1. Post & Beam Homes Frame – What are the most important factors to consider? Post and beam homes are unique, as is the frame. First, the quality and structural integrity of the wood: YBH uses the finest quality kiln-dried Douglas fir Select Structural or #1 grade wood for structural integrity and durability. We don’t…
Let’s face it, building barn homes is a niche of a niche. How do we stay not only competitive, but at the top of the post and beam industry? Glad you asked!
Our newest entry in the small barn home category is The Mont Calm. At 1585 square feet, the 3 bedroom, two bath post and beam home offers all the perks of a larger timber frame in a smaller design….
Building a new Yankee Barn Home may seem like a daunting task. We’ve laid out the process in a 10-step infographic in order to help understand how you’ll move through your build project…
Barn house plans are not a new commodity in the house building trade, however they have come a very l-o-n-g way from their humble (read drafty) beginnings. Today’s barn home is a combination of luxury and state of the art build technology incorporated into every…
The small barn home has been a popular topic at Yankee Barn Homes. We’ve received major interest from a number of potential clients regarding post and beam timber frame designs which incorporate all the bells and whistles YBH is known for, but within a smaller foot print. We’ve heard you and are excited to be expanding in the area of barn home designs at and under 2000 square feet.
We at Yankee Barn Homes and Post and beam Living would like to wish you and yours the happiest of holiday seasons. We’ll be back next week with an interview of Jeffrey Rosen, co-owner of YBH. He’ll be talking about highlights from 2015 and giving us a preview of exciting things on the horizon for…
A barn home for the holidays; has a nice ring to it, doesn’t it? The holidays are the one time a year when friends and family make the extra effort to get together. Eat, drink and be merry becomes more than a cliché. The barn home lifestyle lends itself perfectly to this purpose. One of…
Our barn, The Bennington Carriage House, is gearing up for the holiday season to begin. We are looking forward to spending time with good friends and family over the week to come. As I wrote in a past article on life in our barn, we love living in this unique home, particularly at holiday time. I know it may sound corny (no seasonal pun intended) but there really is something to the Yankee Barn lifestyle…
Have you ever looked through a Pottery Barn catalog and thought to yourself “I’d like to jump into that room and live there”? Me, too! It’s not only the way everything is so artfully arranged in the photo – plenty of catalogs do that – it’s about the comfort and lifestyle Pottery Barn is repeatedly able to capture and convey. I believe I know why they’re able to do this: the barn style house backdrop is a strong presence. I call it “Timber Frame Territory”…
Coming in at 2821 sq ft (not including garage or porch) The Winnipesaukee is the perfect timber frame design for empty nesters, or eye toward a future empty nest, who entertain overnight guests. The post and beam house is easily closed off from the two bedrooms/bath located over the garage, while allowing them to become part of the home when friends and family visit. On the first floor, the great room features a lofted ceiling while the remainder of the open floor plan accommodates …
Yankee Barn Homes Architectural Engineer, Andrew Williams, is one multi-faceted person. As you’ll see and read in this interview, Andy has many talents, and does them all extremely well…