These are tightly joined side to side, making a very airtight structure. Windows, doors and interior walls may be placed where desired, without regard to weight bearing. Timber frame buildings are made up of a series of 2 dimensional planes or walls called bents, parallel to each other. Between bents are spaces called bays. Connecting beams join these bents to form the structure of the building or the frame.
Individual timbers join each other with carefully hand cut and fitted joints.
The most commonly used joint is the mortise and tenon joint, the workhorse joint of timber framing. Other often used joints are the self locking dovetail for rafter purlins and floor joists, scarf joints to join timbers end to end and variations of these. Cabin Creek Timber Framing is a small company determined to do excellent work. We do not have a fancy brochure. We can design and build for you exceptional barns, workshops, houses, churches, pavilions, offices, studios, etc.