Hi everyone
I'm looking to get a small 5x10 Timberframe covered deck built on my house - I'm looking for a company to handle the engineering/design and supply materials and allow me to build myself.
Any recommendations out there?
Hey everyone, I am a student currently working on my Master's thesis in a program that heavily deals with designing and making with wood. Through my research, I have come to be fascinated with roundwood and the properties it possesses vs. working with milled timber.
However, I can't seem to find many resources that have provided me with sufficient information about why building with roundwood isn't as popular as milled timber, in a way it seems like this topic is rarely touched, as in it is difficult to be able to find concrete, solid information regarding this topic, and the topic of roundwood as well.
I was wondering if I could start a discussion regarding this topic and see if the people of this sub can provide some insight or resources that I may be able to use moving forward with my thesis, thank you very kindly
Greetings!
I've started learning timber framing, and I'm plotting my first "big" project (by my standards): I want to build the 12'x16' shed roof building on TimberFrameHQ and turn it into a temporary tiny house. The thing is, after a few building projects, I want to build a real house (~850 sq. ft.), so I'm trying to use many of the same skills on this 12'x16' shed/tiny house (building the timber frame, adding interior pine walls/roof, adding insulation, adding a metal roof, etc.) so I'll know what to do on larger builds.
(I'm choosing that particular TimberFrameHQ design because, A) it looks fairly straightforward, and B) I like the style and would build subsequent buildings in that same style, just with different dimensions.)
The climate I'm looking to build in is fairly cold (climate zone 5). Insulation is important.
I've been reading Joe Lstiburek's book/website and learning about the Perfect Wall, and I've watched the CCHRC's REMOTE wall videos. Both rely on a membrane (like an Ice & Water Shield) that seals the gaps between the top of the wall and the edge of the roof. Timber framing seems to pose some issues there, at least in my unbelievably limited knowledge on the subject.
Here are my questions...
Question 1) Is something like that (perfect wall/REMOTE wall) my best option? If not, what's a better option (without building an entire separate external wall or buying SIPs)?
Question 2) How do I deal with the timber frame overhangs on that 12'x16' shed roof design? Do I have to cut off my overhangs at the plate? And what about the rafters on either end that are outside the posts -- do you move those to directly over the top of the posts, or do you eliminate those entirely?
Thanks in advance! I'm so ready to build something, but I don't want to move forward until I have the whole project figured out.
My company has 2015 Revit from the 2015 Autodesk Design Suite. Autodesk doesn't support legacy extensions anymore and I don't know if it's any way to get them. So, does anyone know how to do wood framing without extensions? Maybe point me to a good tutorial or something.
Anyone do timber framing in the Pacific Northwest? 2.5 years of mostly trim experience but looking to maybe change things up
Hi All,
Not a big redditor, but hoping for some help on a concern of mine.
My wonderful but perhaps ignorant father found a course in Latvia that teaches you how to build cabins from scratch taught by a "guild" of woodsmen. The course is described here: http://northmen.com/en/courses/timber-framing-log-building and it costs about $ 2170 USD.
I'm concerned for a few reasons--mainly that we might be over trusting Americans and also that this takes place in northeastern Europe where we have practically no experience. We'd be paying through paypal which makes me feel a little bit better about it but I still can't shake the feeling of this being a scam.
Could any of you give me advice? Perhaps some way of determining if they're legit?
thanks!
GayAndWonderous
Curious if there are tours or guides that provide a history of Japanese timber frame structures in the Tokyo area. Travelling with my brother in August who's into that field and expressed interest. Any help is appreciated
We are looking for some more help at Rulo Timberworks. Big and interesting projects have us booked for the next year or two. Experience is a plus, but we're willing to train someone with an interest. Here is our posting on the Guild site.
Please share with anyone who might be interested. We do interesting, custom frames, and only the timber frames, no panels or any other kind of associated construction. PM me with questions or just use the links to contact my boss.
In Europe, the special development of frame construction fell on the Middle Ages. According to some historical sources, half-timbered houses in Europe were already met in the 11th century. The gradual accumulation of construction experience, the improvement of carpenters' skills (to which the development of shipbuilding contributed a lot), as well as the desire to save wood and other factors led to the widespread construction of the Timber framing construction method in Germany and France.
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... keep reading on reddit ➡https://extensions.sketchup.com/pl/content/timber-framing-extensions
Does anyone have experience with this extension? I got an export of the cut list, and it's a "file" with no extension. I can import it into excel but the I have to fix the formatting. There really doesn't seem to be any documentation on how to use the extension outside of a $40 book.
I was wondering what the availability is like in Belize for 8" pressure-treated timber for homebuilding. Can anyone offer names of some sawmills or lumber companies to point me in the right direction?
I'm revisiting my interest in moving to Belize and am trying to put together building costs...While timber framing appeals to me, my alternative is a poured concrete structure, but I'm more confident in my abilities to work with wood.
Cheers!
We're planning a roundwood cabin build using Ash trees that we have available for the frame. Our understanding is that Ash is comparable in strength to Oak but does not do well when left out in the elements.
To counteract this, we're going to keep the timbers covered and indoors as much as possible. But we're wondering if there is anything else we can do to help protect them. Are there any timber treatments that can be used on green, debarked Ash to good effect?
We're based in the UK, if that limits or adds options.
Sorry if this isn't the best place to ask. It looked like the more general sub for this sort of thing.
I've tried /r/carpentry and /r/woodworking and have had a few pointers but was hoping to get a bit more detail.
Did this architectural style catch on or even originate elsewhere? Am I falling prey to common misconception? Why does it seem as though timber framing and wattle and daub construction was only commonly used South of the baltic/north seas, and north of the Alps/Pyrenees?
I'm a GC and all we do is stick framing. I am looking to do a project on my place and I want to do some or all of it with timber. I'm a 20 year carpenter so I could figure it out eventually but I'm wondering if there is a good resource for the basic techniques. I'm sure most people learned from some chiseled old timer named Sven but there has got to be some old go to book or something. Any recommendations?
Hello all!! I've recently had the chance to walk into a second hand store for, I don't know, the first time in 20 years, and out of an old plastic crate I picked up a couple of old timber framing chisel (socket chisels, 3/4 inch and 1.5 inch). I don't think they are high quality, I can't see any mark or brand name on them, but they are heavy and I have not one of those, and each cost only about 3 dollars, so I took them home. I have a lot of work on them, mainly filing and/or grinding the front edge, since who ever used them has grinded them more like a woodturning skew, on both sides to create a point in the middle of the thickness of the shaft, so that will have to go. My problem is that both chisels have a very slight bowing to them. I can't sand them flat at the bottom yet, since I will take too much material from the center of the chisel, which I'm afraid will weaken their strength. How should I fix that slight bowing? A friend told me to support them on both ends, and cold hammer them straight, but he's no expert, and I wanted to get a second opinion. I will of course turn new handles for them (with a cone head), and the previous owner has taken the time to dye them turquoise, which I will have to eithen sand away or scrape off somehow...
Thank you for your help!!
I am going to be framing a few structures on my property (bare property, no utilities or structures) utilizing roughly 100+ beetle killed ponderosa, sugar, gray pines and a few cedars. I'd like to use as many as raw poles as I can, but will be milling some of the monsters (3ft+ in diameter).
My backround: I am very experienced with a chainsaw and felling stuff for firewood. I'm an engineer by trade and do electrical work on the side.
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Any resources for learning different types of joinery?
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What is the drying/curing situation for already dead trees? (They aren't exactly "green" but aren't dry either)
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How do I find information for load calculations of raw timber?
Thanks
Does anyone know anything about medieval timber framing, how it was done and how long it took? How specific is your knowledge about that stuff?
In Europe, the special development of frame construction fell on the Middle Ages. According to some historical sources, half-timbered houses in Europe were already met in the 11th century. The gradual accumulation of construction experience, the improvement of carpenters' skills (to which the development of shipbuilding contributed a lot), as well as the desire to save wood and other factors led to the widespread construction of the Timber framing construction method in Germany and France.
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... keep reading on reddit ➡We're planning a roundwood cabin build using Ash trees that we have available for the frame. Our understanding is that Ash is comparable in strength to Oak but does not do well when left out in the elements.
To counteract this, we're going to keep the timbers covered and indoors as much as possible. But we're wondering if there is anything else we can do to help protect them. Are there any timber treatments that can be used on green, debarked Ash to good effect?
We're based in the UK, if that limits or adds options.
Sorry if this isn't the best place to ask. It looked like the more general sub for this sort of thing.
