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Reclaimed Wood Timber Frames

Sometimes when explaining the difference between using new wood and reclaimed wood, we start by saying: “Twice the money and ten times as beautiful, that is good value.” Although the math may be off, the point’s a good one.

Besides an incomparable appearance (we don’t grow trees like these anymore), another benefit to building timber frames from reclaimed timber is that old wood will shrink less (because it’s dry) so the joinery will stay tighter. Also, reclaimed timbers have a tighter more elegant grain, and often have peg holes and mortise pockets, and other evidence of its prior life holding up another building.

A Timber Frame Greatroom from Reclaimed Wood on the New River in VA

A working cattle farm on the New River, rich in flora and fauna…a marriage of modern amenities cloaked in old reclaimed wood…while inside fine art and fine craft engage in dialogue and soliloquy.

Reclaimed Chestnut ceiling beams flooring planking Breakfast Room

Breakfast Room with reclaimed Chestnut flooring and ceiling planking

timber frame front porch on the New River with reclaimed wood wall and beams

A reclaimed wood wall is one of the best front porch ideas we’ve seen. Leaving the old weathered paint on the reclaimed siding is what makes it work. Reclaimed wood post and beams, locust decking, and two rocking chairs complete this inviting porch on the New River.

Reclaimed Wood Stairs

One of the focal points of this home on the New River built almost entirely from reclaimed wood is the reclaimed wood stairs leading to the loft. If you look carefully, you can see that the landing is crafted using a single reclaimed board cut into sections and hand-scribed to its mate.

Reclaimed hand hewn beams and reclaimed ceiling boards

Reclaimed hand hewn beams and reclaimed ceiling paneling in a Wilmington, NC home

Fully-housed and scribed timber frame joinery reclaimed wood

Fully-housed and scribed joinery in a reclaimed hand hewn post and beam

mountain house great room reclaimed beams

This family purchased an antique timber frame barn and engaged an architect to design a home around it.

Reclaimed wood beam ceiling nickel gap painted ceiling

Reclaimed wood beam ceiling with nickel gap painted ceiling in Wilmington, NC

weathered reclaimed hewn old beams

Old weathered beams remind us of driftwood–the way time and elements over a hundred years have worn down the rough hewn texture to a patina and texture impossible to perfectly duplicate on new wood.

Reclaimed hand hewn timber frame stone great room

A stone and timber great room in Waxhaw, NC

reclaimed wood timber frame joinery

One mark of a craftsman is how well he or she can join irregular, non-straight reclaimed timbers–without destroying the antique patina by exposing fresh cut wood

reclaimed douglas fir beams

Reclaimed Douglas Fir timber from the Impossible Railroad in Arizona, marked for re-resawing

reclaimed wood barn silo roof

A reclaimed Douglas Fir barn silo roof during fabrication and fitting in our shop

reclaimed wood timber frame barn silo

Looking straight up at the ceiling of a timber framed barn silo in New Jersey

reclaimed wood timber frame great room highlands nc

Timber framed Great Room from reclaimed timber in Highlands NC

reclaimed wood timber frame great room shop fabrication

A reclaimed wood timber frame Great Room roof during pre-fitting in our shop

Wine Cellar Reclaimed Wood Beams

We know…it’s not a kitchen, but the reclaimed wood hand hewn beams make it our very favorite Wine Cellar…

Reclaimed Wood Beams in a Greenwich CT Kitchen

Reclaimed wood ceiling beams in a Greenwich, CT kitchen

Timber Frame Wedding Barn

Yes, that’s Eric Morley at his wedding to Gesche Metz in (what else) a timber frame barn!

Reclaimed wood beams and reclaimed ceiling boards in a Butler's Pantry greenwich ct

Aged beams and reclaimed planking form a striking ceiling in a Butler’s Pantry in Greenwich, CT. Note how the perimeter beam on the outside walls completes the look.

heart pine reclaimed wood kitchen with nickel gap painted white ceiling boards

An exquisite guest house kitchen in Newport, RI with Heart Pine floors, island, and ridge beam. Note the nickel gap painted white ceiling boards.

eclaimed wood structural timber frame great room in Highlands NC
Party Barn Dining Room reclaimed hand hewn white oak barn timber

Inspired by a visit to Blackberry Farm, the owners converted part of an existing barn on their property to a gorgeous Party space–using reclaimed timbers from two Pennsylvania barns. Design by Meyer Greeson Paullin Benson. To read the Garden & Gun article about this project, visit the Our Story/Publications section of our website.

exposed reclaimed wood beams living room ceiling

The rectangular holes (mortises) visible in some of the beams in this Linville, NC mountain home tell a story: these particular weathered beams were reclaimed from an antique timber frame (the timbers were connected by pegged mortise and tenon joinery)–as opposed to a post and beam structure (bolted or nailed together).

weathered beams and siding in a living room ceiling

Weathered beams and siding reclaimed from the original house were re-purposed for this Living Room ceiling.

reclaimed wood timber frame garage car barn

A timber frame barn built from reclaimed wood on a Connecticut estate

reclaimed wood stairway and great room

Reclaimed wood stairway and Great Room in Linville, NC

reclaimed wood timber frame master bedroom

Timber framed Master Bedroom from reclaimed timber

Reclaimed wood timber frame guest bedroom highlands nc

A cozy Guest Bedroom with a reclaimed wood ceiling and timber frame in Highlands NC

White Oak reclaimed Timber Frame salvaged barn in PA

White Oak Salvaged Timber Frame barn in PA

reclaimed wood kitchen beams highlands nc

A colorful kitchen with hand hewn teclaimed beams in Western North Carolina

reclaimed wood tray ceiling in bedroom

Reclaimed wood tray ceiling in a Master Bedroom

Reclaimed Wood White Oak timber Bracket

Reclaimed White Oak timber bracket

Reclaimed Wood Octagonal Porch Ceiling Detail

An octagonal exterior porch outside a master bedroom with a reclaimed wood ceiling. The ceiling boards are reclaimed heart pine and the circle sawn reclaimed timbers meet at an eight-sided boss pin.

reclaimed wood trusses dogwood southern table and bar restaurant

Reclaimed wood Howe timber trusses in Dogwood Southern Table and Bar Restaurant (Charlotte, NC)

reclaimed wood timber frame

Putting reclaimed wood back to work: freshly cut tenons on hand hewn beams

reclaimed wood timber frame party barn porch

Reclaimed wood Front Porch on a Party Barn in Ennice NC

Reclaimed wood timber frame covered porch deck

Reclaimed wood Covered Porch in Highlands NC

timber frame hardware

Tie rod hardware

Reclaimed wood beams and barn boards in a party barn kitchen

Reclaimed wood beams and reclaimed barn boards in a NC Party Barn

Reclaimed wood timber frame trusses

A Middletown, RI Great Room with reclaimed White Oak timber frame trusses

Reclaimed White Oak Wood Timber Frame Trusses with metal straps

Great Room with reclaimed White Oak trusses and hand-hammered iron straps in Far Hills NJ

Hand hewn reclaimed timber frame great room greenwich CT

Reclaimed wood timber frame Great Room in Greenwich CT

Reclaimed Wood Stairs and Foyer

Almost everyone who visits our office comments favorably on the framed photograph of this stairway and the reclaimed wood beams above the Living Room. Design by T. Douglas Enoch Architect & Associates.

our people are barnwood builders

A collaboration with Barnwood Builders

reclaimed wood beams and brown barn board in Greenwich CT kitchen

Reclaimed weathered hewn beams and brown barn board create a warm and welcoming Guest House kitchen in Greenwich, CT.

Bedroom Ceiling Beam

In order to look right, ceiling beams need to look as if they’re holding up the ceiling (even if they’re not)

Reclaimed Beams Timber Frame Greatroom

An Elegantly Rustic Party Barn

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