Ben Loveland designed this 20'x36' cross gable lakeside pavilion for a community on Lake Burton in Georgia. The generous two-foot plus overhangs help protect the pine timbers. Rough sawn tongue and groove ceiling decking completes the look of the pavilion's interior. In the shop each individual timber is marked for lay out and labeled. We cut each piece, then put the frame's bents together for a test fit. If any adjustments are needed this is when it happens. The timbers are lightly sanded, the bents are dismantled and stacked, and ready to deliver to site. Raisings are our favorite part of ..read more

Winter is here and we've ben busy! We did some timber framing, some trimber framing, some historic restoration, and threw in an evening of skiing for fun. Here's a look at what's been happening ~ The MoreSun Team Click here to read our complete timber framing newsletter. Here's a sneak peek at some of the featured projects. Restoration of the historic rail depot in Bishopville - read more about the project here Several recent projects involved different types of trusses. These are non-structural bottom chord king post trusses. This project used structural king post ..read more

A rail depot restoration was a recent historic project for us in Bishopville, South Carolina. Bishopville was home to prosperous cotton farmers in the early 19th century.  In the late 1880s the railroad came to town, and Bishopville became a major shipping point for agricultural products. By 1910 Bishopville was a county seat and commercial center, as well as the center of the state's cotton industry. A cotton oil mill, two large cotton gins, and large storage warehouses were scattered through the community. Businesses and offices of cotton agents were housed in frame buildings next to t ..read more

Fall has brought us some beautiful leaf colors and really nice weather, and we've been enjoying both on some stunning job sites. The shops are full of timbers and we're keeping extremely busy. Here's a look at what's been happening ~ ​ The MoreSun Team Click here to read our complete timber framing newsletter. Here's a sneak peek at some of the featured projects. In spring we raised the frame for a new home in our neck of the woods. Now it's closed in, and we got the T&G ceiling decking, roof SIPs and porch frames up. Porches wrap around three sides of the house, offering plent ..read more

Summer is here and it's hot and steamy. But just like postal carriers, "neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night" will keep us from completing our projects. Well, maybe gloom of night..... Anyway, here's a look at some of what's been happening ~ The MoreSun Team Click here to read our complete timber framing newsletter. Here's a sneak peek at some of the featured projects. Pavilion for an August wedding Roustabout raising a 14'x16' pavilion Recent project nearing completion Timber framed stairs Beautiful pool pavilion Come visit!  Check ou ..read more

After a few false starts, spring has arrived! In our neck of the woods the mountain laurel are blooming, the whippoorwills are calling, and the river is running. We've been super busy in the shop and with several raisings. Here's a look at some of what's been happening ~ ​ The MoreSun Team Click here to read our complete timber framing newsletter. Here's a sneak peek at some of the featured projects. Restoration work at the Brattonsville Historic District in York County, South Carolina Nick uncovered a hand blown glass bottle inside the walls in the Colonel William Bratton Hou ..read more

Recently we hosted a group of high school carpentry students and instructors from our county career and technology center. Trade school education is becoming an increasingly popular option with numerous job openings and opportunities. Introducing these students to timber framing is an effort on our part to spark an interest and create new joiners! First, Ben and Stephen presented the shop drawings for a project in the works. Moving to the timbers themselves we described how lay out is done and then checked. Nick explained some of steps necessary to cut the tenons.  We stopped i ..read more

Winter has brought us a variety of projects both large and small, temperatures warm and frigid, schedules kept and scrambled. But it's certainly never boring... Here's a look at some of what's been happening ~ The MoreSun Team Click here to read our complete timber framing newsletter. Here's a sneak peek at some of the featured projects. Our current ongoing project includes a timber framed covered bridge. Installing the steel bridge supports before the shed roof went up. Ben explains the time-saving method he devised  utilizing a lexan template for timber framed st ..read more

Fall has kept us busy dodging rain and raising multiple frames. We've worked in some beautiful places, at nearby lakes and in the mountains, and both shops are full of timbers and sawdust. Here's a look at some of what's been happening ~ The MoreSun Team Click here to read our complete timber framing newsletter. Here's a sneak peek at some of the featured projects. Ben designed a hipped roof system with a cupola and a porch for a home on Lake Hartwell. Check out this time lapse video of a portion of the raising.  This 56'x30' frame has one of the best views we've ..read more

Watch this pool pavilion raising in real time (just kidding!) This was an interesting project and we look forward to seeing final pictures of it. Pool Pavilion Raising​ Our client came to us with a clear idea of what he wanted. This pool pavilion would encompass a fireplace, an open air portion and an enclosed area. The cross gabled section of the pavilion will provide a roof over the hot tub.  Ben designed the timber structure and we cut the frame out of Douglas fir and installed spruce T&G ceiling decking.  Pavilions offer so many options for use and the design can b ..read more