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Books on Timber Framing
NEW Roe Osborn, FRAMING A HOUSE Ref: 19055

House framing can be an intimidating challenge. Thousands of pieces of wood must be cut to precise dimensions, according to a set of plans. Accurate and safe assembly is critical as the house must support the weight of building materials, equipment, appliances and people - there’s simply no room for error. And yet, this comprehensive, accessible and highly visual book walks readers through this complicated process with ease. It’s all here, from using the right tools and framing a first-floor deck; to building stairs, roofs and dormers; and installing exterior trim. Former Fine Homebuilding editor and builder Roe Osborn doesn’t leave out the hard parts; he simply makes them understandable. 


Price: £16.99
NEW Roe Osborn, FRAMING A HOUSE

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Alcock & Hall, FIXTURES AND FITTINGS IN DATED HOUSES 1567 - 1763 Ref: CHT0052

Drawings illustrating fixtures and fittings from over 400 houses of known dated. Includes stairs, doors, windows and fittings and furniture (hinges, latches, door knockers, handles, bolts, catches and stays), fixed cupboards, dressers, panelling, friezes, mouldings and stops. A wonderful resource for anyone restoring old property.  


Price: £6.50
Alcock & Hall, FIXTURES AND FITTINGS IN DATED HOUSES 1567 - 1763

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Tedd Benson & James Gruber, BUILDING THE TIMBER FRAME HOUSE Ref: CHT0028

The Boston Globe said that it "is a brilliant book on two levels, as history and philosophical raison d'etre of timber-frame construction...a no-nonsense, how-to guide. Building and remodelling: Instructions are so complete that if you have (or can command) basic carpentry skills, this could be your sole house-building source". Design, joiners' work and raising (a house) are covered completely with appendixes of tables on beam loads and other technical information. 


Price: £17.95
Tedd Benson & James Gruber, BUILDING THE TIMBER FRAME HOUSE

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Tedd Benson, THE TIMBER-FRAME HOME Ref: CHT0056

Revision of the 1988 Fine Home Building magazine classic containing many updated and revised drawings. This book teaches how to combine centuries-old fine woodworking techniques with the latest building technology. Profusely illustrated. 


Price: £24.95
Tedd Benson, THE TIMBER-FRAME HOME

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Linda Hall, PERIOD HOUSE FIXTURES & FITTINGS 1300 - 1900 Ref: CHT0037

This definitive reference charts the development of the fixtures and fittings we can see today - from medieval and Tudor times to Georgian and Victorian. Drawings illustrating fixtures and fittings from 100s of houses of known date. Include stairs, doors, windows and fittings and furniture (hinges, latches, door knockers, handles, bolts, catches and stays), fixed cupboards, dressers, paneling, friezes, mouldings and stops. A wonderful resource for anyone interested in dating or restoring old property. 441 b&w illustrations, mainly drawings with some photographs. pb. 


Price: £12.99
Linda Hall, PERIOD HOUSE FIXTURES & FITTINGS 1300 - 1900

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Richard Harris, DISCOVERING TIMBER FRAMED BUILDINGS Ref: CHT9345

Brief, but "One of the best books on England's timber-framed buildings" (Architects Journal).The author's clear drawings illustrate methods of construction including all possible joints and such items as carpenters' marks. All types of regional buildings are illustrated. 


Price: £5.99
Richard Harris, DISCOVERING TIMBER FRAMED BUILDINGS

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Rupert Newman, OAK-FRAMED BUILDINGS Ref: CHT9015

The author originally trained as a naval architect and shipwright moved on to oak timber framed construction for houses. Full colour photographs show projects both complete and under construction. Indented for aspiring self-builders as well as established carpenters and builders. Structural details and three-dimensional drawings are included. Chapters comprise: Past and present; Making a start; Frame design; Understanding the structure; Construction process; Walls and roofs; Second fix; and Finishing off. 


Price: £24.95
Rupert Newman, OAK-FRAMED BUILDINGS

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Eric Sloane, AN AGE OF BARNS Ref: CHT0197

A reprint of Sloane's classic study of the architecture and history of American barns. Filled with 100s of sketches that illustrate all types of structure including many types of timber framing. 


Price: £13.50
Eric Sloane, AN AGE OF BARNS

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Paula Sunshine, YOU'VE BEEN TIMBER-FRAMED! Ref: CHT0114

This book is primarily aimed at people who are looking at a timber framed house for the first time either 1) because they are thinking of buying one, 2) having bought one need to renovate it or 3) are intending to build a new timber-framed house themselves; It starts by listing about 20 questions that you should ask yourself when contemplating a purchase and then goes in detail to give a guide as to how you go about asking these questions; from what type of external reference to what do you do about dealing with changes to a listed building.  


Price: £12.99
Paula Sunshine, YOU'VE BEEN TIMBER-FRAMED!

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Paula Sunshine, WATTLE AND DAUB Ref: CHT9346

Wattle and daub can be seen today as the infill between the timbers of timber-framed buildings throughout England. It is one of the oldest building methods in the world used, originally in the most primitive of shelters. Sticks and studs (wattles) and clay and earth (daub). Daub has been used to coat the wattle and fill gaps and keep out rain in winter and heat in the summer and has been known to last for more than 500 years. The author explains some of the mysteries surrounding this material. 


Price: £4.99
Paula Sunshine, WATTLE AND DAUB

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J. R. Mulryne & Margaret Shewring (ed), SHAKESPEARE'S GLOBE REBUILT Ref: CHT0155

A fully illustrated account of the research which has gone into the Globe reconstruction. Documents of the period have been explored afresh, the techniques of timber framing have been re-examined as well as the practices of Elizabethan craftsmen in preparing the decorative schemes. There is a considerable section specifically on timber framing written by architect Jon Greenfield drawing on the expertise of John McCurdy the master carpenter whose role was the timber framing of the reconstruction. 


Price: £17.95
J. R. Mulryne & Margaret Shewring (ed), SHAKESPEARE'S GLOBE REBUILT

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C. K. Wilbur, HOME BUILDING AND WOODWORKING IN COLONIAL AMERICA Ref: CHT0029

A sourcebook of 17th and 18th century construction. Considerable illustration and discussion of the tools used and on everything from choosing the trees to the finished house including raising the frame. Over thirty tools are illustrated in detail and drawings show how they were used.  


Price: £11.50
C. K. Wilbur, HOME BUILDING AND WOODWORKING IN COLONIAL AMERICA

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