quiet office at Vermont Timber Works...

It's been a quiet week so far at Vermont Timber Works. Lot's of follow up and searching for new leads in the sales department. We are raising a timber frame in Jamesport Long Island this week for John Mazur. Dan, Rick, Mikey, Jason, & Toddie are on the job. Peter and Doug are in the office and seem to be much quieter with out Dan and Rick around...not sure what that implies! James, Kellin and MJ are in the shop working on the Artzt Project. They are handcrafting decorative heavy timber trusses in eastern white pine. Here's the shop drawing, a very pretty and delicate truss design.
With any luck, I'll have some photos of these trusses soon. Here are some progress shots from the shop. The finish is Minwax Winter White, perfect for a beach house don't you think?

The finials have a few coats of the winter white on them, which is needed to seal them.
Kellin is working on the layout, timber arches are next! James is cutting and MJ is in charge of sanding, chamfering and finishing.

The next stage will be putting these decorative timber trusses together, as we are shipping them out fully assembled.

searching for commercial heavy timber projects

Many of the commercial heavy timber project leads are found by searching. Our sales team spends quite a lot of time searching for new projects. We use Reed Construction Data, Dodge Construction, Bid Clerk and Construction Wire to name a few.

Heavy timber commercial work typically falls under division 06130, division 6131, division 06170 or division 06180. However we are not always listed in the 06 specifications...even if there is heavy timber in the project. SO, we need to be inventive and persistent on our searching and research.

The Vermont Department of Economic Development (Joanne) stopped in yesterday. We had a very informative meeting and look forward to her help in gaining access to more government bids.

Timber Frame Raisings by Vermont Timber Works

Let's raise your timber frame! You have watched your project progress from the idea stage, drawings and design, engineering and now it's time to raise your timber frame. The raising is the most exciting part (in my opinion). At Vermont Timber Works we do not erect all of our timber frame projects, but we do quite a few.

What does Vermont Timber Works specialize in?

Vermont Timber Works, Inc. specializes in working with clients and architects to custom design & engineer timber frames that meet both the structural and aesthetic needs of the client. Handcrafted post and beam homes, barns, buildings, churches, restaurants, cottages, cabins, porte cocheres, pergolas and more. Many of these designs incorporate traditional timber frame joinery, mortise and tenon with hard wood pegs.

Heavy timbers add wonderful accents to homes and commercial buildings, especially as a focal point in your design. More and more, post & beam design is being chosen and at Vermont Timber Works, we would like YOU to choose US. 802.886.1917