Hanover Timber Frame Sheds

Hanover Timber Frame Sheds Images of my timber frame structures. I began cutting frames in 2007 as a hobby and have over forty examples.

Finally, once that monster of a frame was finished in Pembroke, I was asked to return for a third project for the homeow...
07/15/2025

Finally, once that monster of a frame was finished in Pembroke, I was asked to return for a third project for the homeowner here in Hanover. He wanted another lean-to to cover a patio. I must be doing something right when I get two clients in a row asking me to return for additional frames. As with the previous lean-to, this 10 x 12 frame was just the skeleton. He put on the roof boards and had his roofing man coming to finish the roof.

That same client had me come back for a 14 x 14 shed frame. The timbers used in this frame were 6”x 8” making the bents...
07/15/2025

That same client had me come back for a 14 x 14 shed frame. The timbers used in this frame were 6”x 8” making the bents and plates too heavy for the two of us to handle. Once I had the timbers cut and moved to the site, he had to hire a BobCat and its two workers which proved a great help when it came to installing all the pieces.

Running almost concurrently, I worked on a 6 x 10 woodshed for a client in Pembroke. This was an interesting project du...
07/15/2025

Running almost concurrently, I worked on a 6 x 10 woodshed for a client in Pembroke. This was an interesting project due the homeowner changing my design after I had cut the front and back plates. He wanted them to extend further to the sides. I had to add short pieces with a small brace to achieve the desired effect. I did the frame and he applied the siding and had someone do the roofing

As a fund-raising project for my church, I had invited anyone in the community who wanted a shed to get in touch with me...
07/15/2025

As a fund-raising project for my church, I had invited anyone in the community who wanted a shed to get in touch with me and some of the money spent on the installation of the shed would be contributed to the church. So, during the spring and summer of 2024, I did a nice 10 x 12 here in Hanover. The homeowner bought two windows which I installed along with siding, double doors (60” opening), a ramp and a loft. He had the roof done once I had the roof boards in place part way through the project.

Apparently, I get busy and forget to update this page. Since my last note in December 2023, I have completed five addit...
07/15/2025

Apparently, I get busy and forget to update this page. Since my last note in December 2023, I have completed five additional frames bringing my total structures to 48.
I was asked to do an 8 x 16 lean-to adjacent to the 12 x 24 frame that I had completed during the summer of 2023. The homeowner had decided that he had other plans for the larger frame, so the lean-to was needed as a place to store his firewood.

12/27/2023

I am noticing that there are quite a few new hits on this page. If you are in the South Shore area and are thinking about a shed for the summer, you should ask me early. Where I only cut two or three a year I can get booked up fast. I have to make two doors for that 12x24 I did last spring and an 8x16 lean-to for it during January.

New venture. This 10x12 pergola is available now and other styles could be made. Email me at hanovertimberframesheds@ou...
08/04/2023

New venture. This 10x12 pergola is available now and other styles could be made. Email me at [email protected]

Latest project was a 12' x 24' skeleton of a shed here in Hanover.
07/04/2023

Latest project was a 12' x 24' skeleton of a shed here in Hanover.

Three frames completed in 2022. Two 10x12 and the last was a 12x16. I expect to begin my 40th frame shortly and it als...
12/26/2022

Three frames completed in 2022. Two 10x12 and the last was a 12x16. I expect to begin my 40th frame shortly and it also will be a 12x16.

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6 Winterberry Lane
Hanover, MA
02339

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A Hobby from History

Back in 2007 my son, living in a 200 year old farm house in VT, wanted to replace a falling down barn with a timber frame version and had a DIY book on how to do it. It looked interesting and I soon learned of a workshop at the North Bennett Street School which would allow hands on application. While I did help with the VT barn, it was not a true timber frame. Anxious as I was to use my new skills I started work on an 8’x10’ playhouse for my granddaughters here in Hanover. Their dad decided that it would make a better shed for his lawn tractor and I learned to change the design as necessary. Now more than two dozen timber frame structures later (including a 12’x16’ playhouse for the granddaughters) I have accumulated the practical knowledge of what works within my limitations.

Homeowners come to me with a general idea and together we agree on a design drawn in 3D from which a timber materials list can be generated. Then with the up-front check for the timber materials the order is placed with the saw mill. After a few weeks delivery is made to my driveway where the cutting is typically done. Depending on the size of the frame, I will pre-assemble it in the driveway and then disassemble and move it to the foundation provided by the homeowner.

As this is a hobby I am likely to work at my own pace which as I age is becoming slower. Typically only two or three projects each year are done. However, the benefit of this is in the final cost and the quality of the craftmanship. Occasionally, I have need for an extra pair or two of hands for help in lifting bents or top plates but most of the work is done by me alone. I used to joke about the combined ages of myself and my two main helpers being over 210 years and I guess it is now closer to 220 years.