Kirkwood Timber Frame, based in Sauchen, Inverurie, specialises in designing and delivering timber frame house kits to builders, developers, self-builders and architects and was launched in August ...

”A timber frame house kit goes together like a child`s set of building blocks,” said Herbert Nadelhoffer, a Naperville-based builder and distributor for Riverbend kits.

Who needs nails? The ancient art of framing a house with huge beams, chisels, mallets and pegs is being revived with a high-tech twist. The results: a timeless housebuilt in record time.

Instead, they chose a timber frame construction that will give the dwelling a rustic feel while retaining the more refined aspects of a modern house.

FabCab completes a custom prefab kit-built home with eco-friendly materials on Camano Island in Washington.

Q What’s your opinion on timber frame construction for a home compared with traditional stick-built designs? A “Stick-built” refers to the studs, joists and trusses that are used to build ...

Visible timber frame elements can be combined with conventional stud frame construction, offering a simpler way to get the timber look in new houses or renovations.

Using timber to build houses is relatively new here, so you may be in trouble if the man on the site putting timber-frame kits together doesn't know what he's doing. Be careful, warns Noel Larkin ...

DEDHAM — What's believed to be the oldest timber-frame house in North America is a national historic landmark on East Street known as the Fairbanks House. Its construction began in 1637, a year ...

As a separate trading concern in the Carronvale Building Company, which also runs Carronvale Homes, it has specialised in timber frame buildings for 25 years.