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My wife and I plan on building a timber frame as our retirement home. We have the land and have been working with a local architect who we like very much. To date, we have an unfinished basic plan. H…

Started this discussion. Last reply by Ford Hall Heirloom TimberFraming Jan 18.

 

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Bud- I would also encourage to bring in a timber frame designer as early as possible to the process. It is important to remember a majority of architects have only been generally educated. If the project has areas that require more expertise a speci…
January 18
With the upswing in interest in timber frame construction, there are many architects out there who are embracing timber frames. However, I'd encourage you to bring in a timber framer early in the process to work with your architect. The timber frame…
November 23, 2009
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My wife and I plan on building a timber frame as our retirement home. We have the land and have been working with a local architect who we like very much. To date, we have an unfinished basic plan. However, with the housing slump, we put our project…
September 22, 2009
stop in and ask your local building official a couple of generic questions: 1. are the architectural drawings required to be sealed? Keep in mind that some states will let anybody design the house to code as long as it is under a certain habitable s…
September 16, 2009
Hello Bud, There are creative architects and there are detailed architects. But rarely will you find both in the same body. As a maufacturer, we appreciate and need the creative input. If you suffer from "designers disease", we prefer you exhaust t…
September 16, 2009
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My wife and I plan on building a timber frame as our retirement home. We have the land and have been working with a local architect who we like very much. To date, we have an unfinished basic plan. However, with the housing slump, we put our project…
September 16, 2009
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