Passive Solar Design at Yankee Barn Homes
Notwithstanding its name, passive solar design does mean you’re actively harnessing the sun’s energy to a home’s advantage.
Post and Beam Historical Renovation – The Parris-Briggs House
Post and beam historical renovation is tricky. Okay, any historical renovation is tricky. At Yankee Barn we go the extra distance to make sure not only all is as it should be for the permitting process in a historical district, but also to be sure the needs and wishes of the owners are met. Guidelines and restrictions often present challenges. That’s where Yankee Barn’s amazing team comes to the rescue…
The Bennington Carriage House: 6 Years Later
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…
New Contemporary Barn Home: Maidstone Farm
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 …
New Barn House Plans: Boulder Meadows
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…
New Barn Houses: The Southold
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…
Barn House Plans? Chris Sevigny’s Your Man!
Barn house plans in your future? Then you’ve come to the right place and Chris Sevigny, Director of Production/Architecture for Yankee Barn Homes, is someone you’ll want to know. We recently spoke to Chris about what it is he does at YBH and how he’s involved with each client…