Timber Terminology

You don’t have to be a timber-framing expert or be able to identify their various components to appreciate their unique beauty. But many timber home owners want to learn these terms because they take great pride in their storied history and unique construction methods.

Here, we not only define many of the key terms used in timber home speak, we organize it by general, construction and joinery terms and phrases, so that, in addition to understanding what the words mean, you can recognize certain stages