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# 1 Barn built in 1995
This barn is a 24' by 30'  1 1/2 story barn. This was the first Timberframe barn I designed and built on my own.
# 2 Barn / shop built in 1996
This barn is a 24' by 36'  2 1/2 story bank barn.
# 4 Barn built in 1997
This is a 24' by 42' 1 1/2 story barn with a 8' by 42' shed, part of which is open for fire wood storage.
# 6 Barn / addition built in 1998
This is a 26' by 32' 1 1/2 story carriage barn / addition used as a garage and additional living space
# 9 Barn / shop built in 2000
This is a 30' by 36' 2 1/2 story barn and work shop.
# 15 Barn built in 2002
This is a 24' by 30' 1 1/2 story barn with a 12' by 30' shed on one side, with a metal roof.
# 16 Barn / garage built in 2002
This is 20' by 22' garage with a 6'  by 12' garden shed on the side, with all wood cedar roof and siding.
# 18 Barn built in 2003
This is a 26' by 32'  2 1/2 story barn that has a drive-in second floor, supported by heavy oak beams.
# 19 Barn / House built in 2003
This is a 28' by 40' 2 story bank barn, that is actually a house, with a southern exposure of mostly glass.
# 20 Barn / library built in 2003
This is a private library 18' by 32' including the 8' of porch (little school house look).
# 21 Barn built in 2004
This barn is 24' by 30' 1 1/2 stories with cedar siding and a metal roof.
# 22 Barn built in 2005
This barn is 18' by 24' 1 1/2 stories with cedar siding and a metal roof.  The roof has SIP panels and the upstairs is used as a studio.
# 30 Barn built in 2005
This is the completed frame of a 30' by 48' two story barn.  Click on the picture for more shots This is the same barn, completed.

# 31 Barn / studio built in 2006

This is the finished frame, the barn, is 24' by 44' 1 1/2 stories. it is a 4 bent structure. one bent is at 24' clear truss, leaving a 24' by 32' clear span room. This is the completed barn, with cedar siding and a metal roof.  The roof has SIP panels for insulation. 

# 32 Barn built in 2006

This is the finished frame, the barn, is 24' by 30' 1 1/2 stories. It is a 3 bent structure. There are no internal posts upstairs. The roof is common rafters over purlins. This is the completed barn, with cedar board & baton siding and a metal roof. The garage doors are over-head type, sheathed in vertical cedar.

# 33 Barn / addition built in 2006

This frame is an addition, it is 20' by 28' 1 1/2 stories. and a 15' by 20' con.  The main section is a 3 bent structure. The mid bent is a clear span. The roof is common rafters, and it has a timber framed cupola. This is the completed barn / addition, with pine siding and a Arct. shingle roof. The roof has SIP panels for insulation. 

# 36 Barn / boat house built in 2007

This is the finished frame, the barn, is 16' by 24'.  It is a 3 bent structure. in this case the bents followed the ridge. This is the completed barn, with pine siding and a cedar shingle roof.  

# 38 Barn / Studio built in 2007

These are pictures of the completed frame of a 38' by 60' story and a half barn / studio. It is a 5 bent frame with a shed off the back.  Click on the picture to see a time-lapse video of the raising. This is the same barn, completed. the walls and roof have SIP panels, cedar siding and Arct. shingle roof.  plus the 2 porches were timber framed as well.

# 39 The Hay Barn built in 2007

This is the finished frame, the barn, is 20' by 30' 1 1/2 stories. with a 17' by 18' wing, and a 12' shed roof  The main section is a 4 bent structure.  This green building has hay bale walls and SIP's on the roof.  The bales will be covered in plaster and metal roofing applied over the SIP's on the roof.

# 40 built in 2007

This frame is an addition, it is 26' by 27' one story with a loft. It is a 4 bent structure.  The roof is common rafters with a structural ridge. note the curved braces. Here is the finished addition on the house.  In the background you can also see the Timber Framed barn I had built them back in 2002 (# 15 above)

# 41 built in 2008

This frame is an addition, it is 24' by 28' two story. It is a 3 bent structure.  The roof is common rafters.  The first level is a walk-out basement.

# 42 built in 2008

This frame is a horse barn, it is 28' by 36' 1 1/2 stories. It is a 4 bent structure.  The roof is common rafters resting on plates and purlins.  This style frame is great for hand raisings. Here is the finished barn

# 43 built in 2008

This frame is a Pavilion at Yale University, it stands on 6 posts, and its roof overhangs to 30' by 39'. It has 2 bents 38' long and 20' apart.  The frame was hand raised by students and friends. This the finished Pavilion

# 45 built in 2009

This Barn is 36' by 36' 1 1/2 stories plus a 10' by 24' shed roof on one side. The Timber frame hand raising only takes one day and the roof was completed that day too! This is the finished barn, with cedar siding, metal roof, and custom made Timber framed cupola