My first blog entry for Post and Beam Living was titled: Building the Post and Beam Dream. Nearly four years into living in our Yankee Barn Homes carriage house, the dream has not lessened one bit. For my husband and me – a pair of empty nesters – living in such a beautiful structure has…
How to choose interior paint colors for post and beam homes continues to be a popular topic among Yankee Barn Homes clients. As interior styles and decor come and go, there remain “go to” colors for timer frame homes. This is related to the fact that in post and beam homes, the color of the…
Single level vs multilevel living in a Yankee Barn home is an important topic to cover, as now and again clients suggest the desire to design a single level post and beam home. Many times it’s because they feel a need to plan for the future. A major concern is “someday we may not want…
Always buy quality in these 5 Yankee Barn Homes build categories is a post which came about as a result of my own build experience. When building a post & beam home it is important to keep two things in mind: a budget and a detailed plan, while understanding you’re likely to amend both throughout the build process. It is…
The amazing strength of a Yankee Barn Homes post and beam frame was first reported on Post and Beam Living a few years back. The story is so astounding and such a wonderful testimonial to the fortitude of these barn homes, I felt it well worth repeating, this time around with an update on how…
Yankee Barn Homes: five suggestions to lower building costs are presented in this article. Post and Beam homes are expected to cost more than a 2×4 “stick built” home. The reasons for this are many and varied; however, the main ones have to do with the cost of a high quality timber frame (opposed to…
Guidelines for the exterior appearance of Yankee Barn Homes are presented in this post. They are suggestions based on what my husband and I found useful when building our own post and beam dream. I would have loved to have seen something such as this article when we were in the design process. An image…
Interior lighting for barn homes: Yankee Barn suggests a number of lighting styles which will work in any style post and beam home. Timber frame structures with exposed beams have a few specific features you’re not likely to find in traditional stick-built homes. Having recently built a Yankee Barn carriage house, I discovered the use…
Yankee Barn homes display diverse architectural styles and the nuances of architecture are all about the details. Any home construction company can build a basic rectangle, but what gets done with it from that point forward will determine the architectural style of the structure. Use vertical siding such as shiplap or board and batten, add…
Barn home design: is an architect necessary? Good question! If you work with an architect, he/she may suggest doing something known as “massing studies.” Is this work important for you? Only you can answer this question. I’ll give you a bit of background information, particularly on massing studies, to help you decide whether an architect…
Yankee Barn Homes defines industry terms. There may be times during the build-process when certain terminology is used by industry people that some of us might not understand. This happened to me more than once when my husband and I were building. I could have used a “cheat sheet” of terms and reasoned some of…
Yankee Barn Homes builds stunning post and beam additions, no doubt about it! Should you require proof, look no further than this post. The seven homes presented here are each as unique as their owners, and were conceived and built with each homeowner’s specifications in mind. From a contemporary barn style home to a tradition…