New Conventional Home Uses Timber Frame Accents

Our shop guys have been working hard on a special project for a new conventional home being built in Vermont. The homeowner's wanted to grace their 25'X30' great room with timber frame accents. Three beautiful timber frame trusses were designed by the homeowner's architect and our in-house design team. Adding timber frame accents to any new or existing home can add warmth and create the comfort of a timber frame home without it being full of timbers.

The trusses were handcrafted and assembled in our shop. For aesthetics, the trusses feature an inch and a quarter steel rod on the bottom of the truss. With the trusses being pre-assembled in the shop, we can control the fit of the joinery and ensure a tight fit. Also, this cuts down on time on the jobsite for the builder. Davis Frame also provided timber frame accent pieces for the new home's porch.

Here at Davis Frame if we're not cutting timbers for timber frame homes, we're cutting timber for additions, timber frame hybrids, timber frame accents, timber frame porches, timber frame stairs and even timber frame mailboxes! Also, check out our new line of panelized homes, eSIPS!

In addition to our timber frame, hybrid, and eSIPS panelized homes we can offer custom items of various shapes and sizes, some of which are pictured below.

We want you to know that no job is too large or too small for the Davis Frame team, so call 800.636.0993 today to speak with a project coordinator about your upcoming project!

Timber frame porch

Small timber frame addition

Octagon timber frame addition

Scissor truss with metal brackets used as an accent for a log home in the Adirondacks

Timber frame garden shed

Timber frame stairs

Timber frame mailbox

Timber Frame Floor Plan: Classic Barn 1A

Our line of barn homes are still some of our most popular timber frame floor plans! Classic Barn 1A from our line of Classic Barn Homes is still the leading favorite among our clients.

One of the biggest trends with timber frame home building is to design and build a home that resembles a barn. Many old barns have been converted into homes and here at Davis Frame, we have created several Classic Barn Home models to characterize centuries old timber frame barns. Not only are our Classic Barn homes beautiful, but they are pre-designed and can reduces some of the costs typically associated with building a timber frame. By choosing one of our pre-designed barn homes, you this will save you time and get your into your dream timber frame home faster.


Emphasizing simple lines and large groupings of windows, this first floor plan design of Classic Barn 2 features a ground-floor master suite, central kitchen, cathedral-ceiling great room and dining room.

The second floor includes a central loft, two bedrooms and a full bath. The loft provides a spacious bonus area to curl up and read a book. Many timber frame home's incorporate lofts to create a cozy space and to offer an open view of the great room. Often homeowners love the idea of a loft to enjoy the beauty of the timbers.


If you are interested in our Classic Barn Homes or want to create a custom designed timber frame home, contact us at 800.636.0993 today!

Home Buyers are Attracted to Organic Farm Developments

New York Times Article
By ALEC APPELBAUM

June 30, 20009

SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. — The bewildered Iowan who converted his farm into a ballpark in “Field of Dreams” in 1989 might reverse the move today. From Vermont to central California, developers are creating subdivisions around organic farms to attract buyers. If you plant it, these developers believe, they will buy.

Increasingly, subdivisions, usually master-planned developments at which buyers buy home sites or raw land, have been treating farms as an amenity. “There are currently at least 200 projects that include agriculture as a key community component,” said Ed McMahon, a senior fellow with the Urban Land Institute.......click here for more of the article!


A timber frame by Davis Frame Company or our eSIPS soy-based panelized home would be perfect on an organic farm development. Our line of eSIPS homes is made with soy-beans which employ American farmers all over the USA. An organic soy-based home would be a great choice for a farming development.

Imagine building a home right where you can be near fresh vegetables, what could get any better than that! Some of these developments with farms also include other great healthy amenities such as walking trails, ponds, gyms, etc. The latest trends in home building and developments is surely becoming more luring.

All for more information on our homes! 800.636.0993


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