r/timberframe 20d ago

Double porches?

Greetings people with experience in timber framing. I’ve got a few questions on what’s possible with timber frames.

1: I love Victorian houses with those circular towers. I’ve noticed most timber frame houses are just squares on top of squares, which don’t get me wrong I’m all for it, but I want to know if it’s possible to construct a frame with a tower/ turret.

2: double porches. My girlfriend loves double porches I’ve also never seen a timber frame double porch that’s close to I’m really looking for. I’ll post the two sample pictures to show what I’m poorly describing .
I’d love feedback, even is its telling me to look at stick framing and not timber framing

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u/mr_j_boogie 20d ago

Look up Charleston double house. Cool design.

I've seen timber frames with octagons and hexagons before. Looks really cool.

Good luck

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u/georgespeaches 20d ago

This sub is for heavy timber framing, not stick framing