Hello all,
This will be my 2nd frame on my property in western Massachusetts. The first is a 12x20 "Sobon shed" and now I need to build us a small house to live in. The goal is to replace and replicate a falling down building on the property with a 16x24 timber frame consisting of a 2 story 12x16 facing East and a 12x16 single story addition on the West side. Here's the design:




What I would love to do is figure out a way to build the single story portion of the frame without a center post on the interior bent and I haven't come up with anything that works well enough. I've thought of using a Dutch style frame but interior braces would be problematic. The idea is that there wouldn't be any braces on that interior bent since there are two on the abutting wall of the double story frame. If anyone has any ideas on integrating the two frames more elegantly than I've come up with, I'd love to hear it. Heartwood is going to build the 2 story frame and here is Will Beemer's design:



Hope this makes sense.

Josh