Arched Church Beams

Arched Church Beams for St Andrew's Church in Ridgefield, CT

 We are just home from installing these beautiful arched beams in Ridgefield, CT.

We will have to go back and photograph this church once the construction is complete.

 They are a combination of douglas fir timber, glulam arches and steel connections.

 Heavy timber adds a wonderful look to a church... or it will, once the aluminum foil insulation is covered up!

Here is a view looking up at the cross in the church truss.

Pavilion Oak Timber Truss

Oak timber Truss in a Pavilion's Great Room

 These oak ceiling trusses were stained dark to the owner's taste. They are in a pavilion in Quebec.

See more timber trusses at Vermont Timber Works

 A detail photograph of custom oak corbels that were designed and cut for the job.

 Here is an image of a timber truss and a stone fireplace. They  look great together.

 A look toward the staircase.

Pretty Boat House

Pretty Timber Frame Boat House in Quebec

                                                                            

 This boat house is under construction in Quebec 
 

 Here is a photo of the boathouse overlooking the lake.

 We custom designed and cut scrolls on the rafter ends. See more of our work at VermontTimberWorks.com

Timber Frame Homes

Timber Frame Homes by Vermont Timber Works

 I designed this farm house back in 1989, and still love the look. It is a classic New England Saltbox custom designed for two photographers from New York City. They moved to Vermont to have a child and raise her in a rural area. The "house" is actually an addition to the main house, and includes a guest suite, office, caretaker's quarters and carport.

 This image is of a beautiful post and beam house in Westerlo New York.It's gambrel design using rough hewn beams and a modern interior. A detail page of the project can be seen at www.vermonttimberworks.com . Jupiter Barn

This is a traditional hammer beam truss for a living room that is part of a Vermont Estate. Hammer beams are interesting because they rely on outside buttressing, like old cathedrals, for support. They make great open ceilings

 This is the caretaker's quarters for the farmhouse pictured above. It uses rough sawn cottage beams that have been stained driftwood grey.

This is the living room of a great house on Stratton Mountain in Vermont. It features douglas fir ceiling beams, curved braces and a cathedral ceiling.

Concealed Steel Connections in Post and Beam Buildings

Concealed Steel Connections in Post and Beam Buildings

 

The Safari Load Platform at Six Flags - New Jersey is an open structure, which is beautiful, but creates some engineering challenges.  Without a structural plywood skin, as most buildings have, all the lateral forces (forces caused by wind) must travel through the beams and be concentrated in the joints. Sometimes the forces are just too big, and must be resolved with hidden steel joinery.

The photo to the left shows a concealed tension tie using 4" shear plates, 3/4x6" lags, a steel plate welded to a 1" diameter rod, and a 4"x4" steel plate washer. The system will resolve 9,000 pounds of tension.

An isometric view of of the Safari Load Platform at Six Flags, New Jersey. The building will be used as a staging area for visitors as they wait to get on the Wild Safari Tour.









Post and Beam Elevation One.

Post and Beam Elevation Two.

Six Flags - NJ Timber Frames

Finished Jobs from Six Flags, New Jersey

At Vermont Timber Works, we are very excited about three new timber frame contracts we just signed with Six Flags in New Jersey.

To the left is the Camp Aventura Load Platform, which is a timber frame pavilion / shade structure for visitors to gather before going on the ride into the wilderness.

The entrance into Safari Station.

 The Camp Aventura Outpost Timber Frame is a combination of a store, nature center, snack bar and rest area for.

A finished image of the Outpost ready for guests.

 The Safari Load Platform is a post and beam structure designed to load and off load visitors from outback vehicles as they go to the Wild Safari section of Six Flags Great Adventure

The timber frame load platform looks great with all the landscaping and safari truck taking adventurers through the park.

Timber Brackets

Steel Brackets for Timber Beams

Black steel brackets support rough sawn pine timbers .

Here is a larger view of a custom steel bracket, designed by Vermont Timber Works, to hold up  the wood ceiling beam. These beams are going in a restaurant at 184 Kent Ave in Brooklyn, NY

Timber Frame Shop Drawings

Timber Frame Shop Drawing

This is a typical shop drawing for a timber truss with an arched bottom chord.We produce detailed shop drawings for all of our projects, making sure that each client has a chance to review the final drawings prior to production of their timber frame.

Detailed part drawings are also produced so  handcrafted beams can be fabricated  in our shop. Each joint is precisely marked and cut by experienced timber framers.

Timber Trusses with Curved Beams

Arched Timber Trusses

 We are shipping these trusses to Quebec later this month. They are custom made oak trusses with arched bottom cords and fancy corbels.

This image shows details of the truss. Notice the joinery details, key way and corbels.

Timber Truss Assembly Drawing

Assembly Drawing

This drawing, by Vermont Timber Works, shows how timber trusses are assembled. Notice the custom curved timber arches and the scrolled corbels.

Indoor Pool, Basketball Court and Soccer Field in PA

Indoor Pool, Basketball Court and Soccer Field in PA

On the drawing boards:

We are currently working of the design for a fun project in Pennsylvania that uses a hammer beam truss reinforced with steel rods to cover an indoor pool, and glulam arches to cover a basketball court and a soccer field. Vermont Timber Works, Inc.

Click here to see a 3d model of the frame

Timber Scroll Work

Curves and Scrolls By Vermont Timber Works

Scroll work really dresses up rafter tails. The photo above shows a rafter tail being designed.

This photo is of High Winds Pergola in New York. the rafters are stained white oak with custom scroll work.

Timber Frame Boathouse

This is a photo of a boathouse we built on Lake Sunapee in New Hampshire.














Timber Frame Boat House in Quebec:

Vermont Timber Works is currently designing a beautiful timber frame boathouse in Quebec. The owner and architect tasked us with designing a frame that can not only clear span 34'x42', support the northern snow load, but also hold two nine thousand pound boat lifts. We accomplished the task by designing two 42' girder trusses