New hybrid timber frame/double stud wall home 6

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Lots of outdoor work lately.  We've completed the deck and porch framing and finish.  We framed the deck with galvanized steel joists, which are strong, fast (they're pre-cut), straight, and won't warp like large section PT lumber.  The decking will be thermally modified ash from western Mass.  The porch and deck roof is painted tongue and groove 2x6 over native cherry rafters.  The hips over the deck are irregular (meaning that they are not 45 degrees in plan view), so the jack cuts are different on each side.  

New Hybrid timber frame/double stud wall 2

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Lots of progress on the hybrid timber frame we've been working on it Becket.  In one quick week, we put the timber frame up, the floor panels from Bensonwood, the second floor wall, and the roof purlins. You can see some of the big 7x18 gluelams that spread the roof load to the outer walls. 

New hybrid timber frame/double stud wall home

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We've been working for the last year getting this project ready, and we're finally out framing.  It is an architect-designed shingle-style home right in town.  We helped specify many timber frame and high performance details.  There's also a LOT of beautiful red oak logs being milled into timbers, flooring, and trim.  We'll be posting more photos as we build this great project.

Menck Windows Grand Opening

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I just attended the grand opening of Menck Window, the first and only European manufacturer of tilt turn windows in the US.  Fortunately, they're just an hour away from us, and we hope to use them on some of our upcoming projects.  I loved this cross-section of their direct glazing system (which can also be capped with wood).  I can't wait to use this amazing system to direct glaze over a timber frame.

Architect's additions

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A series of additions to a cabin in the woods.  See here for finished photos.