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 ...

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When you think about timber-frame homes in Colorado, do you think of multimillion dollar getaway spots in the mountains? Well, it's time to think again. “People equate timber frames to these massive, ...

Build a sturdy woodshed that will keep firewood stacked, dry, and ready for use. Includes materials list, plan, and building instructions. Here is a woodshed from real wood-burner’s country-the ski ...

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 ...

Designed by Flawk and NIKJOO, Runda is a joyful, low-carbon home born from whimsical design and a community-focused approach ...

Milwaukee's first building created with an unusual construction method, using high-grade timber instead of steel for its frame, will be completed next spring. Timber Lofts, a 60-unit apartment ...

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 ...

TAKES A VILLAGE: Barron Brown directs a crew at a barn raising near Marshall. Photo by Storms Reback It’s not every day you get invited to a barn raising, so when I did, I jumped at the opportunity.