Heading up Frank and Brenda Baker's driveway in Blissfield, Mich., the first thing you notice about their bungalow-styled house is the timber truss supporting the front porch. With its weathered wood ...

External windows and doors can go in immediately, external finishes started, and those involved in internal services can get straight to work on the first fix of carpentry, plumbing, and electrics ...

Timbersmith Inc., a custom timber framing company based in Monroe County, has grown over the past two decades into a builder combining Old World techniques with new technologies.Back in 1978, John ...

Are you after an adventurous project with grand designs? A fresh beginning with an eco-friendly, new-build home designed to your specifications could be just the ticket. “Over the past three decades, ...

Q What’s your opinion on timber frame construction for a home compared with traditional stick-built designs? A “Stick-built” refers to the studs, joists and trusses that are used to build typical ...

Using timber to build houses is relatively new here, so you may be in trouble if the man on the site putting timber-frame kits… Using timber to build houses is relatively new here, so you may be in ...

Many of the advantages of wood, including load-bearing capacity, availability of raw materials, climate neutrality and building physics coincide with those of mineral wool, i.e. glass wool and rock ...

LivingBoard P7 is the strongest wood-based material in the Pfleiderer product portfolio. NWS Natural Wood Solutions GmbH, a supplier of industrial halls, often uses this board in timber frame ...

With timber frame construction expected to continue growing in popularity, it’s critical that any building made from the material is adequately protected against the spread of fire. Here, cavity ...

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