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The Timber-Frame Home: Design, Construction, Finishing Hardcover – March 4, 1997

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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.

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Two decades ago, Tedd Benson helped kindle the dramatic rebirth of timer 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 this book, Benson traces the history of the timber frame and tells how to create a new house in the tradition of old-world craftsmen. This new edtiion 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.|

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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.

Hardcover: 234 pages
Publisher: Taunton Press; 2nd Revised edition (March 4, 1997)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1561581291
ISBN-13: 978-1561581290
Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 0.8 x 11.2 inches
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Customer Reviews: 37 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #121,387 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #117 in Carpentry
- #87 in Architectural Drafting & Presentation
- #127 in Residential Architecture

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Eric

Awesome

Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2019

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Great book if your looking for ideas or trying to decide on a home this will help you from normal construction to decide if timber frame is what you want !

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TimoWhee

Good information for the client

Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2017

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This is a revision of an earlier book. Nothing really new here. It seems to be aimed as an "information manual" for the person undertaking the design of a timber frame house. As such, it is immensely useful and readable.

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Benson at his best

Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2019

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Whether you are gearing up to build your own or just dreaming, this is the one.

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Jean-Guy A.

Beautiful book for timber-frame affectionados

Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2016

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From one of the best in the field, this is a beautiful book with lots of useful information and a lot of nice photos and details. I just love this book, if nothing else it will have you dreaming of having your own beautiful timber-framed home with a stunning view in a quiet country side location.

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Obie1Kanobe

Honest and complete

Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2000

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This is by far the best of several books I purchased on building timber frame homes. I started with a list of questions about shrinkage, sound proofing, electrical, plumbing, etc. and found clear concise answers to all of them through text, drawings, and photos.

I trust experts (like this author) who talk about the mistakes they've made and show me how to avoid them. He presents options and if you decide to pick the lower rated ones, he describes the likely consequences and how to minimize them.

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Good information

Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2019

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b-ray-b

Inspired

Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2017

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Good reference material and lots of great ideas.

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Samantha Dravyn

Great book, informative with pictures

Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2015

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This is a great hard cover book. We are starting to research timber frame homes to build our own, and this book very informative and includes pictures. This book gave my husband some ideas that he hadn't considered yet, and that says a lot for a man who thinks about our new home every single day.

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Lloydy

Great book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 2, 2018

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Amazing book. Tells you absolutely everything to consider if thinking of building a timber framed house. Lovely photographs and simple wording. Nice size too. Good for beginners and enthusiasts.

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Pakhlin Blelah

Well written with lots of pictures

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 16, 2019

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Amazing insight into how to build a timber framed home. Would recommend to anyone building by themselves or a builder too.

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Stubbsy

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 14, 2015

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Lots of ideas if you are thinking of building your own barn style property

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Mr. C. D. J. Richardson

worth buying

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 8, 2014

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really good book! I thoroughly enjoyed reading this!

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Alice B.

Three Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 25, 2015

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Beautiful book, but not good if you need technical advice on building modern timber framed extensions!

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Geoff Lawrenson

Fanatastic Book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 10, 2013

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For anyone looking to purchase a book on timber frame and ideas of construction this book must be one of the best.

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mike baird

build your dream home

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 20, 2015

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very instructive and informative

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Cassandra Roads

Concepts, without the calculations

Reviewed in Canada on January 27, 2020

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I have read this book through. It covers the various concepts one needs to address, when designing a timber-frame home. This includes the foundation, the timber-frame design, the home design, the electrical and the plumbing. The book does not go into detailed design – no formulas and no design procedure. If one is interested in going the next step (detailed design), I would recommend the author’s book “Building The Timber Frame House”, in which the calculations are shown.

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Georg1995

Hält was es verspricht

Reviewed in Germany on September 9, 2019

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Jeden hart verdienten Dollar wert.
Top Hilfe für jeden der vorhat seinen eigenen "Timber Frame" zu bauen, egal welchen Zwecks.
Als Bauanleitung für den eigentlichen Aufbau kann ich Ihnen learn to timber Frame von Will Beemer empfehlen.

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Austin

Inspiration.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 1, 2012

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This is the second book I have bought authored by Tedd Benson, and it is a refreshing insight into both some possibilities, and the more prosaic stuff, like figuring how to run electrical cables. It still lacks (for me) decisions such as 'which design should I use to achieve a particular roof requirement?', and I suppose Tedd considers that a little too basic for his book. That will not dissuade me, I still love this book.

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Jeeves

Christmas present

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 26, 2011

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This wasa bought as a Christamas present for my grandson and he was very impressed with it as was I with the prompt delivery. Thanks.

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Lance Harder

Five Stars

Reviewed in Canada on February 21, 2017

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Great book

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R. Bingham

Comprehensive and informative

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 24, 2011

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I am researching a (possible) future project and am trying to gather information on sustainable building and living from many different sources.

The practicality and green credentials of timber construction is hard to beat. When you couple this with the natural beauty of timber and the creative imagination of designers using this material it becomes my preferred choice.

Written by an experienced American designer and builder, this book is filled with information, drawings and photographs to satisfy the most demanding reader.

I have, so far, had a quick read through but look forward to a more leisurely and detailed read over the Christmas holidays.

Heaven is - a first-class book, a glass of Merlot and a roaring log fire.

If you can't have all three - get the book - you will not be disappointed.

There are many books on this subject - try this one first.

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Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 11, 2016

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Fine book!

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