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.

Post and Beam Horse Barn for Ashley

Meet Ashley. She is an appaloosa with out a single spot on her. She would like a post and beam barn. A place to relax and hang out after a hard day in the show ring winning blue ribbons.

Perhaps something like Vermont Timber Works Osprey Horse Barn will do. Though, it may be a little on the large size. Hemlock timbers are a good choice for horse barns. Do you know why?

Vermont Timber Works Hermes Barn design is a better option for Ash. Hemlock timber frame barn with a rough sawn finish. Horse stalls to the right, storage to the left and hay loft above. SOLD, let's get going.

Ashley is happy...because she has HAY.

Post and Beam Barns all by Vermont Timber Works

The post and beam barn will never go out of style. Which type of barn is in your future?

• horse barn
• storage barn
• residence barn
• party barn
• all of the above!

Custom designed and engineered to suit your needs in hand crafted post and beam construction.

Post and Beam & Timber Frame Raising, Very Exciting!

Let's RAISE your Timber Frame!



Now this is the most exciting part, the raising of your post and beam frame (my opinion of course)! The crew at Vermont Timber Works takes as much pride and care in their raisings as they do in fabrication and assembly. The handcrafted quality shows. Take a look at some of my personal favorite timber frame raisings...Our Brigham Hill Barn.




The Charney Residence Post and Beam Home was my first raising. It was so fun to watch and I learned so much about our traditional joinery. Coordination between the crane and the Vermont Timber Works team needs to be right on!
Here is our Kenny Stable Horse Barn, which can be found on Martha's Vinyard. These lucky horses are surrounded by beautiful douglas fir timbers, planed & chamfered for a smooth and classic look.

If you like something a bit more rustic, take a look at our Sand's Barn. This post and beam party barn features rough sawn and weathered hemlock timbers. AND traditional joinery, of course!

This last photo is a great one. Mikey hammering in those joinery pegs. Great job Vermont Timber Works.

So you want a new BARN? How about a Post & Beam Barn?

So many styles, so many choices! When you build a custom post and beam barn. At Vermont Timber Works not only do you get a custom designed and engineered barn, it's also hand crafted. No CNC machines in our shop.

Traditional joinery, mortise & tenon with hardwood pegs, dove tails, shoulder joints...now you're talking. Need some steel joinery? Vermont Timber Works offers steel joinery also. Sometimes you see the steel and sometimes you don't.


Weathered hemlock timbers were chosen for the barn shown above. Hand hewn timbers are a wonderful way to make your new barn look like it's been around for many years. Hewn with an adze or chisel, below is the result in white oak.

Whether it be horse barn, storage barn, garage barn, residence barn, party barn or a multi-use barn...if post and beam construction interests you, give Vermont Timber Works a call. 802-886-1917 We would love to hear from you.

Is a Horse Barn in your future?

Horse Barns are one of the many structures that post and beam construction is wonderful for.

Timbers in rough sawn hemlock make for a rustic look and using native timber is sometimes a cost savings. This frame shown is not a horse barn, it's a party barn and located in Dublin, NH.

Now this is an equipment barn and I think the layout would make a great horse barn. Stalls on either side, hay loft in the center, throw the hay right down into the stalls....!

At Vermont Timber Works we are chosen for many types of timber frames, including lots of BARNS!

Horse Barn Anyone?

How about a horse barn in post and beam construction? Hemlock timbers are a good start, especially in the horsey areas....they tend not to chew it as much (though mine do if they are bored). Douglas Fir is great for strength and larger spans, not to mention a beautiful choice. Do you want a working horse barn? How about a workshop that resembles a horse barn? Whatever your barn dreams are, if they include timber framing, we are ready to talk with you.

Post and Beam Horse Barn by Vermont Timber Works, Inc.

This post and beam horse barn can be found on Martha's Vineyard. With rough sawn hemlock timbers and traditional joinery, mortise and tenon with hardwood pegs. These are some lucky horses!
The loft area needed to be strong enough for hay storage, and it is. (We run engineering on all of our frames). Thank you Peter Zelonis, P.E. @ Vermont Timber Works.