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Building the Timber Frame House
Tedd Benson
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Description for Building the Timber Frame House
Paperback. Num Pages: 211 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: TNK. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 272 x 208 x 14. Weight in Grams: 418.
For centuries, post-and-beam construction has proved to be one of the most durable building techniques. It is being enthusiastically revived today not only for its sturdiness but because it can be easily insulated, it is attractive, and it offers the builder the unique satisfaction of working with timbers. Building the Timber Frame House is the most comprehensive manual available on the technique. In it you will find a short history, of timber framing and a fully illustrated discussion of the different kinds of joinery, assembly of timbers, and raising of the frame. There are also detailed sections on present-day design ... Read more
For centuries, post-and-beam construction has proved to be one of the most durable building techniques. It is being enthusiastically revived today not only for its sturdiness but because it can be easily insulated, it is attractive, and it offers the builder the unique satisfaction of working with timbers. Building the Timber Frame House is the most comprehensive manual available on the technique. In it you will find a short history, of timber framing and a fully illustrated discussion of the different kinds of joinery, assembly of timbers, and raising of the frame. There are also detailed sections on present-day design ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Simon & Schuster United States
Number of pages
211
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780684172866
SKU
V9780684172866
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99-15
About Tedd Benson
Tedd Benson is the founder and owner of a post-and-beam construction firm in New Hampshire. A builder for ten years, he has specialized in timber framing for six.
Reviews for Building the Timber Frame House
Boston Globe If you've been in an old barn and marveled at the great beams and posts, then you know what a timber frame is....Building the Timber Frame House...is a brilliant book on two levels, as a history and philosophical raison d'etre of timber-frame construction...and [as] a no-nonsense, how-to guide. Building and Remodeling Instructions are so complete that if you ... Read more