Straker (Timber Frame Home)
Timber Frame Home in Colorado
Timber Frame Home in Colorado
Timber Frame Barn in Lafayette, Colorado
Welcome to our premier episode of “This Old Truss”.
Today’s story covers some history and procedures of reclaiming for usage some old timber trusses into a new structure.
Publication: Scantlings
To satisfy a client’s desire for lots of exposed structure, a builder removes conventional roof framing to make way for custom trusses.
“Recently I heard someone say, ‘The best way to honor a tree is to make something with it that is more miraculous than the tree itself.’ We tried our best with this project.”—Steven Rundquist, timber framer
Publication: Fine Home Building
Move over million-dollar mansions, timber-frame homes can be cost-effective
When you think about timber-frame homes in Colorado, do you think of multimillion dollar getaway spots in the mountains? Well, it’s time to think again.
Publication: Fort Collins Coloradoan
This concept was developed about 6 years ago after discussions with my friend Mel Wright. I’d been looking for a way to walk the walk when it came to building “green”. The idea was to provide a system which could be easily transported to remote sites and used to power the tools we use to […]