One of my favorite post and beam homes...

Vermont Timber Works Chase House. This 24 x 40 hemlock post and beam home has a very straight forward design.
Can you see the 4 bents? 3 bays?
How about now?

This is a wonderful starter home design with plenty of timber frame addition possibilities as your family grows.

One thought is a post and beam garage with living space above. Connecting through a timber frame breeze way which includes a new post and beam entry and porch area. I think that is a great idea!

Vermont Timber Works, Inc., custom designs and hand crafted post and beam homes, delivery nationwide.

Post & Beam Construction Monday - Friday...then the weekend fun begins!

At Vermont Timber Works, we pride ourselves on hand crafting post and beam constructed buildings of the highest quality. NO CNC machines in our North Springfield shop. You are not restricted by what can be programed into the hundegger! You are restricted however by what will work and what may not. Our Professional Engineer, PJZ makes sure that each post and beam design will stand over time. Thank you Pete! The work week usually consists of Monday through Friday, but an occasional Saturday is worked if need be. When the weekend comes, these timber framers like to have fun!

Would you like to know what Vermont Timber Works hard working team does on the weekend? Well if so, here you go. So far we have pictures submitted by Doug (who loves to sail), Sue (who also enjoys being on the water) and Sandy, that's me (horses and swimming all summer long).

Pete enjoys many outdoor activities, taking the canoe out with the family for one. Todd likes to hang with friends and ride his motorcycle.

Look for more additions as I receive them, or FIND them whichever the case may be.

Post and Beam Entry Porch in White Oak Timbers

Green White Oak Timbers, courtesy of Damon Lumber Company in Fitzwilliam, NH. Thank you Brian!
Hand crafted in our shop with traditional joinery, mortise and tenon joints held together with OAK pegs.

See where the curved purlins are going? This white oak entry porch is going to be very pretty.

Detail on the ends of the curved timbers, nice job!

Rosenthal Beam / Reclaimed White Oak

Approved. Thank you Austin Patterson Disston Architects! Sometimes when working with reclaimed timbers, you just can't find what is specified and in this case the beam we needed was structural. Doug and the Trestlewood crew found this gorgeous antique beam with hand hewn sides and a rounded bottom as a substitution. This will be the only beam with a rounded edge, and we think it will be perfect as a structural ceiling beam. Perhaps even the focal point of the room.

Post and Beam and MORE Reclaimed Timbers.

Our very own Doug is on the road today, meeting with the Trestlewood folks at their Indiana Mill. Vermont Timber Works has ordered more reclaimed hand hewn white oak for the Rosenthal Project. Remember the Davis hand hewn oak timbers? Here is a picture to remind you:

The timbers that Trestlewood has chosen for us will be very similar to what we used on the Davis job. Authentic. The reclaimed timbers are located from demo projects all over the country. If you know of a post and beam barn or building that is being taking down, give Trestlewood a call. They may be able to help place those timbers.

Vermont Timber Works hand crafts post and beam homes in not only reclaimed timbers but also resawn timbers, green timbers, antiqued or weathered timbers and even some kiln dried timbers. Depending on your design and what you envision, we can help you decide which is best timber option for you.