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Timber Frame Garage Apartment
Patio Shade Structures
Japanese Tea House Kit
Interviewing a Timber Frame Company
The New Carbon Architecture: Our Book Review
Architecture that heals the planet? Buildings that pull carbon out of the sky? Can buildings be part of the climate solution? Bruce King thinks so, and shows us how we can soak up carbon from the atmosphere as we create…
Mass Timber: Why is It Important?
Did you know that mid-rise and high-rise buildings can now be built out of wood? Mass timber is quickly gaining momentum as a viable alternative to traditional construction methods. What is mass timber? Mass timber is an emerging building typology…
The Biggest Horse Barn in the US
No, they won’t let you live there. https://vimeo.com/carolinatimberworks/largesthorsebarn This video generated lots of interest and questions in online discussions. Kaitlin Mitton did a great job answering the most-asked questions on Horse Collaborative (now Horse Network): This is in Wellington, Florida. It is…
Video tour of Carolina Timberworks’ Timber Frame Shop
Building a Custom Timber Frame Home: The Process
Old Barns for Sale
Sadly, the age of antique timber frame barns is drawing to a close. Put simply, time, the elements, and neglect are hard on old barns. There are lots of barns for sale, but most aren’t worth saving. At Carolina Timberworks,…
Carolina Timberworks 2.0
It’s starting to feel a lot like a new beginning for the company… Building a state-of-the-art new manufacturing building this year. Relocating from Boone to West Jefferson once the building is finished. Next up: a radical investment Carolina Timberworks is…
Carolina Timberworks New Shop in West Jefferson
Our late friend Merle Adams, founder of Big Timberworks, once said, “If the spokesperson for a product or a cause doesn’t practice what he or she preaches, then the opposite of what what he or she says must be true.”…