Building a Post and Beam Home.

Building your own home is a big deal...Even better if you are building a post and beam home. This may not be your first home as post and beam construction offered by a high end timber framer will be an investment. So, maybe it's your second home?

Interested in hand crafted quality, mortise and tenon joinery and custom design? Well then, you are in the right place. Vermont Timber Works has been building timber frames for over 27 years. 

So many choices, so many timber frame companies...how do you know which one is a good match for you? Do what you are doing right now, research and read about timber framers and what they offer. Ask about previous projects, clients and references. Word of mouth is a powerful thing.

From your ideas to the shop drawings to raising your post and beam home, let Vermont Timber Works give you a hand.  We are happy to talk with you, tell us about your project!

Post and Beam Horse Barn

Post and beam construction makes for a wonderful horse barn. This design features a shed roof for tractor or horse trailer. (Great idea Carole)!

Designed with horses in mind and engineered for hay storage by Monahon Architects & Vermont Timber Works, Inc.

Time to fill up this hayloft! The snow is melting as the sun warms. Mud season is going quickly this year.

Traditional joinery, native hemlock timbers, carefully hand crafted for 2 very lucky horses.

The Post and The Beam...more than just posts & beams!

Lets talk about post & beam construction. When I joined Vermont Timber Works I knew very little about post & beam construction. Posts are the vertical timbers, beams are the horizontal timbers and of course the braces. AND all of these things seemed to be in the way when designing a custom kitchen into a post and beam home. Well, since then, I've learned about the other timber members that are needed. From the exposed timber trusses to the plates, connectors, rafters and/or purlins, depending on the design. Ridge beams, hammer beams, hammer posts, ties, girts, struts...and more.

If you would like to learn more, please take a moment to review our web site and give us a call with questions. Vermont Timber Works, Inc.

Post and Beam Construction for Residential Projects...Enjoy!

Post and Beam Construction for Residential Projects by Vermont Timber Works. Enjoy our slide show and call us to discuss your Post and Beam Home. We custom design and hand craft each timber frame...always!

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Post and Beam Constuction & MORE Tools of our Trade.

At Vermont Timber Works, we still hand craft all of our timber frames using classic timber framing tools. For example, an adze, framing chisel, mortising machines, beam saws, band saws, peg drills, slicks and more.

Doug and Peter design using Data CAD and develop detailed shop drawings which are then approved by the project architect and/or engineer. One approved, these shop drawings hit the shop floor and the fabrication begins. Need a professional engineer's stamp? Not a problem, right PJZ?
OH, and you gotta have one of these on hand at all times! A Boxer DOG.

OK, well, not really...Sorry Ruby!