Technical Information

A Frontier Designer Barn Home offers its owners with quality materials and craftsmanship that has been proven for centuries.  All the crafting of the timbers is done in our workshop to ensure accurate and precise construction during final assembly.

The Timber Frame can be built with a wide variety of hard and soft woods, ranging from pine to oak.  The timbers can range in size from  8"x 8" to 12" x 24" and can be planned, rough sawn or hand hewn depending on our clients desires and the structural needs.                                  

The timber frame shell is then framed in using either traditional stick frame construction, which uses 2x6 spruce studs and R20 insulation, or insulated wall panels.  The exterior can be finished with any type of brick, stone, wood or vinyl siding.

Our R35 cathedral ceiling is built using exposed 4"x 6" or 4"x 8" rafters.  Once the rafters are installed, 1"x 6" T&G (tonge and grove), pine planking or drywall is nailed on top.  The roof is then insulated using 81/4" ridgid EPS insulation  which come in 4'x 8' shiplapped sections, with a 6mil poly vapor barrier.  1/2" T&G plywood is then placed on top of the foam.  The roof can be finished

with asphalt shingles, cedar shakes or metal roofing.