The Basics of Timber Framing

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These days, more and more people are exploring
with natural, sustainable, and eco-friendly home
options more than ever before. The conventional
home constructions of today are typically built
quickly and cheaply, with little regard to energy
efficiency, durability, beauty, or ecological
design. However, when it comes to timber frame
homes, with its long and proven history, you
definitely have an excellent alternative to the
typical house of modern times. Using large posts
and beams with wood joinery and wood pegs simply
means that there wont be need for any screws,
nails, or metal fasteners they emphasize
durability, strength, energy efficiency, and
beautiful design.
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Economical building Timber frame construction is
naturally more economical than any other type of
home construction. This is because there is very
little wood waste during the process of
manufacturing all the necessary elements that
include the large posts, beams, etc. Similarly,
large posts and beams take greater advantage of
the natural strength of a tree, as opposed to
much smaller dimensional lumber. Not only that,
but it is uncommon that large timbers are shipped
over long distances due to their sheer size and
weight this means that timber frame construction
actually encourages and almost always demands the
use of local resources.
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Durability and strength Because timber framing
uses large posts and beams, the wood members has
a much longer life span than the 2x4s of a
typical home in fact, there are buildings that
are hundreds of years old. Some say timber
framing get stronger over time as the wood dries
and hardens. Additionally, they are more
resistant to the effects of earthquakes, strong
winds, and heavy snow loads, and have much lower
rates of replacement. If that wasn't enough,
heavy timber frame construction is significantly
more fire-resistant than other types of
construction and the benefits are enjoyed by
generations of families.
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Eco-friendly and beautiful design Post and beam
homes are much more conducive to implementing
high levels of insulation, as they allow for much
more uninterrupted space between vertical members
to wrap or fill with various types of insulation,
including straw bales, one of the favored natural
insulation materials. On the other hand, the
regular frames have many vertical members spaced
closely together that break up wall space and
make it challenging to fill with insulated
material, or worse, do not actually provide a
full wrap of insulation. And of course, adequate
insulation is one of the essentials keys to an
energy efficient home.
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With their exposed wood, creative joinery, and
the countless possibilities for artistic
embellishments, post and beam homes are very
beautiful and offer builders a chance to
demonstrate their craft. All that you have to do
is to ensure that you locate the best timber
frame contractor in Portland who will ensure a
clean job.
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