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The Experience of Living in a Timber Frame House
Living in Timber Frame Homes “I’ve never been in a timber frame home” Joe Pinciotti’s words stopped me in my tracks. Hired by the Timber Framers Guild to convey what timber framing is about, Joe was trying to get up to speed on timber framing quickly. Despite knowing that timber framing represents a fraction of one percent of all construction, it had never occurred to me that most people have never actually been in timber…
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Nashville, Tennessee
Did you know Carolina Timberworks has ties to Nashville? Gesche Morley’s (co-owner of Carolina Timberworks) son, Paul Defiglia, is an accomplished performer, producer, and engineer based in Nashville. Our Favorite Design Concepts: Timber Framing in Nashville Timber framing projects fit right into Nashville’s unique culture. Large outdoor timber frame pavilions are ideal for celebrating the acoustics of Music City, while timber frame sheds and lookout towers are perfect for building out your family’s farm. Whether…
Timber Frame Solar Panel Carport
Solar panels that don’t ruin the view The idea for a timber frame solar panel carport arose from something on our wishlist: solar panels for our timber frame shop. Our roof has plenty of space for PV, but doesn’t face south, so that leaves us with only one option, a ground-mounted array. On the positive side, ground-mounted arrays, versus roof-mounted solar panels, are easier to clean (yes, solar panels need to be cleaned periodically), can…
What the hell is a timber frame, anyway?
Answering the question everybody is afraid to ask: “What the hell is a timber frame, anyway?” https://vimeo.com/carolinatimberworks/whatisatimberframe
Carolina Timberworks Timber Frame Process
or…What to Expect When You’re Expecting a Timber Frame The process of creating a timber frame is important, regardless of how well the finished product turns out—just ask someone who endured a terrible process to obtain their timber frame. There is neither a shortcut, nor any secret to designing a timber frame. But whether good or bad, every timber frame company has a process. This is ours. It starts with a dream: a spark that…
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Timber Porte Cochère
How to make a grand entrance and enjoy unloading groceries in the rain “The front desk had already made a great fuss of Johnny and Mary, lining up to greet him at the famous porte-cochère as soon as his splendid old Rolls-Royce had arrived…”Stephen FryMore Fool Me, 2014 We always enjoy driving into a porte cochère: there’s a certain sense of making a grand entrance, of feeling important, tinged with our nostalgia for more elegant…
West Jefferson, North Carolina
West Jefferson: The Coolest Corner Is West Jefferson, NC (Ashe County) one of the best places to live, raise a family, and work in Western North Carolina? Carolina Timberworks thinks so. West Jefferson, Ashe County by the Numbers Elevation (5 peaks over 5,000′)3,178’Population (people, not cows)27,203Square miles426.14People per square mile (Manhattan is 69,467)64Acres (Bill & Melina Gates own only 242,000)272,778Acres per person10Number of farms (no farmers, no farmers’ market)1,125Christmas tree production (by county, in the…
The Grumpy Old Timberframer on… Bosses
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