News & Events From Blue Ridge Timberwrights

Sage Advice

Timber Homes Illustrated – Annual Buyers Dir. 2008 Veteran timber framer (BRTW President Sandy Bennett) offers his advice to would-be homeowners. Download the article (see below) to learn more! Got Questions About Timber Frame Homes? We Have Answers Thinking about a timber frame home? In this Q&A, Blue Ridge Timberwrights’ Sandy Bennett distills decades of…

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On Mountain Time

Timber Homes Illustrated – September 2008 Leaving the corporate commute behind with a new, timber frame home. Download the article (see below) to learn more! The Story of a One-of-a-Kind Timber Frame Home Trading a New York–to–Connecticut commute for river views, Drew and Sally set their sights on North Carolina’s New River and asked Blue…

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Happily Ever After

Timber Homes Illustrated – September 2007 A Virginia family designs their own fairy tale cottage. Download the article (see below) to learn more! A Storybook Cottage in the Form of a Timber Frame Home Tucked into 20 wooded acres in Virginia’s Shenandoah River Valley, Jim and Debbie Sylvester asked architect Glenn Fong for a “smallest-possible”…

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Outside the Box

Timber Homes Illustrated – May 2007 A Georgia timber frame with Rocky Mountain roots that was fun to create. Download the article (see below) to learn more! Outside the Box, Inside a Timber Frame Home After discovering timber homes in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, Joe and Carolyn Strack set out to create a Rocky Mountain–inspired retreat…

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The Risin’

Timber Homes Illustrated – September 2006 A timber frame constructed of reclaimed heart pine rises in this rural Virginia setting.   Download The Article!

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New Roots

Timber Homes Illustrated – Annual Buyers Dir. 2006 A hybrid, timber frame home designed in the “American Shingle Style.” Download the article (see below) to learn more! Using a Hybrid Approach to Build the Ultimate, Timber Frame Home Joe and Trish Emerson moved to southwestern Virginia for new jobs and, after striking out on resale…

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Second Time Around

Timber Homes Illustrated – June 2004 Nestled in the woods of North Carolina, this timber frame home is customized to the owner’s desires. Download the article (see below) to learn more! Engineering a Timber Frame Home Worth Celebrating Retirement brought Fred and Jean Graf from Wisconsin to six wooded acres on North Carolina’s W. Kerr…

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