Perfect Barn Design

Tim and Kathy wanted to build a barn that would grace their lake property and provide a small apartment when visiting from up north. They also desired storage for their antiques that will decorate their future timber frame home. This 24’ x 36’ white oak barn/guest house uses a wonderful basic “barn” design that can be modified, such as a colonial style home. The main floor ceilings are 10’ with a three foot knee wall in the loft.

View from the interior and the Homestead Timber Frames crew.

If this timber frame design is appealing to you, give us a call and check out the many options available with this simple timber frame.

An Airy Porte-Cochere

The clients asked for a carport, but we deemed it a porte-cochere and they love it! John and Chris had envisioned a heavy timbered structure to attach to their historical home located in the Homesteads in Cumberland County. Chris looks forward to driving in and appreciating the king post truss design each day. This 20’ x 22’ three bent open style timber frame is also very versatile. It would make a marvelous great room addition to any style home or a cozy outdoor shelter with a fireplace at the end.

The spline detail gives it a certain artful look that added to the overall appeal. Maybe you see another use for this charming timber frame. We’d love to hear about it!

Smart Hybrid Timber Frame Design

While able to keep our eyes on this panoramic view, we successfully raised this hybrid timber frame in less than six hours. The great room with cathedral ceiling and kitchen/dining area behind was fun to design, fun to build, and fun to put up. Finished photographs should be up by September 2008!

Timber Frame Roof Trusses for a Sunroom Addition

The ceiling was what mattered to our clients in middle Tennessee on this wonderful sunroom addition. A family of engineers helped raise this oak roof system onto conventionally built side walls with structural insulated roof panels topping it off. They were thrilled with the results and look forward to finishing it out themselves. We'll have completed photos in a few months.

Georgia Pool House - Enjoying Outdoor Living

Timber framing was the perfect choice for this charming pool house located in Carrollton, Georgia. This particular project was designed with large hand hewn white pine timbers. The sitting area/outdoor kitchen in front of the fireplace will be open to the pool and pastoral views. Changing rooms, bath, and mechanical room will be constructed and enclosed behind the fireplace. We will post finished photos when they become available.

This very flexible hammer beam design can be also be used as a striking entrance to commercial and residential buildings as well as any type of outdoor structure. If this appealing design fits something you have in mind, give us a call or please contact us.

North Carolina Artists' Home and Gallery
 
We have a client in North Carolina who was searching for a small regional company to work with and they desired a traditional oak timber frame as well. It was important for their home to be handcrafted as they are both artisans.  We have thoroughly enjoyed getting to know them as clients and we feel they are becoming good friends along the way.  This frame will be their studio, gallery and home.

We raised their frame in September 2007 and will continue to post photos of this home/gallery as it progresses.