What is Post & Beam?
Posts and Beams and the perimeter of the structure support the roof. We build using post and beam because it can provide wide open living and does not require load bearing walls. This gives us the ability to create homes with wonderful glass walls to bring the outside into your home, and inside have as open a floor plan as your life style requires.Why Post & Beam? Beauty: the vaulted ceilings and exposed beams of a timber frame create warmth and charm in any style, traditional or contemporary. Strength: the Douglas Fir Glulams used in building the frame mean that your home will be much stronger and last longer than an ordinary house. Some post and beam structures in Europe and Japan are a thousand years old. Openness & Light: the frame carries all the structural weight of the house, allowing for large expanses of window and open interiors that flow from one room into the next. Energy efficiency: framing 2″x 6″ 24″ On center creates higher insulation than traditionally framed homes bu
