See where we will raise our next North Woods Joinery timber frame!

 

   

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This pastoral winter wood is the future site of the North Woods Joinery post and beam model home. The view shows Mt. Mansfield, Vermont's highest mountain, to the left, Nebraska notch and Bolton Mountain, of ski area fame, to the right.

 

From the outset, the NWJ model home was designed to have a low environmental impact, to be exceptionally energy efficient, and to be built as an example of 'Green Construction.'

 

This site was chosen because of beautiful future views, including a 40 mile vista of Vermont's Green Mountains to the south. In addition to the views, the house was carefully arranged to take advantage of passive solar gain.

 

1.      The home was designed with the 'long axis' facing almost due south into the view to capture maximum light and heat

2.      The north side of the home site is a steep hill that is fully wooded with evergreens to block wind and winter heat loss

3.      The home site itself is wooded with maple, oak, beech, and a few other species. This deciduous forest (which looses all the leaves in October and grows them back in May) will allow maximum sunlight and heating in the winter, and shade the home in the summer to provide 'passive cooling.'

4.      We were particularly interested in the presence of the red oak trees as an indicator of a unique warmer microclimate. The geography of the site is a south facing bowl. Normally, red oaks don't grow at the 1200 ft elevation of the home site here in Vermont. However, this site, and several others like it near the mountain ridge seemed to have a warmer microclimate (hence the red oaks), and offered a special opportunity to save energy over the lifetime of the home.

 

Sometimes 'Building Green' starts just as simply as spending time on the land,   watching the precession of the sun, and considering all of the geographic, geologic, and ecological elements of the site.

  

 

We have many wonderful North Woods Joinery custom frame raisings upcoming.  We are particularly excited as we plan to add Hawaii and California to the list of states that North Woods Joinery has raised a timber frame in!  If you haven't done so, please feel free to request a brochure, this way we can invite you to a raising in your area when one becomes available!  Click Here  to receive your free design brochure and floor plan package.

 

Below is a select few of our upcoming North Woods Joinery timber frame raisings.  Don't see one near you?  We would be happy to check our full list, just give us a call at 802 644-2400!

 

"The frame, the crew, everyone in the office did a fantastic job. Again the frame is perfect."
Tim Cronk & Heather Webber 

Homeowners
Laconia, New Hampshire

 

 

   Spring 2008                    Other Upcoming Raisings

 

Lima, NY                                Craftsbury, VT

Barkhampstead, CT                 Elmore, VT

Stowe, VT                               Hyde Park, VT

Londonderry, VT                     Kula, Maui, HI

                                     Leona Valley, CA

                                     Middlegrove, NY

                                     St. Johnsbury, VT

                                                 Windham, ME

 

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- News & Upcoming Events - 

Construction news on the new Concession Pavilion on the upper field.

Pete Kochalka and his crew (Travis Tremblay & Scott Sommer) from North Woods Joinery and two gophers Palmer and Rick arrived at the site Wednesday morning to construct the Post & Beam segment of our project. Classen's Trucking and Crane Service donated their services and their operator Dennis Bean.
 
Friday afternoon Parker & Stearns delivered the roofing material and then we transferred the trusses from the storage trailer to the top of the Post & Beam using Parker & Stearns scissor lift truck. Special thanks to their driver Adam for all his help. Bob Kennedy showed up after a last minute phone call and was a big help all afternoon.
 
The trusses were placed today by Rick Cootware, Bart Lamb and yours truly.  Doug Boardman stopped in a couple of times.  He was so impressed the first time that he had to bring his wife by to see the project.  He grabbed the camera and snapped a few more photos for us. 
 
The building is now ready for the roofing material.  This portion will be completed this week by Greg Stokes and students from the Construction Technology class at the Tech Center.   
 
Looks like we are on track to having the basic structure completed by Homecoming!!!!  
 
Stay Tuned,
Palmer

North Woods Joinery homes have become so popular that we have supplemented our craftspeople with automated timber cutting. Our new 5-axis Hundegger K-2 machine was brought on-line in the spring 2003!    Additional images coming soon!                                   

Check out the Articles section of our web site to see some of our beautiful homes in magazines like Timber Frame Homes, Timber Homes Illustrated, Builder/Architect, and Vermont Magazine!

  

 

Timberframers, Scott and Travis (above), at work in our shop in Jeffersonville, VT.  The knee braces are for a barn frame to be raised in Enosburg, Vermont.

The client chose the wood species of the frame to be done in northeastern hemlock timbers.  Hemlock, a wood we work frequently with, will deepen into a rich honey color over time providing visual pleasure over many years to come. 

The custom joinery for the frame is hand cut (see below) by the same framers who will be overseeing and helping raise the structure onsite.  During the raising any necessary last minute modifications, changes, or potential issues will be dealt with quickly, efficiently, and by the most knowledgeable person available, the timberframer that cut the frame in our shop!

In true timber frame fashion the frame will be held together with large wooden oak pegs; a tradition that is centurys old. 

We've just completed Phase I of our new 19,500 sq. ft. production facility in Cambridge, Vermont. Now we can serve you better than ever!