30' X 40' Timber Frame Barn W/ 6' X 12' Clerestory
A fabulous project for a spectacular coastal Maine site, this custom designed 30′x40′ fully timber framed barn will serve many capacities through its years. Designed especially tall to accomodate storage of an excavator, the lines of this barn remain clean and strong. A full upstairs with a 4′ knee wall will serve as a two bedroom guest apartment for this island retreat. A 6′x12′ clerestory style cupola for light and ventilation provides a break in the top of the 12 in 12 roof pitch, topping out at over 34′ tall! Locally sourced Eastern Hemlock timbers and signature Red Oak braces as well as fully mortised and tenoned window and sheathing nailers provide an exceptionally stout and rigid frame. Creative site conditions and tidal impacts all added to the challenge of raising this frame, but an exceptional crew stayed safe and happy through the entire project. Read the testimonial for this project on our Testimonial Page.
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Black Dog Timberworks is a small, owner operated company focused on traditional timber framed building techniques. We are committed to celebrating the time honored art of craftsmanship while integrating current technologies to provide a beautiful and sustainable structure. Precision mortise and tenoned joinery, draw bored oak pegs, and a handcrafted finish create a home or barn of unparalleled strength and beauty.
Owner Rusty Partridge created Black Dog Timberworks with the desire to provide the highest level of quality while doing our work sensitive to our impacts on the earth. We take great strides in sourcing our materials locally, working with local craftspeople and encouraging the most energy efficient building practices possible. Our small size allows the flexibility to accomplish a wide range of projects.
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