing developments, you’ll see lots of variations of the typical American dream home – which very often are called McMansions by detractors. These grand homes certainly do have loads of space, room to grow and
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At Timber Frame HQ, it is our main mission to encourage you to live the good life in the strength and honest beauty of these sustainable structures. In that vein, we are happy to continue to bring you inspiring examples
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