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Timber Frame Homes: The World’s Strongest Builds

By Ryan Kennedy | July 15, 2019

If you are drawn to timber framed homes, then you probably already know that this form of construction was the dominant building technology from the Greek and Roman Empires all the way to the late 19th century. But what you probably didn’t know is that timber frame structures have withstood all that Mother Nature can throw at them, all over the globe, for thousands of years.

5 Timber Frame Great Rooms You’ll Fall in Love With

By Katie Shaw | February 18, 2019

A timber frame great room offers a vibrant, inviting central space combining the living, dining, and kitchen areas in a beautifully open floor plan. Each great room features an impressive…

Featured Home of the Month: The Tellico Ranch Home

By Katie Shaw | February 11, 2019

With the growing trend toward simpler living and an aging-in-place mindset, the Tellico ranch home design from Woodhouse Timber Frame Homes takes single-floor living to a whole new level. Approaching…

Tour the Baliview Timber Frame Ranch Home

By Katie Shaw | January 31, 2019

BaliView Timber Frame Ranch Home One of our most popular floor plans, the BaliView is a thoughtfully designed contemporary ranch home with a mid-century modern flair, offering the perfect platform…

Building your Dream Custom Home? What to Bring to That First Meeting With Your Architect and Questions You Should Definitely Ask

By Katie Shaw | January 24, 2019

    Planning and building a new home is one of the most exciting adventures you’ll ever undertake. If you’re ready to build that custom home – that home you’ve…

Five Timber Frame Mountain Homes You’ll Dream About

By Katie Shaw | January 15, 2019

Timber frame mountain homes are amongst the top design choices for today’s new home buyers. Maybe it’s the traditional spirit that’s communicated through the bold architecture of deeply pitched roofs…

What Makes These 5 Timber Frame Fireplaces the Heart of a Home

By Katie Shaw | January 11, 2019

Imagine a setting that’s both grand yet intimate; a roaring fire casts flickering shadows across the beamed ceiling. Perhaps this is an anniversary celebration and the warmth of the occasion…

Experience your home on your land with our 3D fly-through video tours

By Katie Shaw | November 26, 2018

See it Before You Build it: Woodhouse 3D Fly-Through Videos One of the most challenging parts of designing custom timber frame homes — or any construction project — is translating…

The 2 Paths to Designing Your Custom Timber Frame Home

By Katie Shaw | November 26, 2018

A Woodhouse timber frame custom home can be customized to your vision. Our entire design process, from the initial consultation to the final design, is fine-tuned to meet our clients’ design needs. You will work closely with our specialized timber frame design team and your Regional Project Manager regularly to define your dream.

The Appalachian Mountain Home Series by Woodhouse

By Ryan Kennedy | October 22, 2018

What image does a home in the Appalachian Mountains conjure up for you? Simple; old fashioned; comforting?

Perhaps you imagine the ubiquitous front porch offering a warm greeting that says, “Welcome Home.” The architecture of the Appalachian Region is distinctive in a ‘no frills’ kind of way with an understated sophistication that transforms humble into gracious.

The master craftsmen and designers at Woodhouse pay tribute to the thousands of homesteaders who made their way across this new frontier and fell in love with the mountainous Appalachian landscape. Self-sufficient families claimed their homesteads in the states of West Virginia, Tennessee, and North Carolina. Like most classic American architecture, the vernacular of the homes these pioneers built evolved organically by making use of the natural materials around them.