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How to Build a Home on an Island: Challenges, Solutions, and Lessons Learned
Building on an Island: What You Need to Know Building a home on an island is a dream for many—but the logistics can quickly turn into a nightmare if you’re not prepared. From transporting materials by barge to dealing with unpredictable weather, island construction presents unique challenges. As a timber frame subcontractor specializing in complex builds, Carolina Timberworks recently completed an island project, and we’re sharing what we learned to help you plan your own…
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We’re Timber Frame Subcontractors Working with Timber Frame Builders
If you’re in the market for a timber frame builder, we’re happy you found us. But there’s something we should clarify. Technically, we aren’t builders—meaning we don’t usually fill the general contractor role. Put another way, we do build timber frames, but we don’t build houses. (That’s what general contractors and builders do.) Carolina Timberworks is a North Carolina-based timber frame subcontractor, meaning we specialize in: Timber frame design Timber frame engineering Timber frame fabrication…
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Reclaimed Hand Hewn Beams
Hand hewn beams or: putting old wood back to work this started with a question A builder who purchased reclaimed wood trusses for his client asked if we’d send some information on the original source of old hand hewn beams. He acknowledged we probably wouldn’t know exactly which building or where the beams came from. But he wanted to know some general information—the approximate age of the reclaimed hand hewn beams; what they might have…
What Is Sustainability?
For nearly two decades, Carolina Timberworks has pursued sustainable building practices. Today, our passion for contributing to a sustainable future only continues to grow. Curious why we’re so invested and what this pursuit means to us? Let’s talk sustainability. What Is Sustainability? In a nutshell, sustainability is the concept that we can meet the needs of the current generation without compromising future ones. It’s a big idea that spans economic, social, and environmental concepts. But…
Timber Frame Construction
Are you curious about the history and the basics of timber frame construction? Let’s look at how this building method has withstood the test of time and why it may be the right choice for your next building project. What is Timber Frame Construction? What separates timber frame construction from other building methods? Timber framing doesn’t use concrete, metal, or mass-produced commodity pieces of lumber. Instead, timber frame structures are built with large, exposed timbers…
Timber Frame Building
Here’s the thing about timber frame building: it might be the perfect construction method. After all, the origins of timber framing date back nearly 2,000 years—and the basic elements haven’t changed much over nearly two millennia. Today, timber framing still features wood-to-wood joinery, much like centuries-old homes and temples in locations as varied as England and Japan. How have timber frame buildings withstood the test of time? Let’s look at the basics of this building…
What is Timber Framing?
You’ve heard a bit about timber framing, you might even be interested in incorporating it into your project. But how does it work and what does it look like? And more importantly, is it right for you?
Timber Frame Truss Design: A How to Guide
The sexiest TFEC* report ever. When a timber frame truss is designed as a collaboration between a talented architect, an experienced timber engineer, and an experienced timber framer, the result is often a work of art. There are two ways of doing things: the right way, and again. Here’s the right way to get the most out of timber frame truss design: Read this report to learn the unknown unknowns (the things you don’t know…
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