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Log and Timber Homes
Since log and timber homes are so closely related, we’re often faced with the task of comparing the two for customers. Many people have dreamt of a log cabin their entire life, and have just recently discovered the beauty and elegance ...
Read More Timber Frame Design: Architects and Woodhouse
Here's how homeowners and architects both benefit from Woodhouse’s expertise. Whether you're a future homeowner working with a private architect to put your dreams to paper or you are an architect planning your next work of art, Woodhouse makes it easy ...
Read More Timber Frame Construction Process
Timber Frame Design Plans & Procedures This is a question which, as you can imagine, we are asked frequently. Unfortunately, there is no simple, exact answer. However, we can offer these guidelines to help you plan for your own Woodhouse: Design ...
Read More Woodhouse Barn Homes
Woodhouse designs all types of timber frame homes, from small cabins to lavish ski resorts and everything in between. That being said, one of our favorite things to build is barn homes. Many people see old beautiful barns and imagine what it ...
Read More Timber Frame Home Costs
Timber Frame Prices According to the US Census, building permits for privately-owned homes rose to an adjusted annual rate of 715,000 in April 2012, a 23.7% increase from April 2011, when there were just 578,000 permits issued. And May 2012’s numbers ...
Read More Timber Frame Interior Air Quality
Feeling too cold or too warm? Most of us simply adjust the thermostat, AC, open or close a few windows, grab a sweater, shed a sweater, wrap up in a blanket or some other similar behavior to help us feel more ...
Read More Warm Up For the Winter
One of Timber Home Living’s “2011 Best Homes of the Year,” this custom Woodhouse® timber frame is conveniently located in the heart of the Catskill Mountains of New York. The luxurious 8,400 square foot home contains an exposed Douglas Fir timber ...
Read More Family Friendly
In 2006, Pat Seaman – president and co-owner of Woodhouse® took the 3,500-square-foot, three bedroom SmartWood™ MountainView model and modified it by expanding the dining/kitchen area and the covered portion of a back deck, turning the attached garage 90 degrees, and ...
Read More Snap Judgment
Dean and Debbie O’Hare’s 6,700-square-foot, five bedroom timber frame in northwestern North Carolina is featured. The entire home is timber framed with traditional mortise-and-tenon joinery, including dovetailed connections. Featured In: Timber Home Illustrated May 2008
Read More At Water’s Edge
When Mack and Carol Tavis decided to build a 900-square-foot vacation cottage retreat in New York, they contacted Woodhouse®. The “lakeside pavilion” offers a waterfront view of Cayuga Lake – complete with an open meditating space and sleeping loft for children. ...
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