BUILDING A POST AND BEAM HOME: 5 THINGS TO KNOW
Yankee Barn Homes offers the following five points when building one of our homes.
This category includes a broad range of blog posts all pertaining to post and beam building or the post and beam design process. Architectural inspirations, design ideas, tips for building new post and beam homes and additions and more!
Plan NOW to Build in Spring or Summer of 2019
Build in spring is not new or novel advice in the home construction business. I’m quite certain the idea pre-dates the home build business. It stands to reason that better weather translates to a better time to build. What most articles do not tell you is this: in order to build in the optimal months, you…
3 Elements of Great Kitchen Design
Kitchen design is both challenging and fun. Regardless of a home’s style, the elements of good kitchen design remain constant. Here is a list of suggestions to consider as you plan your new Yankee Barn home kitchen. What Makes a Kitchen Design Great? Today’s kitchen is the hub of the home, whether we are a…
True Roof and True Wall Panels by Yankee Barn Homes
Unlike SIP’s, True Panels incorporate structural studs for enhanced strength, durability, and design flexibility.
Design and Personalization at Yankee Barn Homes
Yankee Barn Homes is by most standards a small custom home building company. Our staff totals fewer than fifty people. We are located in the northern regions of New England, specifically Grantham, New Hampshire. Grantham is a wonderful town with much to offer, but no one would consider it a construction mecca. However, with close…
Climate Control, Designing a Home for the Weather
Location, Location, Location… We all know the real estate mantra because it is such a cliché when buying a home. The phrase also holds true when building a home. A site’s location, or more precisely, its climate, is an integral part of a home’s design. The type of weather a site experiences plays a large…
6 Reasons to Build with Yankee Barn Homes
Yankee Barn Homes is highly skilled at taking you from conceptualization to build.
Yankee Barn Custom Designs Your Home Your Way
With 49 years building custom designs under our belt, we have discovered a few things about the importance of…
Yankee Barn Home Builds Mirror Census Findings
Building industry trends are an excellent way to stay on top of what really works when designing a home.
Meet Kerri Post YBH Director of Project Management & Wonder Woman
Meet YBH Director of Project Management, Kerri Post
Prefabricated Panel Builds Are The Future of Home Construction
There was a time when prefabricated-panel was a not so admired word in home building. Offsite fabrication was an outlier in the industry. The term prefab was spoken in hushed tones, often accompanied by a sneer. Terminology used in the build industry can be confusing to people. PREFABRICATED PANELS is an excellent example. Some believe…
Yankee Barn Smaller Home: Features Homeowners Want
The following are features clients consider essential when Yankee Barn Homes builds a home under 2000 square feet. While people building small can forego some things, there remains a consistent list of required items. Here are the most often requested “Must-Haves” in a Yankee Barn smaller home. Yankee Barn Smaller Home Must-Haves Exposed Timbers It’s…