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Timber Frame Awning Transforms Main Street

timbermag — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 16:40:40 +0000

Main Street’s new storefront, Outdoor 76 , offers a timber frame awning as the new look. The owners rehabbed a great old building and fronted it with the awesome look of a timber frame.

What a great example of going further than just beautiful homes!

Congratulations to the Outdoor 76 bunch and thanks for taking us along on your journey.

Timber Frames Are Not Disposable Homes

timbermag — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:56:53 +0000

How many homes have you lived in that were well past their prime? Maybe they were drafty or maybe the floors weren’t quite level. Maybe the windows leaked badly or the ridge was beginning to sag. Many homes that have been built in the past century were not built to last. They were built quickly with little oversight. Timber frames are still standing…and still useful…centuries after they were carefully crafted from the materials at hand.

Timber frames are not disposable homes. They are sustainable in every sense of the word. Today, we understand what our ancestors understood, that a building should last, that it should serve generations.

As we hear the words “green building” and “sustainable”, we need to focus on just what that means to the building process. We can conserve energy and resources by building efficiently and we can conserve even more energy and resources by building a home that will withstand the forces of nature and time. A timber frame won’t have to be shored up or torn down. A timber frame can be renovate without destroying the structure.

So, think about what is going to the landfill today from homes that just couldn’t be saved. Don’t add to that problem. Think of the future as you plan and build your new home.

And whatever you do…build boldly.

Timber Frame Church Restoration Work

timbermag — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:25:22 +0000

St. Agnes Episcopal Church, as part of the All Saints Episcopal Community, is housed in a warm and welcoming building built in the late 1800′s.

The timber framed trusses are strong and beautiful inside, but the exterior entry was beginning to show signs of wear. Goshen Timber Frames stepped up to help last spring, replacing a brace that was showing signs of decay.

When the Goshen crew installed the brace and top plate, they found rafters that needed to be replaced. Of course, being the Goshen crew, they knew that the only way to do the job right was to rebuild the porch. They handcrafted each post and beam, each brace and rafter, and installed a new porch on the historic building. The new porch will serve the community well for many, many years to come and was built in the spirit of the original, as a beautiful entrance to a lovely place of worship.

What a pleasure it was to work with the Reverend Dorrie Pratt, Rector of the All Saints Episcopal Community, and the parishioners of this lovely church! We encourage you to spend a Sunday morning worshiping with them.