TIMELESS TIMBER MOVIE

With a blue front and red roof, it looks like something straight out of a movie set. This unique looking home is unlike any of the others featured on this roundup. Cooney Timber Frame Home (c) Hearth Stone Homes The timber frame was constructed and built by Woodhouse and took almost one and a half years to complete. It is extremely eco-friendly and was designed around the exquisite land which it sits on, almost appearing to grow out of the mountains themselves.Įaglestone Forest is a labor of love, with many different companies getting involved in the design, planning and building phase. It has a two-story great room, two offices, four bedrooms, six bathrooms, a lounge, an indoor lap pool and a spa! This dream 6,000 square foot home is set in a 400-acre sanctuary in New York’s Catskill Mountains. Each of the upstairs rooms has a dormer built into the roof which extends the ceiling height creating more space. To the second floor, there are a further three bedrooms, plenty of storage and some additional loft space. The second bedroom also has its own bathroom and storage.

Two of the five bedrooms are located on the ground floor, one of them is the master bedroom which has built in storage and a master bathroom. The dining room opens onto a further decking area outside. On the ground floor there is a large great room with a beautiful vaulted ceiling, which leads through to the open plan kitchen dining space. From the arch shaped trusses which line the front of the L shaped porch, to the curved covered entrance and the stone chimney breast. Greenbrier is a large five-bedroom home that has plenty of unique characteristics. The second floor has three further bedrooms and a bonus room which could be used as a games room or second office. The main level also has a mud and laundry room, as well as an office and master bedroom with bathroom and walk in closet. Prince George (c) Riverbend Timber Framing | Photos by Longviews Studios, Inc.īorn from a desire of wanting to escape the city and reconnect with nature, Prince George has a delectable mix of natural materials creating a modern and warm interior.Ĭomplementing the surrounds well, this timber frame home has a spacious open plan living space including the great room, a dining area and a kitchen. It has two bedrooms and two bathrooms, a laundry room and pantry, and large open plan living space.īuilt by the well-known Southland Log Homes, this cabin combines the typical structural look of a log cabin with the striking frames supporting the front of the timber framed house. This creates a welcoming and cozy space, and the front door then leads into the great room. The porch which stretches the length of the front of the house, is surrounded by solid and decorative trusses. Perfect for retirement living, or just for those who would rather live on a single story, the Bungalow has 1081 square foot of living space. He worked on the restoration of Montpelier, James Madison’s homeplace.10 Timber Frame Homes Beautiful Inside and Out #10. Nico also specializes in repairing major structural issues on existing buildings. Since moving to the United States, he has worked on a lot of restorations and relocations of houses and log cabins. He worked on many buildings that were over 500 years old. When he lived in Europe, Nico specialized in restoration. Most timberframers utilize a process that requires a CNC machine to produce the timberframes and that machine can only process perfect lumber. The French scribe technique allows Nico to build utiilzing ‘imperfect’ lumber. His knowledge comes straight down from the builders of castles and cathedrals builders and is part of an intangible cultural heritage. The training goes back to at least the middle ages.Ĭarpenters who are members of these French trade guilds recognize the scribing tradition as having a symbolic and initiatory meaning that remains a secret. Nicolas Thionville carries the scribing tradition and the skills he learned into his timberframing techniques today. In France, an apprenticeship is kind of a brotherhood or a guild. At the age of 16, Nicolas started a traditional apprenticeship. He has been building things with wood since he was a kid. Nicolas Thionville’s family has been working with wood for several generations: loggers, sawmill, cabinet makers, carpenters, and timberframers.

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