Floor System Post Pocket Detail
Dropping a timber post through the floor system is often necessary – here is a floor system post pocket detail showing one method.
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Adding a Central Vacuum System to Your Home
Vacuuming is one of those jobs that no one likes to do. While it doesn’t rank with bathroom cleaning as a least favorite chore, it’s a job that is physically demanding. If you have several levels in your home, that also
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Timber Framing Tools – The Basic Hand Tools
“What tools do you use as a timber framer?” So I’ve kind of broken them up into four different sections. The first one is chisels. The second one is going to be planes. Then we’re going to talk about measuring
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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
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Episode 7 – A Chat with Jack Dickinson with Texas Timber Frames
In this episode, we talk with Jack Dickinson of Texas Timber Frames about their operation, a special project that they produced this past year and his new podcast called The Timber Frame Podcast. This show was also aired on his podcast since
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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 lighting and landscape illumination. It’s important to consider where you need power and lighting, both now and in the future. It’s a
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Timber Frame Lookout Detail
Creating a lookout in the gable of a home creates a dramatic effect both visually and structurally. Here is a timber frame lookout detail.
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A Down and Dirty Timber Frame Tutorial
When builders and architects say “timber frame” what they mean is that the structure of an entire building or maybe just a portion of it is supported primarily by large wooden timbers that are joined with pegs or by other types
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Episode 6 – Getting to the Heart of Timber Species with Will Beemer
In this episode we talk with Will Beemer from the Heartwood School about the different timber species that one can choose for their timber frame projects as well as the pros and cons of each one in a lightning round event.
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Overbuilt and Overhung Timber Frame Loft Floor System
It is often necessary to build up a timber frame loft floor system to run HVAC ducts, install can lighting, or any number of other reasons. This detail shows a simple way to achieve this. It even sports an overhang to
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Highlights – 2012 Eastern Timber Framer’s Guild Conference
Whew! What a whirl wind of activities and emotions over the past few days. Once again, I am sitting in the airport reflecting on the past 3 days of the 2012 Eastern Timber Framer’s Guild Conference just outside Washington, DC in Leesburg,
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