Posts tagged with heavy timber
Our Favorite Wood Stains at VTW
Applying Finish Here, dark walnut Minwax stain is being applied to the chamfered edge on the timbers using a foam brush. Each beam has stain applied to all four sides and in all the pockets and joints. There are many important choices to make when considering the details of […]
Timber Checking
Wood is a natural material prone to change and variation. Like people, no two trees are exactly the same, and no piece of wood from two individual trees will ever look perfectly identical. The nice thing about wood is that pieces of timber will always complement each other even if […]
5 Details That Make Your Timber Frame Home Unique!
Ideas and Inspiration for designing and decorating your custom Timber Frame Home! Windows Windows are the eyes of the house. They let in light, and allow the view of a home’s natural surroundings to inform the feelings inside. There are many interesting window options that look especially unique […]
Public Timber Frames You Can Visit In New England
Public Timber Frames You Can Visit In New England We often have people ask if they can see one of our timber frames in person. Our answer to that is absolutely! There are Vermont Timber Works timber frames scattered throughout the country and we’ve worked with great people over the […]
Timber Church Ceilings
Some of Vermont Timber Works best projects are churches. The people in our shop love collaborating with clients to build timber trusses for cathedral ceilings. This post is going to share some of the most beautiful churches we’ve had the honor to work on over the years, and information about […]
Top Ten Coolest Timber Frames by VTW (according to Mike)–#5
Up here in Vermont it has finally started to show signs of spring, subtle though those signs may be. Town meeting has come and gone, snowbanks are melting, roofs are clearing, and the days are longer and warmer. I have definitely accepted the fact that Vermont and the rest of […]
Top Ten Coolest Timber Frames by VTW (according to Mike)–#9
Proceeding a little bit to the North and East from Kerhonkson, NY (where we built the McCarthy Pergola) you end up in the little village of Adams, MA. We built some trusses for a private residence for what (in my humble opinion) is the 9th coolest timber frame by Vermont […]
Heavy Timber
In the building industry, the word timber alone can mean wood used for dimensional 2″ x 4″ framing. In our industry, timber means “heavy timber” and heavy timbers are wood beams that are larger than 3″. Although, we don’t typically see beams smaller than a 6x. Did you know that […]
