Sunny 95 Gets a NEW Post and Beam Pavilion

Sunny 95 gets a new timber pavilion! New post and beam by Vermont Timber Works, hand crafted for the TF Guild :)

Here old timbers meet new timber frame, very nicely done TF Guilder's and Setterlin Building Co.

Post and Beam Pool House

Timber frame construction for a pool house? Absolutely!

This particular design features traditional joinery with some steel (hidden) and a hip style roof system. Douglas fir timbers in a select structural and free of heart center grade.

Post and Beam Amphitheater

Perfect for social gatherings and musical performances in the park. Post and beam structures add warmth, function and of course beauty. This amphitheater can be found at Citizens Park Playground in Barrington, IL.

A Few Wood Choices for your Post & Beam Project.

Hand Hewn White Oak.

Strong and rustic, a good choice for many types of post and beam applications. Most recently a large post and beam barn in Auburn, PA. Expect lots of checking, which will not effect the strength.

Douglas Fir Timbers, Planed & Chamfered

Always a good idea. Douglas Fir is beautiful, strong, stable and available in many larger sizes and longer widths. If you can build your post and beam building with Douglas Fir, you may need a GLULAM.

Hand Hewn Eastern White Pine

White Pine is not as strong a hemlock, douglas fir or oak, BUT is a very traditional and popular posts and beam wood choice. Hand hewn for a more rustic look, or planed & chamfered for a more finished style.
FYI. Horses like to chew pine...

Reclaimed Timber

Depending on the species and condition, best used in decorative post and beam situations. Hard to work with, sometimes difficult to find, and always more expensive. A look like nothing else, worth it if you love it.

Native Hemlock

Shown above planed & chamfered, we prefer the rough sawn finish. Hemlock timbers are great for post and beam horse barns (horses tend not to chew on it). Post and beam pavilions, houses, as long as the lengths are not toooooo long. Then we are looking at douglas fir again.

Post and Beam and Turned Columns by Vermont Timber Works

Post and Beam Construction underway for the Katonah Bathhouse in Katonah, New York. This design incorporates douglas fir heavy timber trusses with 4 douglas fir turned columns at the entry. Here is our shop drawing showing the overall design. See where our turned columns are going?

The Douglas Fir Log shown below was beautifully turned by Dave @ the Lock Deck Plant and coordinated through Dan @ Disdero Lumber Company.

Here are a few more photos of this gorgeous turned column...great job Dave and thank you Starfire Lumber Company.

Vermont Timber Works, Inc. offers fully custom post and beam construction, no ifs ands or buts!
Progress shot below, thank you Fred @ Peter Camilli & Sons!

A Post & Beam Pool House by Vermont Timber Works

Post & beam construction is great for many types of buildings. How about a post & beam pool house? The Breed Estate, located in Southern Vermont, enjoys this beautiful douglas fir modified hammer beam design for their pool house.

Above is our post & beam pool house ready to raise, lets go! Raising your timber frame can be quite exciting. At Vermont Timber Works, we do raise many of our frames, but not all of them. Interested in post & beam construction? Give us a call to find out more, 802-886-1917.

Which wood timber is your favorite for Post & Beam Construction?

From the most rustic rough sawn hemlock and hand hewn pine to the more finished planed & chamfered douglas fir timbers, Vermont Timber Works does it all.