Vintage Timberframes

Timberframes with their exposed large beams and posts that are connected by mortise and tenon joints held together by a wooden peg provide a unique and appealing home interior. Take a few minutes and look into any window catalog or a popular decorating magazine and you will probably see a timberframe home despite their rarity because their look is so special. Timberframes also work very well with today's trend of open floor plans.

Antique timberframes provide this same wonderful look and feel but with a more rustic flavor. Also, the old-growth wood of an antique frame has a tight grain pattern which provides more stabilty with less cracks and movement along with increased strength. Furthermore, an antique timberframe is typically a fraction of the cost when compared to a new wood frame.

Rustic Innovations carefully searches for timberframes that have the desired qualities for reuse as homes, commercial buildings, and again as barns. We accurately document and label the frame prior to demoliation for easy reassembly. The frame is then carefully disassembled in the reverse order that is was originally constructed. The beams and components are pressure washed, inspected, and treated as necessary. Any repairs are performed by our skilled craftsmen with old-world methods and similar materials. The beams and components are organized and palletized where possible. All frames are stored inside until they are shipped to their new site.

Rustic Innovations can provide design services, design ideas, and construction consultation. We can also provide crews to reassemble your frame. Why buy an antique for your home when you can live in antique? Please consider Preserving History by Recycling a Barn!

Inventory of Vintage Timberframes
Additional Pictures	Osceola Frame 23' x 32' with 14' sidewalls Excellent loft Mortise and joinery for wooden pegs Hand Hewn 6 x 6 timbers Hybrid additions could be added for more size Call for more information
Additional Pictures	Almena Frame 18' x 38' with 15' sidewalls Mortise and joinery for wooden pegs Hand Hewn softwood 7 x 7 timbers & some log rafters Hybrid additions could be added for more size Call for more information
Additional Pictures	Creamery Frame This is a BIG one 34' x 84'(120' w/ addition) with 14' sidewalls Mortise and joinery for wooden pegs 8 x 8 & some round timbers Call for more information
Additional Pictures	Winona Frame SOLD 30' x 50' with 16' sidewalls Circa 1890 Mortise and joinery for wooden pegs Sawn softwood 8 x 8 timbers New State of Washington home photos coming soon
Additional Pictures	Sugar Bush Frame SOLD
Additional Pictures	New Richland Frame SOLD 28' x 58' with 11' sidewalls Mortise and joinery for wooden pegs Loft potential Sawn softwood 8 x 8 posts New Texas home photos coming soon

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