As a child growing up in Big Sky country, Scott Butcher found a comforting appeal in rustic homes and barns. “I worked in my grandfather’s timber frame barn back in Montana, and loved the feel, the ...

You know what they are when you see them, but if you had to explain what timber frame homes are, you’d probably grope for a term. That’s because it’s easier to explain how they feel. They “feel” wide ...

When Dave and Becky Lime purchased a 2.5-acre lot on Linwood Lake near Wyoming, Minn., during the mid-'80s, they decided to take on an ambitious project: building a timber frame home. Timber framing ...

With its bright white siding, metal roof and wraparound porch, the large Lewis Center home looks like a nice farmhouse. But a step inside suggests a far more complicated tale. The home, crafted for a ...

Some high-profile projects by Vermont timber framers have been attracting attention over the past few years. Off Route 2 in Richmond, expert Eliot Lothrop is supervising a major, multiyear restoration ...

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, ...

John and Ann Sweet and their dogs wander the Sweet Timber Frame workshop in Mount Desert where massive beams are prepared for joinery PHOTO/DAVID A. RODGERS John Sweet calls it a barn. That hardly ...

Labour is pushing for more timber frame homes, saying they would be better for builders, and for the planet. Keir Starmer's government wants to build 1.5million homes during the course of this ...