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Timber frame is the common term in the UK for a house where the frame is made of wood. Nothing exotic about it.
by kwhitefoot 4y ago
Timber frame is the common term in the UK for a house where the frame is made of wood. Nothing exotic about it.
- peteradio 4y agoOP pretty clearly referred to USA, however.
- frosted-flakes 4y agoTimber framing is a totally different animal than stick framing, in the US, which the comment was explicitly about. Stick framed buildings use 2x lumber joined together with nails, while timber framed buildings use heavy timbers joined together with bolts and other complex joinery. Japanese house construction (at least what I've seen on YouTube) can accurately be described as timber framing, because it uses timbers set in place by crane and connected with bolts and a lot of mortise-and-tenon joints.