Hammer beam truss
that specific pic has cross bracing added at the top and is very ornate
there's all kinds of trusses with different styles and strengths
the old school ones without xbox-huge metal plate connectors look way better even though they're weaker
More expensive, since you can't grab the typical Home Depot handymen (meth heads and Mexicans who brought exactly zero skills when immigrating) for it, you need actually trained labor.
Material costs come out slightly higher, since the timbers used are a fair bit more expensive, but that's offest by needing fewer of them. Should also be noted that even though it may be useful for holding up your roof, you're likely to still have some stick built walls since all your utilities will need somewhere to be mounted.
ICF is actually the best. Or for cheaper a 2x6 stick frame. My friend had a timber house. The timber will randomly crack as it acclimates or whatever and it sounds like a gunshot. Makes sleeping over there terrible.
>why is it timber frame
Cost. Strength. Beauty. Longevity. Evidence of a craftsman.
What do you call this building style
Hammer beam truss
that specific pic has cross bracing added at the top and is very ornate
there's all kinds of trusses with different styles and strengths
the old school ones without xbox-huge metal plate connectors look way better even though they're weaker
Liz truss
Entartete Kunst
Terrible.
one day i will build a timber frame house far from everyone and live in solidarity.
Have you heard of heat engineered wood?
incredible stuff
redpill me on timber frame
obviously beautiful and I understand it is structurally sound but what is the cost comparison
More expensive, since you can't grab the typical Home Depot handymen (meth heads and Mexicans who brought exactly zero skills when immigrating) for it, you need actually trained labor.
Material costs come out slightly higher, since the timbers used are a fair bit more expensive, but that's offest by needing fewer of them. Should also be noted that even though it may be useful for holding up your roof, you're likely to still have some stick built walls since all your utilities will need somewhere to be mounted.
Dutch brick is absolute kino
ICF is actually the best. Or for cheaper a 2x6 stick frame. My friend had a timber house. The timber will randomly crack as it acclimates or whatever and it sounds like a gunshot. Makes sleeping over there terrible.