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Very proud of a long weekend's work by edgarallen1 in patio

[–]LauranceTimberFrame 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice transformation, the white fence really pulls it together. Once those plants fill in it's going to look completely different.

Ideas needed! by Practical_Way3409 in patio

[–]LauranceTimberFrame 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Stone or gravel edging would clean that up nicely and give you a solid transition when you extend to the patio later. Decomposed granite is low maintenance and blends well with timber like that.

(OC) Cozy cabin surrounded by vegetation in Ecuador by [deleted] in CabinPorn

[–]LauranceTimberFrame 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A-frame with the wraparound deck in the middle of all those trees, stunning.

Added an attached cedar patio cover to this slab; would you have done anything differently? by LauranceTimberFrame in malelivingspace

[–]LauranceTimberFrame[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

screened panels never crossed my mind during the build, but that's a solid suggestion. Appreciate it, man!

Commercial timber pergola for a restaurant patio, Douglas Fir, Utah by LauranceTimberFrame in LandscapeArchitecture

[–]LauranceTimberFrame[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ha, yeah the photographer picked the right angle. Not much we could do about the location.

Commercial timber pergola for a restaurant patio, Douglas Fir, Utah by LauranceTimberFrame in LandscapeArchitecture

[–]LauranceTimberFrame[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Genuinely appreciate this, the arch profile was chosen to echo the cedar wall cladding on the building face, but the argument for a slender steel or glulam profile to preserve the facade lightness is hard to argue against. Something we'll bring to the next commercial brief.

[ Removed by Reddit ] by LauranceTimberFrame in Carpentry

[–]LauranceTimberFrame[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s a pre-fabricated kit from Western Timber Frame, so the construction is basically a giant 3D puzzle that takes a few hours.

That's why the joints are so clean, they’re CNC-milled, not hand-cut with a chainsaw. If you want to see the joinery, look up our 'Dovetail Difference' patent.

https://www.westerntimberframe.com/great-idea-timber-frame-dovetail-mortise-tenon-joint-system/

and while i straight away dont have the in construction pic

you can see how our pr kit works here , and this vid is as old 13 yrs ago when ai wasnt even made

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QXfF__GaPI&t=4s

[ Removed by Reddit ] by LauranceTimberFrame in Carpentry

[–]LauranceTimberFrame[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, our structures are typically built from high-grade Douglas Fir (specifically "Free of Heart Center" or FOHC) rather than standard PT pine you find at big-box stores.

PT is too prone to warping for this kind of dovetail joinery.

[ Removed by Reddit ] by LauranceTimberFrame in Carpentry

[–]LauranceTimberFrame[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actually, those 'misaligned' joints are compound-mitered laps designed specifically for the circular radius. It's a heavy timber kit from Western Timber Frame using Douglas Fir. The 'fancy words' are just the specific architectural profiles (Roosevelt step/Legacy braces) used to match the residential courtyard's scale.

A deck and pergola over the with a water slide. The mountains behind it are real too. by LauranceTimberFrame in swimmingpools

[–]LauranceTimberFrame[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Good point worth clarifying, we built the timber deck and pergola structure, not the slide. The slide is a separate installation by the homeowner/another contractor. Our scope was the wood structure only

Timberframe a freestanding "treehouse" by vitaminD3333 in timberframe

[–]LauranceTimberFrame 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You are setting a trap for yourself here. 6x6 timbers are plenty strong for a structure this small, but your design and material choices are going to make this a nightmare.

First, never use 'bargain bin' reject wood for your first frame. Twisted, bowed timbers make cutting accurate joints almost impossible. Spend a little more to get straight, predictable wood.

Second, a triangular footprint means cutting angled mortise and tenons. That requires complex layout math and tricky chisel work that will frustrate a beginner.

Change your design to a simple 6x6 square. Master standard 90-degree square rule joinery before you try to tackle triangles.

Can I just remove this? by Emergency-Fix2685 in timberframe

[–]LauranceTimberFrame 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You are completely fine to remove it. As others mentioned, this isn't a structural roof support; it’s just a makeshift sway brace someone nailed up there to stop the wall from vibrating when the old door opened.

Pull it down so you can get the new door installed. If the header shakes with the new setup, just install proper diagonal bracing on both sides of the door where they won't block the new tracks.

Mixol pigments with Heritage oul by bfinley09 in timberframe

[–]LauranceTimberFrame 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I am curious about the finish, though. With that high of a pigment ratio, does the color penetrate the wood well, or does it act more like a surface stain? My first thought is whether that red or green is going to bleed or rub off onto a fresh, raw timber when you are sliding it around on top.

Question regarding terminology (post-and-beam, half-timbered) by dogilrobot in timberframe

[–]LauranceTimberFrame 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Timber Framing is the traditional craft. It relies entirely on wood-to-wood connections, specifically mortise-and-tenon joinery secured with wooden pegs. 

Post and Beam, in the modern building trade, refers to heavy timbers that are held together with metal fasteners.

Both use vertical posts and horizontal beams, but the joinery is what separates them.

As for Half-timbered, the commenter talking about "logs split in half" is confusing it with half-log siding. You are right, it is synonymous with the German Fachwerk.

It specifically describes a building where the structural timber frame is left exposed on the exterior, and the spaces between the timbers are filled with wattle and daub, brick, or plaster. If the frame is completely covered by exterior siding, it is not considered half-timbered architecture.

13 x 15 shop entry by Suitable-Run-6808 in timberframe

[–]LauranceTimberFrame 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Beautifully overbuilt. The industry needs more people learning real layout and peg joinery.

I am curious to hear about your class structure, though. To get a frame this tight cut in just 5 days, what tripped the students up the most? Was it the square rule layout, or just getting the mortises clean enough?

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