#timber-frame

Because the glass is mounted in the insulation outside the frame, windows can be designed to allow timber members to be visible from the outside as well as from the inside.

Large, open rooms often benefit from wood ceilings. The boards absorb light and make the large space feel warmer and more comfortable.

We have our first video up! We bought an akiya kominka in Northern Japan for our homeschooling base and here is a walkthrough of our first look at the timber-frame structure 'behind the walls'! #空き家 #akiya #timber-frame #古民家 #kominka #田舎暮らし #countrylife

A timber-frame skeleton A walk-through of a Japanese timber-frame kominka Continuing our akiya renovation, we take a look behind the walls of an old kominka (古民家 – old folk house) in Northern Japan. We are renovating our recently purchased akiya (空き家 – empty house) and were a little apprehensive to see the timber-frame structure underneath the surface. Thoughts of undetected water or insect…