TIMBER FRAMES
The original green building form
In addition to square-rule timberframing, we are proficient with scribe-rule timberframing and enjoy incorporating round, live elements, like forked trees, log rounds, and the like into our work. We source all of our timber locally from central Vermont and New Hampshire, occasionally from our clients’ land, and make our own hand-riven pegs to provide a product that beams with a hand-crafted finish and personalized character.
Natural Homes of New England LLC can help you develop a design and construction drawings for your timberframe project, and then fabricate, deliver, and raise it on your site. If you are curious about a custom designed timberframe, then keep reading, or visit our Kits/Products page to view our “off the shelf” models.
Explore Our Timberframe Projects
16’x20′ WORKSHOP
30’x30′ BARN
50′ PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE
Pricing & Finishes
The cost of a timberframe can be broken down into the following categories: Design & Drawings, Fabrication, Delivery & Raising. The following pricing information is conditional and is given for the purpose of creating an approximate idea of the cost of our timberframes and for the sake of comparison.
DESIGN & DRAWINGS : Our rate is $50/hour for both of these phases. For a typical 24’x32′, 1.5 Story Cape, these could between $1,000 – $5,000 depending on the complexity of the project and how many iterations there are of each phase.
FABRICATION : The two costs associated with the fabrication of the timberframe are material and labor costs. We typically use Eastern White Pine or Eastern Hemlock timbers, which cost an average of $0.90/BF, including the cost to transport them to our shop. Labor costs are estimated by the “joint”. A joint, simply put, is the intersection of two elements. A typical joint will cost $50, including the pegs. You can view the gallery of common joints for more specific pricing information.
DELIVERY & RAISING : These costs can vary significantly depending on the distance the raising is from our home base, the size & scope of the project, and the manner in which the frame is raised, i.e. whether it is raised with a crane or by hand with a community raising.
