Yankee Barn Homes’ newest shingle style is coming along nicely. Located in East Hampton, NY, Cove Hollow is a result of the success we had with our first shingle style, Sands Point. This time out, we’ve changed a few things around and added new architectural…
The Yankee Barn Homes blog, Post and Beam Living, will be on holiday hiatus until January 8th, 2015. But before we go, we want to take this time to wish you and yours a Happy Holiday Season…
Cottage style is one which may be interpreted in a number of iterations. At Yankee Barn Homes a cottage may be stucco, clapboard, shingled, ship-lap, board and baton, stone or any combination of these. As a custom design/build firm, we cater to the vision of each client. When you see a home built by Yankee…
Single story floor plans are a very popular option for many of Yankee Barn’s clients. However, this does not mean a sacrifice in any architectural features or type of space requirements you might need. As with multiple level homes, YBH can create a floor plan that is just right for you. Today Post and Beam Living features a new plan called The Ashuelot Lodge. Built by an empty nest couple desiring single story floor plans for themselves, the house also includes…
I live in The Bennington Carriage House. Full disclosure, I’m BeamBabe. Seven years ago my husband and I designed The Bennington Carriage House with the help of the talented staff at Yankee Barn Homes. I did not work for Yankee Barn at the time (that came later). Today I want to talk about what it’s like to actually live in a Yankee Barn, 6 years and counting…
The Menemsha Cottage, Yankee Barn’s latest design, comes from the creative mind of our very own Jeffrey Rosen. Meant to evoke the coastal cottages of Martha’s Vineyard, the home will appear as a smaller two-story shingled cottage that has weathered the island seasons. The look of the…
Yankee Barn Shop Foreman, Ryan Avery, plays an integral part in each YBH build. He’s the unsung hero of each and every Yankee Barn that’s built, and definitely someone you’d like to know. We recently spoke with Ryan about himself and his job and YBH. The role he plays in each build project is a big one; from determining the build sequence to …
The post and beam addition is a lesser publicized part of Yankee Barn Homes build capabilities, but no less spectacular. While most who know us are aware we build gorgeous post and beam homes, we also have the ability to provide seamless additions to existing homes. Jeffrey Rosen and the YBH design team have taken a mundane home to spectacular new heights. Located in East Hampton, NY, Fieldview is going to be a beauty!
A new contemporary barn home is currently underway at Yankee Barn Homes. Maidstone Farm is a hybrid post and beam home which maximizes the use of post and beam framing in specific sections of the house. All wall and roof sections are constructed of the YBH …
If barn house construction is in your future, you’ll want to meet Jay Fountain. As Estimator and member of the YBH Engineering Department, Jay wears several hats and is uniquely qualified in both the design and estimating the cost per square foot of a Yankee Barn home.
If you’re looking for barn house plans, you’ve come to the right place. Our latest design is aptly named Boulder Meadows, as it is sited on a New England hillside overlooking a pasture littered with field stone. Coming in at under 2000 sq ft (1902, to be exact) the post and beam open-concept home packs a lot of punch into its rectangle foot print…
Barn houses hold great appeal with many people who decide to build a new home. The ability to have exactly what you want, exactly how and where you want it is a wonderful thing that’s pretty much unique to a post and beam home. Due to the structural support of the frame, the floor plan may be designed in just about any configuration…