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Timber-Frame

  • Retrofit of a Timber-Frame Farmhouse

    A design/build team performs a small miracle on a dilapidated 1850s home.

  • Celebrating Efficient Post-and-Beam Construction

    An old barn is transformed into a high-performance home that highlights the structure's original framing.

  • Resurrecting a Timber-Frame Kitchen

    Uncovering and reconfiguring hand-hewn timbers results in a character-rich kitchen.

  • Artistry Meets Engineering

    Learn how the timber-frame artisans at Settlement Post & Beam lay out, cut, and install a custom hammer beam truss for a covered porch.

  • Rotten-Sill Repair

    Old-house experts share a safe, conservative approach to fixing a failing timber-frame sill beam.

  • Back to Plumb and in Plane

    Creative framing and trim details straighten out the kinks during the remodel of a crooked old timber-frame farmhouse in Vermont.

  • Keep Craft Alive: Bruno Sutter, Professor of Carpentry and Timber Framing

    This traditionally trained artisan splits his time between teaching the next generation of craftspeople and building timber structures that people will enjoy for years to come.

  • Podcast Episode 179: Redundant Housewrap, Hybrid Timberframes, and an End to Vented Crawlspaces

    The Fine Homebuilding editors offer their opinions on adding two layers of Typar, suggest affordable alternatives to building a full timber-frame house, and wonder why anyone thinks it's OK to build house on top of a mold farm.

  • Build an Antique-Style Post-and-Beam Shed with Modern Construction Details

    Sturdy metal hardware takes the place of traditional, time-consuming timber-frame joinery in this contemporary take on the classic storage shed.

  • High-Tech Timber-Frame Joinery Machine

    Watch a 90-ft.-long custom CNC machine make all the precise cuts for a timber rafter.

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