Timber Framing for the Rest of Us: A Guide to Contemporary Post and Beam Construction: 12 (Mother Earth News Wiser Living Series, 12)

Roy, Rob

ISBN 10: 0865715084 / ISBN 13: 9780865715080

Published by New Society Publishers, 2004

About this Item

The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Timber Framing for the Rest of Us: A Guide to Contemporary Post and Beam Construction: 12 (Mother Earth News Wiser Living Series, 12)
• Publisher: New Society Publishers
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0865715084
• ISBN 13: 9780865715080
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 363 grams

About this title

Synopsis

All those of us without traditional skills need to know to build with timber framing

Many natural building methods rely upon the use of post and beam frame structures that are then in-filled with straw, cob, cordwood, or more conventional wall materials. But traditional timber framing employs the use of finely crafted jointing and wooden pegs, requiring a high degree of craftsmanship and training, as well as much time and expense. However, there is another way...

Timber Framing for the Rest of Us describes the timber framing methods used by most contractors, farmers, and owner-builders, methods that use modern metal fasteners, special screws, and common sense building principles to accomplish the same goal in much less time. And while there are many good books on traditional timber framing, this is the first to describe in depth these more common fastening methods. The book includes everything an owner-builder needs to know about building strong and beautiful structural frames from heavy timbers, including:

• the historical background of timber framing
• crucial design and structural considerations
• procuring timbers-including different woods, and recycled materials
• foundations, roofs, and in-filling consdierations
• the common fasteners.

A detailed case study of a timber frame project from start to finish completes this practical and comprehensive guide, along with a useful appendix of span tables and a bibliography.

Highly illustrated, this book enables 'the rest of us' to build like the professionals and will appeal to owner-builders, contractors and architects alike.

About the Author

Author/editor Rob Roy has been building, researching and teaching about cordwood masonry for 25 years and, with his wife, started Earthwood Building School in 1981. He has written ten books on alternative building, presented four videos-including two about cordwood masonry-and has taught cordwood masonry all over the world.