Adorable Perch Pond is Underway
Perch Pond is a small post and beam design that has plenty of usable space
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!
New Build Updates at Yankee Barn Homes
Three new designs are well underway to completion.
YBH Explores Passive Energy House Design
What is Passive Energy House Design? Passive building is a set of design principles used to attain a rigorous and measurable level of energy efficiency within a specific structure. Optimizing your gains and losses based on climate, summarizes the approach of a passive energy house design. According to PHIUS (Passive House Institute, United States), a…
Golden Valley Lodge is Moose Ridge 2.0
A Yankee Barn Out West Golden Valley Lodge is officially in development. Based on our Moose Ridge Lodge floor plan, Golden Valley turns an East Coast mountain lodge into a decidedly western style design. At 1,695 square feet, Golden Valley is essentially the same footage as Moose Ridge Lodge (1,657 sq ft), however, changes have…
New Barn Home Design Avondale
New barn house design, Avondale, is officially in development at Yankee Barn Homes.
6 Design Favorites at YBH
Farmhouse Flavor It may be waning elsewhere, but at YBH the Farmhouse style remains highly popular. Much like the barn house, a YBH farmhouse is more about a lifestyle than a singular look or feature. However, a large front porch remains a must have for clients building in the farmhouse style. Mountain Lodge Style Because…
Advantages of a Panelized Build from Yankee Barn
Panelized Build Experts Since 1969 Yankee Barn Homes has been in the panelized build construction business for over 50 years. We have perfected the speed of a home build, particularly focusing on the time your house and YBH Supervisor arrive on your site, to the time they leave. Our homes go up quickly, most often…
Winslow Farmhouse Shell Is Up
The YBH crew was so easy and helpful to work with, it is bitter sweet to see them go.
Oak Bluff Is Underway
Oak Bluff is being designed for a waterfront build site with a decidedly oceanfront look of gray shingles and white trim.
Jeffrey Rosen Celebrates 10 Years at Yankee Barn Homes
As an architectural and residential interiors designer in New York City, Jeffrey jumped at the chance to become an owner of Yankee Barn Homes.
Winslow Farmhouse Is Underway
The owners of this amazing off-the-grid build are an amazing couple with three children and a dog named Posy.
Lakeside Stunner Mountain Lake Lodge is Underway
Intended to mimic mountain lodges of the past, the home emphasizes an exposed post and beam frame with vaulted ceilings, stone fireplaces and large, open communal spaces.