Commitment to Our Customers
When Phil Brooks first began building new timber frame homes he quickly recognized that contractors all too frequently misunderstood the owner’s wishes which resulted in frequent delays and costly changes. As former teachers, both Phil Brooks and Paul Freeman are committed to helping you learn everything you need to know in order to build your
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SIP Panels & R-Values
When we discuss our timber frame packages with potential customers, we often get questions about the structural insulated panels (SIPs). Probably the most common question is, “What is the R-value of your wall and roof panels?” Over time foam prices change, but right now the best value is 4-1/2” polyisocyanurate core (PIR) wall panels at
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Introducing Timber Frame Kits
We are pleased to announce our new line of Timber Frame kits. We have put together kit packages which combine our most popular small home designs with pre-cut timber frame and panels. While there are other companies offering kit packages, only Brooks Post & Beam offers easy to assemble draw-bored frames, backed up by our
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Why Buy a Timber Frame Kit Home?
Every potential client we talk with has their own reasons for wanting a timber frame home kit, but the most common are cost savings, the satisfaction of doing it yourself, flexible scheduling, and minimizing waste. Cost savings: You can save thousands of dollars in labor by building your own home. Some of our customers want
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Carpenter Ants
In an apparent ongoing bug theme, here is an interesting article submitted to us by Chris Pestana, founder of JP Pest Services in Milford, NH. There are two things that every homeowner in the Northeast needs to grasp about carpenter ants (and about ten more things that would be helpful to know): Just about every
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