Timberframe Way A Lavishly Illustrated Guide to the Most Elegant Way to Build a Home

Why Timberframes? What separates a timberframe home from other types of house structures? More to the point, what makes them special--unique among residential architectural styles and construction methods? Timberframe buildings are actually simpler than most structures, with larger frame members that result in fewer individual parts. This oversized, often massive, framing does the work of all the wall studs, roof rafters, and innumerable other, relatively smaller pieces of dimensional lumber used in standardized "stick-frame" homebuilding. The entire structural skeleton of a typical Timberframe may have fewer than two hundred individual timbers. This simplicity is part of its appeal--by reducing the construction to its most basic elements, you end up with a greater whole. "Less is more," as archictect Mies van der Rohe observed. Today, Timberframes represent a unique segment among all of the residences built each year across the country, and their appeal is widespread and steadily growing. Many new homes borrow elements of timber framing to enhance their livability and distinctiveness. What timberframe homes offer is an alternative to conventional structures, as well as a home-focused architectural glimpse of history, grandeur, and even our own social and cultural identity.Pirozzolo, Dick is the author of 'Timberframe Way A Lavishly Illustrated Guide to the Most Elegant Way to Build a Home', published 2006 under ISBN 9781592287765 and ISBN 159228776X.