Timber frame design

What could be better? Learn the basics of timber-framing and get an outbuilding in the process.

Together with our designers, timberwrights, engineers and craftspeople we work to create your beautiful, energy-efficient timber frame home.

What is the difference between a Barn Kit and a Timber Frame Package at Vermont Timber Works? Learn how our Timber Frame Package is different than a Barn Kit, and which is right for you and your project.

Image 21 of 45 from gallery of Timber Bridge in Gulou Waterfront / LUO studio. Photograph by Weiqi Jin

Timber Framing is a Very Old Building Tradition Timber Framing is an ancient building method that goes back hundreds if not thousands of years. The building method was developed as a way to build strong and secure buildings out of large pieces of wood, without metal nails, which were expensive and labor intensive to produce.

As a material, timber is renewable, low-carbon and light weight, but is it the way forward for sustainable architecture?

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Details, floor plans, 3-D layout, and images of our Cabin design. This hybrid timber frame combines timbers with structural insulated panels (SIPS).

People often ask us how a timber frame home differs from a conventional, stick built home. In this post, we’ll address some of the primary ways a timber frame home differs from a conventional stick built home.