Post and beam and timber frame are both beautiful methods of building but most people think of them as one and the same. Although they are similar, there are subtle differences between them.

Many people, even professionals, confuse timber-framing with post & beam construction. Both methods use heavy timbers, which accounts for the confusion that exists between the two. Traditional ...

“Timber framing is traditionally a community event,” Skinner ... Lapoint thrifted much of the home’s décor, with a desire to further accentuate the post and beam construction. “I wanted to avoid ...

It became clear that my boyhood home with its weathered dark beams, gunstock posts, and multilayered wall sheathing was a 250-year-old colonial post and beam home, and that its unique character was ...

building a post and beam frame structure that will last several lifetimes. In a twenty four by forty eight structure there is 10-thousand feet of timber cut from a nearby forest. The wood is cut ...

“Post and beam construction is very flexible so it is ... “If someone builds a conventional home and they want a timber truss for the front, we can do that as well,” Wiese said.

This end result was referred to for many years as "mill construction" and it is now known as "heavy timber," "post and beam" or "post and plank." This type of building construction was predominant ...

Timber framing, also known as post-and-beam construction, refers to a building method that eschews metal fasteners and dimensional lumber and instead creates structures with carefully fitted and ...

“It became clear that my boyhood home with its weathered dark beams, gunstock posts, and multilayered wall sheathing was a 250-year-old colonial post and beam home, and that its unique character was ...

This eventually led me to find work as a timber-frame carpenter and I began to investigate the resurgence of timber framing (post and beam style) in the US. Eventually, I started to explore the use of ...