As a child growing up in Big Sky country, Scott Butcher found a comforting appeal in rustic homes and barns. “I worked in my grandfather’s timber frame barn back in Montana, and loved the feel, the ...

While a barn house may bring to mind a classic barn set in the countryside, you don’t need to live on a farm to enjoy the roomy, rustic appeal of a barn house. Depending on where you live, the method ...

Scars left by axes swung before the Civil War show the work of skilled builders who shaped timbers for use in homes, barns and warehouses long before cutting machinery came along. Each board or beam ...

Timber-frame building experts say only a handful of family farms have chosen the quality and durability of the old-fashioned barns over economic pole barns. Most of their work is restoration of ...

CANE HILL -- Smells of brewed coffee and wood dust filled the air on the Sunday afternoon, June 1, of a long-anticipated, once-delayed timber framing workshop held May 29 to June 4 at Colburn Barn ...

When a fire destroyed the home of Janet and Randy French, they faced the task of figuring out what their new house should look like.“My daughter Leah and her husband Rob came to help us after the fire ...

Lifetime Outdoor Arrangements rebrands as Premier Timber Frame Builders, expanding into national timber frame kits while ...

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