Raising a 30' x 32' Timber Frame | Shelter Builds a Country Home & Garage | Ep. 1

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Join Gaius and the Shelter crew as they build three timber frame structures just a few miles from their shop in Woolwich! This project includes a 30' x 32' Timber Frame home connected to a 24' x 24' Timber Frame studio, as well as a 24' x 24' Timber Frame garage. Stay tuned over the next 7 episodes to see this project come together!
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[@ShelterInstitute]

Take your first (FREE!) step into timber framing with our Online Mini Course - onlinecourses.shelterinstitute.com/courses/free?

[@MichaelReddan-ql6lw]

I took their timber framing class in April 2024. I can honestly say every one of these people is just as awesome in person as they appear in these videos. I miss it already.

[@ShelterInstitute]

Thank you so much!! We strive to be awesome online and in person so good to hear. Come back and visit sometime!

[@2NIWRAD2]

Some beautiful timberwork fellas. I did timberwork for 8 yeas. Love it. Due to my cancer and chemo treatments. My heart can no longer handle it. I'll miss it forsure. Love watching this

[@aarong8933]

Gabe’s personality has really blossomed! 😊

[@phamscb]

i'm addicted to these videos fr. thank you .

[@ShelterInstitute]

Thank you for watching! We’re working to release more of this content consistently

[@enwinn]

Both your timber framing _and_ videography skills are impressive! I really like this approach. More please. 😎

[@paulswoodworks6312]

I’m a carpenter who does timber framing on occasion and I love these types of videos ya’ll put out!

[@kindredcouches]

Always glad to see a new Shelter video in the wild!

[@bastiat691]

Crazy beautiful wood

[@jamesryan1258]

oh man already so excited for Episode 2! Thank you for posting this. Will definitely attend a class someday because of this. Thank you

[@cherylstark99]

So satisfying to watch. My husband and I built a shed and a small house timber frame. We have cleared and will be starting the Barn in the Spring. We are a couple of old New Englanders. 60 and 67 respectively. Keep up the fabulous work.

[@ShelterInstitute]

Thank you! Best of luck during your build.

[@yvesjolicoeur747]

Impressive craftsmanship, amazing accuracy, a pleasure to watch

[@randalmoroski1184]

Beard looks great!

[@simongigney2138]

I'd love to be able to build my own timber frame home one day. Wish I was as closer to something like this. Looks amazing

[@jeffvanderveen2890]

Very informative . I like how all steps are shown

[@ShelterInstitute]

Thank you!

[@Grunt49]

Love to watch you artists.

[@nathantonning]

This video is a perfect demonstration of the melding of old and new techniques. Looking forward to the next episodes!

[@akhigasi]

Anyone else wants that margarita recipe? Awesome work, it's lovely to see the joints coming together.

[@mcchupka9718]

Beautiful craftsmanship, skill, and fit on the joinery.

[@mattypender2910]

Thank you. Y’all are the bees knees

[@heyyoubuddy6749]

Good morning everyone!! Oh man some day I would love to take your courses on how to timber frame. I love the look and the history of this type of building. Sure beats stick framing!!!! I have a bandsaw mill and have cut Timbers to do an extension to my work shop. I won’t be doing the mortise and tenon build just some lap joints and timber lock screws. Should be a serviceable storage area. Thank you all so much for what ya do! God bless you all !!

[@gallachobaer]

Let's go! Loved this, can't wait for the rest of the episodes to come out!

[@joshuahasson9687]

Speaking of margaritas… the best one I’ve had is with Tanteo Tequila. They have naturally infused tequilas with spicy peppers: one is Jalapeño & the other is Habanero. I highly recommend!!

[@quindarius]

Freaking loved it

[@FITZIEBLUE]

Sweet !

[@thebradleysoncatbirdhill6849]

Absolutely amazing! I am just getting started in timber framing, and my 1st project is a sawmill shed. This could not be better timed!

[@jonathankerner2094]

Wow! Excellent. I'll be following along.

[@eckoguitar767]

Nice job well done

[@timothycasey5749]

Hey! Im from Maine...living in the Chicago area currently.. Will watch it all.

[@emrsngs]

Anyone else dream of a Shelter Institute build on their property? 😊

[@AdamLong1973]

Absolutely do. Love to know their prices to come down to VA.

[@marcsimard2723]

I don’t like chicken mc nuggets, so no

[@carlstime5956]

Great work gentlemen!

[@BigKeith510]

Thank you for the video!

[@Pali65]

What a beautiful art...

[@autonomous_collective]

Thanks for sharing.....Awesome.

[@ShelterInstitute]

Thanks for watching!

[@hudsonb631]

love these videos!!!

[@ShelterInstitute]

Thank you!!

[@andreabeydler5107]

That's a beautiful build! What are the dimensions for it? I heard 30x32 if I'm correct.

[@ShelterInstitute]

Thank you! Yes that's correct. The main house is 30' x 32', which is connected to a 24' x 24' studio. The garage is 24' x 24' as well.

[@andreabeydler5107]

@@ShelterInstitute thank you for responding back to my question.

[@lujitsu1251]

I want one of your fire sale frames please!

[@judewoodward122]

Such an amazing video, the whole series of this one is amazing ahah and such a great team spirit lol. What are you using to fix the post to the concrete, looks like a pressure treated block fixed to the post but then how is that fixed to the concrete floor/sill. Expected to see the ABU

[@tonyd6853]

We have a timber frame barn that has a side splitting do to erosion. One giant vice was not enough to fix it.

[@johnkayak10]

Just curious how you compare working with the hemlock compared to Doug fir

[@ShelterInstitute]

We find them equally difficult to work. We have noticed that green hemlock becomes incredibly hard to slick if you rough out your mortises the day before. Slick your mortises immediately after roughing them out with a chain mortiser.

[@leighrawnsley2266]

hi again, great video. Can't wait to see the rest. What thickness floorboards are you using to span the floor joists as they look about 3 - 4ft apart? i'd still love to do your course, but the cost of coming from the uk to do it is way out of my league and even the online course is currently out of reach due to the UK cost of living crisis.

[@ShelterInstitute]

Thank you for watching! Our floor joists are 3ft on center and the decking is nominal 2 x 6 tongue and groove.

[@jamespiontkowski7855]

Looks awesome..just curious on the cost of the frame and labor..

[@fabiancanada8876]

Yes, that would be interesting. We are planing on building a timber-frame (kind of a hybrid) and we checked into the SIP and I can tell you that they are expensive! We go with spray foam with is quite pricey too but still quite a bit less than the SIPs.

[@garrettscott4094]

Where do you order that sill plate from?

[@DavidLCangelloMDFACSNewYork]

I'm curious, do you have to tarp the entire structure each night overnight until you have it completely sealed, since it's essentially built from the inside out?

[@olddodger7178]

Are your pegs drawbored?

[@mixedbeans]

How were you attaching the bents to the sill plate? It wasn't clear in the video.

[@kindredcouches]

I believe the whole structure is tied together once the SIP panels are installed, I'm sure in later episodes of this series we'll see that detail.

[@pjbarnes9524]

Are you going to have a Dec sale on your tools?

[@ShelterInstitute]

Yes! Our annual sale is December 10th at our store in Maine and December 10th & 11th online.

[@1kbs11]

@@ShelterInstitute I’ve been “window shopping” the store’s tools before and since I started the on line course, and haven’t been able to catch some of the items in stock. I’m in no big hurry, but I was wondering if the “out of stock” items will be in stock for tomorrow’s sale? If not will there be another sale in the near future? (JF)

[@Calmethar.]

Great stuff. Why would you ever wanna poison your own crew, though ;-)

[@1kbs11]

@16:45, I am seeing a block of pressure treated attached to the bottom end of a bent’s post? (JF)

[@robertlaird6746]

1st :)

[@jungbechtospk40]

It's good to see Woodglut have new instructions to save my money and energy to build it.

[@timothycasey5749]

Actually, that would be "taht"

[@deanbraden7695]

14:40 gross McDonald’s c’mon

[@danimal1638]

Please, don't show compressed air being used like this in your videos! I did it for years and will still do it on my own projects but maybe blow piles of wood chips if the video editor wants action shots like that. Table 1 requriments if you know what I'm refering to. Love your videos and other than that, keep up the great work!

[@thedolphin5428]

Lovely timber construction. Shame about the polystyrene in-fill. 👹 Do you know that every little white particle of that shit takes 500 years to break down. Worst inorganic insulation ever made.

[@RickVonSloneker]

I didn't make it through. Much prefer the video style of the Martha's Vineyard series, with Gaius narrating. This is just annoying site chatter from the team, who we don't know. The rest of the videos are certainly in the can but hopeful the direction changes.