Approaching retirement, these nature lovers envisioned a house with green vistas from every window and good fishing nearby. A Hardwick Post & Beam timber frame met their requirements for an environmentally friendly, low-maintenance retirement home featuring the beauty and strength of wood. And then they found the perfect place to build it.
The owners enjoyed the planning and building process, and their sense of fun is reflected in charming finish details, such as the front door treatment and a fish that must have found its way from the nearby river to the tile work on the bathroom floor.
Up in the mountains of Vermont after putting up a custom timber frame home, we got to go back and tackle the exterior timbers…
