Hermes Barn - Hemlock Timber Frame with Natural Finish

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Vermont Timber Works builds all kinds of post & beam and timber framed barns, including the equipment barn in Texas pictured above. We design and engineer frames for simple storage barns to fancy horse barns with large usable haylofts. Some barns have curved beams, some large wooden barns are hand hewn to match the look of antique timber frames, and some are functional - housing tractors and antique cars. Hemlock is an excellent wood for horse barns, as the horses won't crib on it as they do in pine. Douglas Fir is a good choice for high end barns, like Kenny Stable, pictured below. Barn beams can look great in homes and houses too. We also do large barn style buildings, like the Southeastern Vermont Welcome Center on Route 91 in Guilford, Vermont. Call 802-886-1917 or e-mail us to see if we can help with your project. Learn more about barns on Wikipedia.

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Some barns are for horses and animals while others have beautiful interiors for people to party, play, and live in. We handcraft all of our timber framed barns to give our clients exactly what they are looking for. See videos of our work at You Tube

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Duker Big Barn
40' Hemlock Heavy Timber Trusses

Southern Vermont Welcome Center
Pine and Oak Barn Style Post & Beam Frame

Brigham Hill Timber Frame Barn
Pine & Hemlock Large, Wooden, Timber Frame Barn

Martha's Vineyard Post & Beam Horse Barn

Osprey Post and Beam Horse Barn
Hemlock Frame with Natural Finish

Kenny Stable
Douglas Fir Timber Framed Horse Stable

Dorset Barn
Pine & Hemlock Post & Beam Frame

Chilton Barn
Douglas Fir Timber Frame Garage/Office with Curved Braces

Jupiter Barn
Hand Hewn Native Timber Frame.

Sands Barn
Native Hemlock Barn Using New Weathered Beams

Wiedie Barn
Rough Sawn Hemlock Post and Beam Horse Barn with Room for Equipment and Hay

Rich Barn
Rough Sawn Oak Equipment Barn with loft - 40'x96'

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Vermont Timber Works custom designs all kinds of architectural barns, including classic salt boxes, gambrels, traditional farm style barns, equipment barns and horse stables.

Barn Design:

There are many things to consider when designing a 'post and beam' barn. Horse barns and stables often work on a 10x12 0r 12x12 grid for stalls, tack rooms and wash stalls. Storing hay in the loft provides a challenge. Years ago, people would just put up summer beams and timber joists and throw as much hay up as they could. Today, the bales of hay are compacted tighter and are much heavier than in the past. Also, the building codes are much more stringent. So now we have to design for 100#/sq.ft. live loads when we are designing hay lofts. Intermediate posts are added next to the stall doors and the timber joists are increased in size to accommodate the loads.

Party Barns:

Sometimes our clients just like to have a nice timberframe barn out back or by the swimming pool for entertainment. It is fun to have barn dances and barbeques in the big open spaces that timber frames offer. We often span 40 feet with heavy timber trusses for commercial buildings, which can be over 100 feet long. The same techniques can be used for barns – a dance floor of 40x100’ is more than possible! In the Duker barn, the open area is 40x40 with a 20 foot post height. The owner put a basket ball hoop on one end for half court games with his buddies.

Barns that are Houses:

Large wooden barns are perfect for people who enjoy the old style hand hewn look of old barn beams in their homes. We hand hew such frames the old fashioned way, with an adz and a slick. Different stains and finishes can be applied to the hewn wood for an authentic aged look.If our clients have time, we put second growth hemlock timbers in our field and let them weather for a few months. The result is natural barn wood beams that we cut into a custom timber frame. The look of weathered beams is natural, because nature’s elements – sun, rain and water - did the work. Like all our timber frames, almost any home design will work. We like to work with our client’s architects to get the perfect feel.

Garages and Outbuildings:

Timberframes make great outbuildings. They are open and airy, provide excellent spaces for storage, and many of our clients like to put an office or guest room on the second floor.

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We will be happy to discuss your plans and work with you to design a frame that meets your needs and your budget.

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