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Car Cathedral

TexasTimberFrames, member | April 20th, 20121 comment

The "car cathedral" is a 20,000 sq. ft. timber frame structure that will house an amazing collection of muscle cars when completed. This incredible barn, located outside of Houston, TX, is over 53...

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The Hazel River Cabin

RYagid, senior editor | January 20th, 2012

See how one architect successfully transformed a historic 1794 toll keeper's log cabin into a unique, modern home.

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Mountain Porch Retreat

WarthConstruction, member | November 14th, 2011

Our region has an extended outdoor season that the homeowners wanted to take full advantage of. The existing deck was not adequate for hosting large parties and had no covered space for protection...

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Can Bark Outlast Vinyl Siding by Fifty Years?

debsilber, managing editor | September 1st, 200917 comments

Looking for an energy-efficient, durable, green alternative to standard siding? The answer may be the next tree over.

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Ten Cool Tools and Materials from IBS 2009

FHB_WEB, member | January 26th, 2009

Here are 10 products that caught our attention at the International Builders Show held in Las Vegas last week.

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Log exteriors with everything but the wood

FHB_Building_News, contributor | January 23rd, 2009

Log homes are so much a part of the aesthetic and historical fabric of mountain living, it is hard for some homeowners and builders to embrace innovations intended to minimize use of a key log-home material: wood.

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Buckskin Manor

Cobourn, member | November 28th, 20082 comments

This was a 1750 log taven and now a bed and breakfast in Hillsboro, Virginia that we added an inkeepers wing. All the millwork was custom made by us. The owner came to us with pictures of...

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