YBH True Panels Are Not SIPs
The core of the YBH True Panel system is traditional dimensional lumber construction.
7 Reasons to Choose Yankee Barn Homes
Yankee Barn Homes has been designing and building custom homes for over 55 years.
BUILDING A POST AND BEAM HOME: 5 THINGS TO KNOW
Yankee Barn Homes offers the following five points when building one of our homes.
Prefabricated Panel Builds Are The Future of Home Construction
There was a time when prefabricated-panel was a not so admired word in home building. Offsite fabrication was an outlier in the industry. The term prefab was spoken in hushed tones, often accompanied by a sneer. Terminology used in the build industry can be confusing to people. PREFABRICATED PANELS is an excellent example. Some believe…
YBH Interviews Our General Contractors: Hazley Builders
Over the next few months we’ll speak with the general contractors most often chosen by YBH clients to build their homes.
Yankee Barn Homes Resilience: Staying Power
Yankee Barn Homes has been building and developing award-winning post and beam homes, hybrid post and beam homes and barns in the U.S. since 1969
New Mid Century Modern Design: The Montauk
Mid Century Modern integrated indoor/outdoor living has seen a resurgence in the home building industry. Nowhere is this truer than at Yankee Barn Homes. The Montauk is our latest Mid Century Modern design to use our trade marked wall and roof panel system. The only place post and beam exists in the Montauk is at…
Partial Post and Beam: The Weathersfield
Our newest design comes from the mind of Yankee Barn Homes Co Owner and Creative Director, Jeffrey Rosen. The Weathersfield is a partial post and beam home…
Barn Home Building: Important Information
Building a barn home, or any home, can be daunting. In this article, Yankee Barn Homes suggests five things that are good to know before you break ground.
Post and Beam Homes: 5 Great Tips
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…
Panelized Homes: We’re In On The Secret to Energy Efficiency
Prefab homes used to bring to mind images of homes that were, shall we say, less than grand. But that was then. Today, Yankee Barn Homes panelized construction system produces beautiful homes with superior energy efficiency. Prefabrication has come a l-o-n-g way since the 1960s and YBH is at the forefront of the panelized build movement. Common wisdom on prefab homes is this: they are higher quality, more sustainable than stick-built, and…
Yankee Barn Springs into the Build Season
Yankee Barn springs into the build season with a busy home show and workshop calendar. We just participated in a successful home exposition, The Log and Timber Show, held in Marlborough, MA. The guys in the shop worked with our Business Development Director, Kerri White, and came up with a great display…