At first glance, it’s fair to fuse log and timber homes into a singular style. Both genres comprise stunning wood structures with nostalgic appeal and longevity beyond compare — and both come with their own storied histories. But take a closer look, and you’ll find the two construction methods to be quite distinct.
Timber framing (sometimes referred to as post-and-beam) dates back far longer than building with logs, yet today’s buyers often misidentify it as log construction, since both use heavy wood components as the load-bearing framework of their respective structures.
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