Lancaster County Timber Frames, Inc. recently contracted for two new projects. One is for a pool house in the greater Pittsburgh area. The general contractor is Kacin Construction of Murrysville, PA. The pool house timber frame consists of a hip and valley roof system, with the hips terminating at dragon beams. There are radio […]
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Heavy Timbers and Cast Iron
On the simplest level, building is an artful combination of materials, chosen for their suitability for the task at hand. Wood and stone, for example, have had a long and illustrious history together, but other pairings have also occurred, coming into fashion and fading again, as the vicissitudes of history dictate. One of these pairings […]
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Growing up on Rin-Tin-Tin and Lassie, I had dreamed of having a dog. But we were a large family living in a really small house, so it was not be. Many years later, during my fourth year of teaching, the desire arose again and I casually mentioned it to some of my students. A day […]
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