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Planning a timber frame home involves more than just the floor plan; here you'll find expert advice on everything you need to get started, including budgeting, buying land, choosing wood, specifying a timber frame style, and more.
If you never thought a house could improve your health or allow you to leave a legacy for generations to come, then let us make a case for living the log and timber home life.
Here are the timber homes that captured readers' attention in 2022.
From the Timber Framers Guild's "Scantlings" Publication
Perfect for young families, retirees and everyone in between, these 10 plans may be middle-of-the road in terms of size, but thei…
Check out these 10 log, timber and cabin designs readers can’t get enough of.
Designing for a sloped lot has its ups and downs, but with creativity and proper planning, you can call a mountainside site home.
The phrase “loan application” is one that can cause shivers of dread and concern. Take a deep breath and approach the loan applic…
While the new dynamic promises an improved work-life balance, it will also cause energy use and utility bills to skyrocket with t…
Though originally conceived as a weekender, the size, amenities and layout of this plan make an ideal primary home for those look…
Situate your log or timber home in one of these 10 mountaintop spots and say “hello” to the high life.
Designing a log or timber home that suits multiple generations requires a careful balance between togetherness and privacy. We'…
There’s no time like the present to prepare your log or timber home for the future.
In a historic timber reclamation and up-cycling story, some nearly 500-year-old timbers begin their third use, or fourth life, at…
Thanks to their innate charm, log and timber homes are ideally suited for downsizing. Here’s how to live large in a little space.
Single-story homes are as versatile as they are practical, and they're perfectly designed for a lifetime of enjoyment.
Ideas to maximize your floor plan when you’ve only got one floor.
You may think that the first step on your timber home journey is designing the house, but it’s not — it’s deciding where you wil…
Sometimes, constraints lead to creativity.
How Cascade Joinery helped restore a memorial pavilion dedicated to the “Army of Compassion,” which saved the lives of more than …
How Cascade Joinery helped renowned carver Felix Solomon with ‘the project of a lifetime’: creating a 38-foot totem pole that tel…
