My sister and her husband are having a small barn built later this year, that will be timberframed, with a stickframed small shed adjacent for a shop space. They need some more clearing done at their mountain-view site, so most all the eastern white pine trees that are felled, will be milled and used.
A pic of the structure concept is attached. The work will be done by a great local framer, and you can see their work by googling for Amstutz Timber Framing and following links.
This one will be fun. I’ll post some progress photos when the job is moving.
Gene Davis, Davis Housewrights, Inc., Lake Placid, NY
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A lot of barns around here have those 'after-thought' sheds amended to them--at least I assume they are done later. I would try to do a shed that looks a little more intentional, a little more dignified. The roof slope slightly lower than the main building, and the fact that it generates from directly under the eave... it really kills the look of the building on that side. I would try to lower the shed roof or raise the barn roof, and either match slope or go with a significant change.
But that's just me...
Ima Wannabe,
Hurray another timberframe!!!! Purist that I am, I would argue strongly to build the shed as a timberframe as well..
Niothing wrong with stick framing but there is a certain elegance involved in a timberframe that just isn't there with stick building.
I think if you caluclate the cost of atimberfreame addition and compare it to the cost of stick building the differance if any will be slight (other than your labor to build and raise it)..
Here is the inspiration. This one has two side sheds, both open-walled, but timbered rather than sticked.
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The one for this season, up at my sister's parcel, will have it's side shed insulated and heated with a little tiny woodstove. Steve says it is more cost-effective to stickframe it.
In the pic above, the cupola frame is cherry and was done by the owner. Also, the long continuous timbers at ridge, eaves, and roof transition, were all cut by the owner up on the mountain, winched out, dragged down to the field, roughed out and finished square by him, then the timber framers came and detailed them on site.Gene Davis, Davis Housewrights, Inc., Lake Placid, NY