Timber Frame Open Homes in North Carolina, New Hampshire, and New York

There are several Timberpeg Open Homes this Sunday, May 20th. Below are some pictures and details on the homes available to visit.

North Carolina

The two timber frame homes featured below are both located in Boone, North Carolina and are hosted by Timberpeg Independent Representative, Doug McGuire of Mountaineer Timberpeg.

Timberpeg Timber Frame Home Located in Boone, NC

The first home (pictured above) is custom designed and features a beautiful Douglas fir timber frame. The home is approximately 3,600 square feet and has 2 stories, 3 bedrooms, and 3 and a half bathrooms. The first floor includes a large master bedroom suite with a private office, large walk-in closet, fireplace and custom shower. A cathedral great room is open to the kitchen and dining room. The second level includes a bridge that connects two bedrooms on each wing and overlooks the great room. A cozy library is also located on the second floor.  There is also a conventionally framed "bonus room" located over the garage. Let us know you would like to visit this home or view more photos and details here.

Timberpeg Timber Frame Home Located in Boone, NC

The second home located in Boone that is available to see (pictured above) is a custom designed arts & craft / Adirondack style home.  The home is 4,300 square feet with 2 stories, 4 bedrooms and 3-1/2 bathrooms.  The home is framed with Douglas fir and the exterior is beautifully finished with a mixture of cedar shingles, wood siding, stone and stucco.  This home also features an ICF, Polysteel, lower level system, Passive Home design and was built under the Healthy Built Home guidelines. Let us know you would like to visit this home or view more photos and details here.

Timberpeg Timber Frame Home in Black Mountain, North Carolina

Timberpeg Independent Representative, Mountain Architects would like to invite you to see the above timber frame home located in Black Mountain, North Carolina. This home is a mountain retreat, custom designed by Architect Kenneth J. Wertheim, AIA.  This small 1,350 square foot, pine timber framed cabin retreat incorporates many green building products. The home features 2 bedrooms and lots of outdoor living space over looking dramatic mountain scenery. The home is located in a gated community and RSVP is required. Let us know you would like to visit this home or view more details here.

New Hampshire

Sutton, New Hampshire Timberpeg Timber Frame Home

The above home is custom designed and located in Sutton, NH. This home is considered a "hybrid timber frame," meaning part of the home is built using conventional or stick frame construction. In this particular home a spectacular Douglas fir timber frame is featured in the entry, kitchen, great room, dining area, the master suite entry, plus two second floor bedrooms and bathroom. The remainder of the home, including the attached oversized garage, features conventional construction. The timber frame portion of the house was enclosed with structural insulated panels and the roof was insulated using Timberpeg's energy efficient wrap & strap system. The walls and some ceilings were finished in skim coat plaster with tongue and groove spruce ceiling decks in the timber frame areas and in other locations of the home. The main living area is approximately 3,450 square feet plus a walkout basement that is partly finished with an additional bedroom, bathroom and family/recreation area. The home is still under construction but is entirely enclosed. Timberpeg Independent Representative, Old Hampshire Designs would like to invite you to Contact us for more details on this timber frame open home.

New York

Timberpeg Timber Frame Home Located in Stratford, New York

The home pictured above is located in Stratford, NY and is being built by Timberpeg Independent Representative, Marshall Scott. The home will be under construction during the time of the open home but it will be fully enclosed with mechanicals being installed. This home is a custom designed, traditional style home with 1,900 square feet, 2 stories, 2 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. The home features an eastern white pine timber frame and has has an open kitchen, dining and great room. The master suite is located on the first floor and a second bedroom is located on the second floor as well as a large balcony/loft overlooking the great room. Additional features include a covered porch and a conventionally built mudroom/laundry. Let us know you would like to visit this home or view more details here.

And last, but certainly not least, Timberpeg Independent Representative, John Shafer of Tree House Post & Beam will be hosting an open home located in Wevertown, NY. We hope to have photos of this home soon. You can view a rendering and more details about this home here or let us know you would like to visit this home.

To view the listings of all the Timberpeg homes available to see this spring, visit the Timberpeg Spring Home Tours page. Or you can call us directly at 800-636-2424 or email at info@timberpeg.com.

Timberpeg Timber Frame Open Home

Every spring Timberpeg homeowners across the nation are kind enough to open their doors to invite others in to see a timber frame home first hand. Our spring event kicks off this Saturday, March 24th, with a home located in Kane, IL. As most Timberpeg homes do, this home began with our in-house timber frame design department.

The above rendering gives a 2D view of the front entry, exterior of the home. The front entry porch is timber framed and features a king post truss that gives the passerby a hint of what's inside.

The photo above was taken a few weeks ago and it does not do the home justice! However, you can see the incredible stonework and custom garage doors. The timber framing on the front porch should be completed for the open home tomorrow.  The main living areas of the home feature a beautiful Douglas fir timber frame.

As the floor plan above shows, the home is primarily on one level with a loft overlooking the great room.  It was custom designed with approximately 1,776 sf, 1 and a half stories, 2 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms. (There is an additional bedroom and bathroom located in a walk-out basement, not shown in plan above).

If you are interested in visiting this home tomorrow, or even if you can't make it tomorrow and would like to set up an appointment to see it at a different time, please let us know. Just fill out the form at here and someone will be in touch with you shortly. You can also contact the host, Timberpeg Independent Representative, Kurt Cornell of Midtown Builders, directly at (314) 471-5900
or via email at kurt@midtownbuildersllc.com.

Many more Timberpeg timber frame homes are also being shown nationwide. To see all homes available for viewing various dates this spring visit the Timberpeg Spring Home Tours page. And remember, homes are added all the time so keep checking back to see if one "pops-up" near you. 

Mariposa, California Timberpeg Home to Reach Net-Zero

This TIMBERPEG home, located in Jerseydale (Mariposa), California is extremely energy efficient and, combined with the 7 kW solar array north of the house, is well on its way to yielding a net zero energy house.  Or put more simply, no bills for propane or electricity to heat, cool or run the house.

You can visit this this timber frame home THIS Sunday, October 17th from 10:00am-4:00pm. There will also be a free design seminar at noon.

Click Here for More Information on the Home Tour and Photos.

Read more about the energy efficiency of this home below (written by the homeowners):

First, the house was designed for this specific property to maximize not only the view of the ponds on the property and surrounding ridges, but also for energy efficiency though use of materials, orientation and placement on the property.   The timber frame house has an outer envelope of Structural Insulated Panels (“SIPs”) that produce a very well insulated and airtight structure.  Double pane energy efficient windows have been installed and their solar gain characteristics were evaluated and chosen to minimize solar heating on the south and west side of the house during the summer.  A passive solar heated garden room is located on the southern corner of the house with window heights and roof overhangs appropriate to maximize passive solar heating in the winter and minimize solar gain during the summer.

Second, the house is heated and cooled via a geothermal heat pump that uses a 3-acre pond on the property as the heat source (winter) or heat sink (summer).  Measured performance last winter showed that for every 1 kW of electricity used, 6 kW of heat was extracted from the pond and distributed around the house either via radiant floor heating (preferred) or via forced air.   During the summer, heat is pumped from the house into the pond and the cooled air is circulated around the house via forced air ducts.  The house is divided into various zones for heating and cooling and temperatures are controlled using 13 thermostats.  Considerable federal tax credits (30% uncapped) are offered for installation of geothermal heat pumps, as the federal government recognizes geothermal as the most efficient way of heating and cooling a house.

While an airtight house is very good from a heating and cooling efficiency standpoint, air quality can suffer if outside and inside air are not exchanged on a regular basis.  This is the job of our Energy Recovery Ventilation (“ERV”) system that allows exchange of outside and inside air while using a heat (and moisture) exchanger to recover most of the energy used to heat or cool the inside air. 

Third, we have installed energy efficient appliances and lighting, including extensive use of LED lighting fixtures and bulbs (there are no inefficient incandescent light bulbs in the house).  Our cook top is an induction cook top manufactured by Miele.  Not only is an induction cook top the most energy efficient way of cooking, our decision to purchase it eliminated any need for propane in the house.  (We do have propane for our back-up generator.)  All the other kitchen appliances are also produced by Miele, which markets high end products that are relatively energy efficient.

Forth, electricity is generated on-site by a 7 kW solar array.   The house is “all electric” in that there is no other source of heat such as propane or natural gas.  Thus generation of electricity on-site is the other half of the energy efficiency/zero energy bills equation.  The house is “on-grid” and so, during the winter, we do use more electricity than we generate.  Our biggest electricity bill once we had our solar panels and PG&E net metering installed was $165 for February.  We were pretty much breaking even by April and May and generating a $100 plus credit per month during the late spring summer months (June and July) for electricity fed back into the grid. Thus, achieving net zero energy bills for the year seems realistic.

Fifth, the climate at our elevation (3800 feet) means that, while we have some snow in the winter, the summers are relatively cool.  This, combined with the design of the house, minimizes the need for air conditioning.  Thus we are using electricity for heat during the winter months when electricity is less expensive (e.g. <9 cents a kW hour) and putting electricity back into the grid during the summer afternoons when electricity is worth at least 31 cents a kW hour.  

These five factors combine to result in a house that is not only very comfortable, but also very energy efficient and capable of putting energy back into the grid when others need it most.

Timberpeg Timber Frame Home Tour Event

Come Tour a Timberpeg Timber Frame Home! This weekend kicks off the event. There are many timber frame homes to see across the country in addition to the ones you see below. Check out the full listing on our website.

FIND A TIMBERPEG HOME TOUR NEAR YOU

Timberpeg Timber Frame Independent Rep, Don Walkins on The Morning Blend

Once again, Timberpeg Independent Rep, Don Wolkins of Raven's Nest & Co., Inc. located in Omaha, Nebraska was featured on The Morning Blend. He discussed timber frame homes and working with Timberpeg to build a home in the Raven's Nest community. If you are looking for land or are planning to build in Nebraska, or even if you are just interested in learning more about Timberpeg, take a look at the segment. You'll have a chance to see photos of some of Timberpeg's most beautiful homes as well as pictures of Raven's Nest development located in Nebraska.

Timber Frame Open House

November 7th, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Location: Below Home Located in Purcellville, VA
The Renewable Energy Resources & Timber Framing Seminar that was scheduled for this day has been postponed. The seminar will be rescheduled for some time in January. Stay tuned for the announcement of the new date and times!

You are still free to visit and take a tour of this beautiful timber frame on November 7th. The Kenney's would love to chat with you!

Topics for January Seminar Will Include:

• How to implement solar, wind and water into your Timberpeg^® home.
• Why a Timberpeg^® home is considered "Green" and how the home can save on energy consumption resulting in lower energy bills.
• How to live totally "off the grid", or "grid tied."
• How to sell excess power back to the grid, or back up systems for power outages and short term emergencies.

For more information, please contact:
Steve or Joanne Kenney, Hidden Creek Timber Homes
Phone: (703) 772-9027
Email: info@hiddencreektimberhomes.com
Or
Mike Stoner, Tuscarora Timber Homes
Phone: (877) 379-5647
Email: sales@tuscaroratimberhomes.com

You're Invited to a Timberpeg Open Home

When this time of year comes around people start to get excited about fall's simple pleasures: picking apples, drinking cider, or planning the perfect Jack-O-Lantern. But here at Timberpeg^®, we're getting excited about our Fall Timber Frame Open Home Event going on the entire month of October across the U.S. and Canada. If you've never been, or even if you have come several times before, we hope you'll take the time to stop in for a timber framed autumn treat.

Open homes in 20 states across the US and Canada.
Find an open home near you.

Also, make sure when you stop by an Open Home, to ask the Independent Rep how you can save with our latest promotion.