Here’s a photo of the completed heart pine barn/home frame. It was an absolute pleasure and privilege to design and build this beauty. In a fiction world where money doesn’t exist I would gladly keep on building homes like this one.
Notice the back addition. On most of the homes I build I incorporate a standard stick built addition, whether it’s a log or a timber frame home. It’s a money saving feature… the fact is that there are rooms in a house that don’t need the pizazz of glorious wood exposure…. such as the laundry room, a bathroom, the utility room, closets, etc.
And, another bonus is that we like to put these modern additions up first, they give us, and our tools, and our materials protection from the weather. When a quick shower shows up we just quickly retreat and wait it out.
Originally posted 2015-02-11 16:20:57.
Timber frame houses a big Yes!! The most popular and money-saving material for building residential properties.
I am a BIG fan of timber framing… the natural wood of a log cabin… and the brightness and insulation of modern construction.
With regard to money saving though… I’m afraid new stick building methods has it beat… if timber framing was the lowest cost, every home we see going up in subdivisions would be using it.
I’m afraid new stick building strategies has it beat. If timber framing turned into the bottom cost, every domestic we see going up in subdivisions might be using it.
No doubt about… when it comes to building a home as cheap as possible stick building beats them all… and that is why we see it being used on most new homes.