The New Timber-frame Home: Design, Construction and Finishing
Author(s): Tedd Benson
Two decades ago, Tedd Benson helped kindle the dramatic rebirth of timber framing in this country. Today Benson and others are combining centuries-old timber-framing techniques with modern building materials to create houses that are as beautiful as they are durable and comfortable. In The Timber-Frame Home, Benson traces the history of the timber frame and tells how to create a new house in the tradition of old-world craftsmen.
Today's timber-frame house presents unique building problems. Where do you put plumbing and wiring if you don't have stud-frame walls? How do you incorporate glass into the framing to create dramatic views? How do you insulate a timber-frame home? How do you ensure that the building meets codes? In this one-of-a-kind book, a master timber framer shares extensive experience solving these problems. This new edition brings the latest advances in timber framing to life with hundreds of full-color photos and rendered drawings -- all the information you need to join the timber-frame revival.
Product Information
General Fields
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- : Taunton Press, Incorporated
- : Taunton
- : 1.03873
- : 04 March 1997
- : 280mm X 215mm X 19mm
- : United States
- : books
Special Fields
- : Tedd Benson
- : Hardback
- : 2nd edition
- : English
- : 690.837
- : 238
- : 145 colour halftones, 130 line illustrations