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!

The Barn House Fireplace

The barn house fireplace is a primary focal point with major impact. Whether the style is a mantled fireplace, a stone structure, a contemporary concrete design, or a rustic wood-stove, the architectural appeal commands a room.Yankee Barn Homes are known for beautiful post and beam frames, and there is no better way to accentuate these…

Timber Frame Dreamin’

Ah, Spring.  This time of year I love to sit outside, ignore the housework piling up and dream over magazines of home plans.  Plan viewing in my house often brings on lively discussion, debates and laughter.  My daughters think they each need a master suite of their own, complete with dressing rooms, private bath, closets…

Lesson #6 Structure Matters

Lesson # 6: Structure Matters. The beauty of post and beam design is the number of options you have. The structure may be designed using either interior bearing walls when privacy is desired or a simple bearing post where openness is what you want. Instead of an entire wall, a post will suffice. This is…