Timber Frame Homes

simplified squared timber post and beam shell

A squared timber frame features square cut timber posts and beams, typically featuring detailed knee braces and traditional joinery.

Structurally timber frame is similar to the round log post and beam style, where the entire structure consists of posts and beams, and the weather envelope is completed by framed walls. However visually it is quite different, as the natural irregularities of the log are removed when it is cut to a square shape.

Traditional Timber Frame

A traditional Timber Frame consists of a series of "bents", which are complete sections of the timber frame much like a large truss, typically rising to a vaulted peak. The bents are cross connected by beams and purlins to form a complete structural frame.

All connections are typically mortise and tenon, in which two wood pieces are shaped to fit each other, secured by hardwood dowels or pegs. Structural stability and resistance to "racking" (sideways twisting) is achieved using similarly connected smaller braces, which may be curved for visual effect. The timber frame is typically placed inside the frame walls, which leaves all this structural detail visible. This is a significant difference from a simpler post and beam shell, which normally uses infill frame walls between the stuctural beams and posts and would conceal the cross braces.	Placing timber bents
Dowels and pendant detailing	Finished vaulted timber frame
Timber posts with tenon and pockets	Complex angled cuts on ends of diagonal timbers

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