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: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i2Scl6ikbq6qoMUsi=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.

​@@normericatimberhomes8230I've never seen a barn without the cracks and those things are standing after 200 years.

Good suggestions - maybe we'll have to do another building for these folks! Thanks for your comment!

This project is located in Vermont right near Sugarbush Resort!

Thank you 😊

We have someone on board to change that now! :)

Thanks for the comment! This house is located near Collingwood, Ontario, Canada.

Thanks for the comment! This was a custom project, but if you email [email protected] one of the team will be able to track them down for you.

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 [email protected] and we would be happy to share photos!

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!

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.

thankyou love your work thankyou!!!@@normericatimberhomes8230

Thanks, Daniel!

You're welcome! Good luck with your project.

Thanks for the comment! You can reach out to us via email at [email protected].

@@normericatimberhomes8230 thank you!

Thanks for the comment! The kitchen has a nice warm feel to it indeed.

We think it's pretty dreamy, too. We love A frames, but don't seem to do many of them.

Thanks so much!

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.

Thanks for the comment. We'll see what we can do for future ones.

Reach out to us at [email protected] and one of our team can surely help.

It certainly could, though you would probably have to use a modified bitumen roof membrane with no metal roofing.

Thanks for your comment, and your support!

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/

Thanks for the comment and kind words!

Thanks for the comment. It's a nice contrast. A lot of our clients are doing white vertical or horizontal shiplap for interior cladding and it mixes really well with natural timbers.

I'd be pretty happy there, too!

How many ppl do u have to rattle around in there? I like space, but, looks as if 5 adults could live there easily with not too mush irritating interaction...tgthr when u want/apart when u want.

Thanks for the comment!