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Good question! The timbers from our Eastern White Pine (EWP) frames are harvested and milled in the winter months before being stored and allowed to air dry. When the timbers are planned and then manufactured by our CNC machine, however, they are still considered "green", with a relatively high moisture content. Once the timbers are erected and enclosed in a building and that space is conditioned, the speed at which those timbers dry increases. As the timbers dry faster on the surface than they do near the heartwood, the result is the occurrence of these cracks, which is called checking. It's a normal occurrence which, except for a in very rare circumstances, does not jeopardize the structural integrity of the frame. We find it adds character to the frame, and the occurrences of these checks will slow down as the timber dries. The folks at Shelter Institute have a wonderful couple of videos on green wood in timber framing and some precautionary measures than can be taken to limit checking, which you can find here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-U39fun9Iwjc.htmlsi=njwSCe6e8z5St_V6 We do have kilns at a our manufacturing facility. For Douglas fir frames, we use free of heart centre (FOHC) timbers and we kiln dry the material. Douglas fir takes to kiln drying much better than EWP does. The kiln-dried FOHC timber tends to check less than EWP. For those clients who really want to avoid checking in their timbers, glulam timbers are an option.
Do you have plans for this? I did not see any links for plans. My wife and I are looking to move out of Chicago and back to the New England area and a timber frame home is exactly what I’m looking for like this. Please share links for plans if you have them!
This is just a video walkthrough of a Revit model we did for a new design. We will be building this model for a client in Muskoka, Ontario later this year. Reach out to us at info@normerica.com and we would be happy to share photos!
Nice looking cabin. I like the simplicity of the shed roof design... I have been thinking of something similar for a cabin and alongside guest cabin - though I am in Sweden. Did you guys use SIPs panels for the walls and roof? I hear that SIPS are popular in North America... here, not so much. Only really see metal faced PUR or fiberglass sandwich panels used in commercial buildings here with steel framing holding the load.
Thanks for the comment! We do use SIPS, but in this instance, that is not what was designed. What is contemplated is almost like a site built SIP - 3/4" T&G over the rafters with 6mm poly, two courses of 3.5" polyiso rigid insulation with staggered seams, and then 5/8" ZIP System roof sheathing.
Thanks for the comment! We're located in Innisfil, Ontario, Canada. Most of projects are in Ontario, but we have done projects all across Canada and in 18 countries around the world!
thankyou! i come from Fort Frances, Ontario which is south of Kenora, Ontario,, have ever build in and around Kenora Ontario Please what Innisfail Ontario near that i might know thankyou!
@@marcs9453 We've done a few projects on Lake of the Woods, which isn't far from you. Innisfil is just south of Barrie and about an hour north of Toronto.
I see all these great lake homes with not so great yards. Massive house tiny sloped yards. It is nice to be by water but pools and outdoor spaces make it even nicer to enjoy the outdoors. Nice house, but huge waste of space.
This has to be the most perfect home that I have ever seen. It’s like it was taken straight from my dreams. The materials, decorations, and floor plan are exactly what I would pick. Outstanding job to the designers and workers on this project. 🎉
Thanks for the comment! Normerica did the architectural design, construction drawings, and supplied the building envelope (pre-manufactured timber frame, wall and roof systems, windows, and cladding). We are builders, too, but we did not build this project. We'll see if we can find that information from the clients and get back to you.
Footprint is about 1,650sf, total of 3,300sf conditioned space with the finished basement. Floor plan can be found here: normerica.com/houses/the-redstone-3975/