Habitat for Humanity Timber Frame Houses
Twenty seven years ago, this month, hundreds of volunteer timber framers from across continent converged on York, Pennsylvania to erect two timber frames for Habitat For Humanity. The frame raising began early on a Thursday morning and four days later two families moved into the completed homes. This event was covered by WHYY of […]
Reflections on 2015
A decade or so ago, I lamented to my sweet wife that I had begun to feel there would eventually come a time when no more exciting projects would come across my desk. She gave me a sardonic smile and said, “If that’s what you think, then that’s what will happen.” She had given my […]
News from Lancaster County Timber Frames, 16th April 2015
Our designers – Josh Coleman, Tim Diener, and Cory Bair – along with Tony Zaya recently attended a seminar entitled “Heavy Timber Construction in Commercial Projects” in Baltimore. The class was sponsored by WoodWorks, an initiative of the Wood Products Council, which, in turn, is “a cooperative venture of major North American wood associations as […]