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Timber Frame Barn/Home
Ohio |
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Bents
#1 and #2 are in place with plates, beams, and purlins completing
Bay #1. Bent #3 has just been raised and is being tied to Bent
#2 with plates and braces. |
| Lifting
the 6x8 dovetail roof purlins into place, one by one.. |
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Quartering
view of the completed timber frame. |
| End
view of the completed frame. Notice the hammerbeam trusses on
this end that will allow a completely 'open' room from floor to
ceiling. |
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This
barn was built over an exposed basement foundation with storage
areas below. |
| Structural
insulating wall panels being installed on back wall. |
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All
wall and gable panels are in place except for near gable end wall. |
| Curved
braces highlight a heavy timber girt at the entrance. |
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Reception
area has a wall of glass and a very dramatic timbered ceiling. |
| Same
view as above... |
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Dramatic
full-glass gable end offers a taste of what to expect when you get
inside. |
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in the rolling hills around Xenia, Ohio, this barn looks like it has
been there for decades when viewed from the other side. |
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This
barn also has a hay hood to allow block-and-tackle for lifting hay
to the second floor. |
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