![]() ![]() launched Ayfraym, a building kit for a three-bedroom, two-bath A-frame in June 2018. Inspired by the cabin his grandfather built in the 1970s, Brand Winnie of Everywhere Co. Each kit is categorized under one of three series (Solo, Duo, and Trio) that differ depending on truss sizes-from the Solo’s 14-foot triangular truss system to the Trio’s 30-foot triangular truss system. Like its Estonia-based counterpart, AvrameUSA prides itself on its flexible options-not only does the firm offer 12 customizable A-frame building kits, ranging from small storage sheds to multiroom homes, but customers also have the choice of purchasing additional shell elements, exterior finishes, and interior finishes for their base structural kits. branch in response to American demand.ĪvrameUSA manufactures and ships kits from Salt Lake City, Utah. Avrame has since shipped over 40 homes around the world- from the Azores Islands to South Korea-and, in 2018, the company launched a U.S. Video courtesy of the Stone Mountain Arts Center.After selling his "ordinary" house to build an off-grid A-frame in Estonia, Indrek Kuldkepp was so impressed with the durability and cost-effectiveness of the homes that he launched his A-frame kit home company Avrame in 2016. Time tested mortise and tenon joinery not only make for a beautiful building, but an amazingly strong structure as well.Įnjoy this time-lapse video of one of our antique barn raisings. Incorporating historically correct design and joinery, we will create a frame to fit around a client's specific needs. The frame is then shipped to its new location and reassembled. All repairs are done with traditional joinery and like material (antique wood with similar patina). Once the frame is dismantled, it is taken to the shop where it is cleaned and repaired. Pegs (trunnels) are driven out and the beams are pulled apart being extremely careful to preserve the original joinery. Every piece of the frame is then tagged and then dismantled in reverse order of its assembly. Once the frame is exposed, the building is then meticulously documented with photos and detailed drawings. Once an antique building is located, the exterior (roofing, siding, sheathing, windows and doors) is removed. So, whether you are looking for an antique timber frame or a new one, all the work is performed by a skilled and experienced timber framer. ![]() All the repair work to antique frames and the design, layout and cutting of new frames is executed by Scott. Scott personally oversees and participates in the dismantle and raising of frames. Living in New England for over 30 years, he bases his work on joinery used for hundreds of years - creating frames that will continue standing for hundreds more. His passion for the meticulous creation and restoration of homes and barns has just compounded with time and his knowledge of the structural components to these buildings is worthy of the history books. Scott grew up living among restoration projects his parents took on in rural Pennsylvania. We also design and cut new timber frames - using new or antique wood - basing most of our designs on historic frames typical to New England. For over 25 years we have specialized in the dismantle, restoration, and re-assembly of antique timber frame buildings (barns) for both homes and barns. Scott Campbell, Maine Mountain Post & Beam is dedicated to preserving and creating buildings that will last generations. Maine Mountain Post & Beam is a Timber Frame Company located in Fryeburg, Maine.
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