Post and Beam and Timber Frame – What’s the difference? (Part 1)

While there is some confusion and intermingling of terms, there is a difference between a post and beam and timber frame home, and which you choose to build depends largely on your personal taste. Each building system is structurally sound and equally as beautiful. Wood choices for the two are generally the same – Douglas fir, Eastern White Pine, Oak, Cedar, and Hemlock – although individual