Timber Frame - Part 2

We've been waiting and waiting for some good weather. It's rained a lot lately and it took a couple of days for the ground to dry out enough to get the boom truck in to deliver the timber frame. We have to wait out another rain storm this weekend and then the frame will go up.

The boom truck has arrived and they are putting the timber frame on the main floor to wait out the bad weather.

I wonder how all this goes together. Take a look at the joinery on the timber in the middle. That's some complicated cutting.

As many parts as possible are assembled on the ground first.

The guys from Arlington Timber Frame Company are hard at it first thing in the morning. It turned out to be a beautiful morning.

One of the main beams between bent #1 and #2 is put into place.

One of the main roof beams are hoisted into place and attached.

So cool - it's starting to resemble a house. It looks like a little bit of balance helps when you assemble timber frames.

The main part of the house is almost assembled.

The single story part of the house is taking shape.

The rest of the shed roof rafters are installed, all remaining pegs are pounded in, and the frame is fine tuned. All done.

Here's part of the hammerbeam in the future master bedroom.

Here's the corner at the other end of the master bedroom.

One of the joints in the hallway.

Here's a view down the hallway towards the bedrooms in the back of the house.

The view down the hallway towards the front. I wish we could just leave the frame like this but it will get a little chilly in the winter. What a work of art. We couldn't be happier with the work Forrest Rand and his team at Arlington Timber Frame Company did. The frame turned out better than we ever imagined.

Thanks Guys!!!