Not only can an efficiently designed timber frame use less wood than a conventionally built home, but the typical frame is stronger than a stud-wall building. Since the frame itself bears the structural load of the building, walls are needed only for privacy and weather protection. The resulting open floor plan allows rooms to flow one into another. Conventional carpenters are often of the opinion that timber frame homes present plumbing and electrical nightmares. To the contrary, our Open-Built Floor System makes retrofitting our homes for the wires and pipes of new technology even easier and less expensive than it is now.
Less energy is needed to maintain a comfortable living space, whether it's hot or cold outside.
And since these panels do not necessarily need to provide structural support, windows can be placed almost anywhere filling the house with natural light and splendid views of the natural environment. To many eyes, timber frames are ceilings and roofs, with posts and braces placed strategically for structure. Vaulted ceilings, multi-story halls, expansive great rooms, and cozy corners will always be among the very best places to celebrate the unique experience and style of timber frame spaces. Owners often want the gathering spaces to be clear-spanned, or free of interior posts. Most great rooms are not so large as to make this impractical and the large beams or trusses needed for structure quite often add to the drama of the room.