Talk:Timber framing

In the Canadian Tradition section the use of the "Colombage pierroté" is either archaic or regional, or both. The common term in use in Quebec is "construction à bois massif jointé". In other words, there really isn't much of a Canadian timberframing tradition that is any different from that of France or the British Isles.

Pommier (talk) 04:55, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

IAM LOOKING FOR SIMPLE FRAMED STRUCTURES

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A definition or appropriate link for the word "riven" would be helpful.

Septegram 01:52, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

Taxation

"Home owners were taxed on their ground-floor square footage"

Interesting. One question: where, in particular? I would assume this law wasn't applicable to all countries (and it's conceivable that it was only in particular cities within a country). A source of information on this would be helpful. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Why Not A Duck (talk • contribs) 21:20, 8 March 2007 (UTC).

This was in Colonial America. Trust me, because I don't have time to cite it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.119.19.205 (talk) 01:28, 16 September 2007 (UTC)

Bamboo and Hardwood (core wood)

Bamboo is can also be used for light frame construction, especially in Brazil many churches and other buildings have been constructed with it. Also, when this bamboo is impregnated, it can last several years before needing replacement (see at bamboost.be-site for pictures of this impregnation)

Also, hardwood, and more specificly the core wood can also be used. Especially with some tree species (that feature insect-repelling plant juices in the core wood, as the Pinus canariensis), the wood can last a very, very long time (e.g. 150 years)

External links

Does anyone have any objections to my removing some of the external links? This is starting to become a sprawling linkfarm. — iridescent (talk to me!) 15:59, 4 October 2007 (UTC)

Further image

I had a mind to include this photograph but am aware article is heavily laden with pictures. It seems like a good quality reasonably high definition image showing clear building features. Will leave regular editors to decide but thought it was worth flagging. Dick G 08:28, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

I don't know who you consider a "regular editor". It is a beautiful photo and would be a nice change from some of the ones in the article that are very similar to each other. Mattisse 00:44, 15 November 2007 (UTC)

Was just trying not to tread on the toes of any editors who might have an attachment to the article! Thanks for the feedback, image now added. Cheers Dick G 01:46, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

The Wormshill article is very nice. Kudos to you! --Mattisse 01:58, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

I am going to change the French section of this article, because Alsace (Strasbourg..) half-timbered houses don't belong to a so called "French" tradition, but to the "German" one. Nortmannus (talk) 10:18, 28 September 2009 (UTC)

"Disadvantage" section needs redo

As I see it, many of the points in the disadvantage section don't belong there. They cope with the disadvantages of owning an old half timbered house today, and those disadvantages also apply to every other old house. Imho those points belong into another articles, or at least it should be more transparent which problems are inherent to the building style, and which are due to the old age of most of these houses. If half timebered houses would have had so many disadvantages in the past, they would never have spread all over Europe, and there wouldn't be so many of them still standing after 3 centuries and more!Gray62 (talk) 08:24, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

The problem is the definition of "timber framing". Does this mean (as I suspect you're interpreting it) the classic European timber frame, from the medieval period onwards, the American system of the colonial period (which is very similar, but with different techniques), or "modern" American house construction of two-by-fours and nail guns? "Modern US house" of the immediate post-war period through to the 1980s (and a growing regulatory interest in insulation and robustness) was pretty dire stuff.

If anything, I think this article needs to make it clear that it's referring to pre-industrial framing. Andy Dingley (talk) 10:06, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

Well, of course I'm speaking about the classic European method, not the post war US variant. My prejudice is that US wood construction homes are not very solid at all, sry. While centuries old timber frames in Eastern Germany were restorated after decades of neglect, I've seen lots of pictures of US houses, for instance in Detroit, that were beyond repair after less of 20 years of being boarded up. Seems like the massive timber structures stand the test of time much better, with only the frame fillings needing renewal, than the lightweight, more modern stuff with its inferior statics.Gray62 (talk) 16:31, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

Misc

From the text of the article: "Today, standardised timber sizing mean that timber framing can be treated incorporated into mass-production methods as per the joinery industry, especially where timber is cut by precision CNC machinery."

Maybe "means that treated-timber framing can be incorporated"?? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.83.57.87 (talk) 15:38, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

From the text: "(most likely from huge problem of topical termites.)"

topical termites or tropical termites? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.83.57.87 (talk) 17:13, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

Regarding the geographic division of the typical forms in Germany: In all other contexts (e.g. language), Holstein and Lower Saxony would be classified as Lower Germany, Franconia, as Central Germany. Is this different wrt Fachwerk architecture?