CABIN CREEK TIMBER FRAMES |
Cabin Creek Timber Frames 2004 Newsletters
Restoring America
Spring 2004
The LOFTS at MILLS MILLEarlier this year,
Cabin Creek Timber Frames was happy to partner with New
South Construction to breathe new life into Mills Mill
located in the heart of downtown Greenville, South
Carolina. The old mill was built in 1896 and started
producing fine materials the next spring. In 1978, it
closed its doors as a producter of fine fabrics. It has
housed a myriad of businesses since. |
|
|
Cabin Creek Timber Frames was able to
replace the structurally damaged beams with new beams of
Southern Yellow Pine. Dimensions on these new beams were
a miniumum of 12 inches x 18 inches x span required.
Cabin Creek removed and replaced or installed new heart
pine beams in the elevator shafts and stairways. We were
able to raise the rafter line on the mill to accommodate
a clearstory.
Cabin Creek was happy to help
restore this four story factory with its
Romanesque-style tower. It is now able to shine as one
of the features of present day downtown Greenville,
South Carolina. Mills Mill is considered urban living
with strong ties to the past. |
|
BARN AGAINCarolyn and Bryan Craft have a
distinct vision for their future Madison Georgia home.
Cabin Creek Timber Frames has worked closely with their
architect and general contractor to turn their dream
into a reality.
Carolyn located and acquired
the timbers from an 1800's timber frame dairy barn near
Watertown in upstate New York. The old timbers were then
trucked to Cabin Creek Timber Frames beamery in
Franklin, North Carolina on several flat bed trucks. The
timbers were cleaned and then inspected for soundness. |
The timbers were then selected for
their place in the new structure. Cutting these old
timbers took hundreds of hours; and required due
diligence to the task at hand. Each timber was labeled
as to its location in the new frame prior to cutting.
Once cut, the pieces of the new structure were trial
fitted in the shop prior to shipping. The frame was
raised in Madison, Georgia early this fall. The
remainder of their project is expected to be completed
by their general contractor in early 2005.
We were
able to use the vintage timbers in the decorative timber
frame bents in the living areas of this 'new'
barn/house. New beams of locust and hemlock, from New
York Stae, had to be employed in the lofted hay storage
area; as well as other areas requireing structural
integrity. the new building is three stories and over
3000 square feet of timber frame.
|
|
|
Scott Phiffer HomeCabin Creek Timber Frames is
currently involved with the Historical Society of
Alachua County Florida in a partial renovation of the "Scott
Phiffer House". The house is a timber frame home
near Cross Creek, Florida. This timber frame home was
cut by slaves in the 1800's. |
|
|
|
|
Copyright © 2005 Cabin Creek Timber
Frames
Webdesign & Maintenance:Regina |
[an error occurred while processing this directive] |
