Current Projects
Sherman, IL Timber Frame Home
We are cutting a mixed hardwood frame for this home in Sherman, IL. This frame contains an oak front entry and back porch with walnut knee braces. Including a kitchen, dining room, great room, loft and office cut from a variety of mixed species. The breakfast nook is built with oak and contains a boss pin made of walnut. We are also including basement posts. We will be installing structurally insulated panels from Fischer SIPs to enclose this home. If you would like to attend the raising please contact our office for dates and times - 309.289.7921
Crystal Lake, IL Timber Frame Home
Archimage Architects designed this three bedroom home with study and exercise room and is organized around a dramatic three story stone fireplace. The continuous roof enclosing the first floor rooms allows for second floor rooms to be tucked in along the ridge line of the home. In addition to windows on the end walls of the second floor rooms, interior windows look through to dormers on the exterior wall.
Woodstock, IL Timber Frame Home
We have recently completed raising this mixed hardwood frame, made from locally harvested trees, in Woodstock, IL. This frame is a cross gable oak frame with walnut knee braces and other accent pieces made of white ash. We are currently installing structurally insulated panels from Fischer SIPS to enclose this home.
Latham, IL Log Cabin Restoration
We disassembled this 1830's settlement cabin, transported it to TDTW and will be rebuilding the walls in our fit up yard. Repairs will include replacing any of the deteriorated timbers with new hewn white oak timbers. The cabin was built with half dove tail joinery. Once all repairs, replacements and assembly have occurred here at the shop, we will transport the cabin back to Latham, IL. The original roof will be reinstalled with a crane as well as the original loft floor.
Seaton, IL Church Sill Restoration
We are restoring a sill and foundation at Pope Creek Cemetery Meeting House in Seaton, IL. This 1840's one room church served as the original First Presbyterian Church in Seaton, and is one of the few remaining one-room churches in Illinois. Trillium Dell will lift the church off its foundation, replace the rotten sill and then place the church back down. We will be replacing joist work, providing a new foundation, installing limestone veneer to original and will relay and match a new 5/4 white pine flooring.