Post and beam and timber frame are both beautiful methods of building but most people think of them as one and the same. Although they are similar, there are subtle differences between them. Both are ...

Q What’s your opinion on timber frame construction for a home compared with traditional stick-built designs? A “Stick-built” refers to the studs, joists and trusses that are used to build typical ...

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Using timber to build houses is relatively new here, so you may be in trouble if the man on the site putting timber-frame kits… Using timber to build houses is relatively new here, so you may be in ...

Labour is pushing for more timber frame homes, saying they would be better for builders, and for the planet. Keir Starmer's government wants to build 1.5million homes during the course of this ...

Thinking of building a house? The advantages of building a timber frame house over the more standard concrete block method include a shorter construction period but the block method has caught up fast ...

For architects, specifiers, and structural engineers, the latest timber software aids in visualization, design, and construction of projects with wood products. These programs integrate seamlessly ...

A blaze at City Wall Avenue in Canterbury on 3 July left five apartments destroyed, the front of the building collapsed and a further 25 homes severely affected. The incident follows a fire at ...

Ziegler, one of Europe’s largest sawmills, moved into its new company headquarters last year situated on a clearing in Plössberg in the Upper Palatinate. Brückner & Brückner Architekten from ...

The rapid rise in the use of timber frame construction has raised serious questions that the insurance and construction industries must address. There are significant benefits in using timber frames ...