A simple timber frame made of straight vertical and horizontal pieces with a common rafter roof without purlins. The term box frame is not … See more

Aisled frames have one or more rows of interior posts. These interior posts typically carry more structural load than the posts in the exterior walls. … See more

Half-timbering refers to a structure with a frame of load-bearing timber, creating spaces between the timbers called panels (in German Gefach or Fächer = partitions), which are then filled-in with some kind of nonstructural material known as infill. The frame is often left … See more

The use of timber framing in buildings offers various aesthetic and structural benefits, as the timber frame lends itself to open plan designs and allows for complete enclosure in effective … See more

A cruck is a pair of crooked or curved timbers which form a bent (U.S.) or crossframe (UK); the individual timbers are each called a blade. More than 4,000 cruck frame buildings have been recorded in the UK. Several types of cruck frames are used; more … See more

Traditional timber framing is the method of creating framed structures of heavy timber jointed together with various joints, commonly and … See more

The techniques used in timber framing date back to Neolithic times, and have been used in many parts of the world during various periods such as ancient Japan, continental … See more