timberframe houses? (Denver, Boulder, Thornton: ski resorts, neighborhoods, construction)

[qfrost]

My wife and I really love the look of timber frame homes - a little moss rock, rustic, but less so than a log home. I've seen quite a few neighborhoods in Boulder, Louisville and the surrounding area, but I've never seen this type of home outside of places like Breck - and we're looking for modest homes of this style, not uber-mansions.

Are there places along the front range where you find examples? Most homes I've seen have that early 80, garage dominated look, or brick ranch homes. Is it just not something you find around Boulder?

Thanks, Q

[Neditate]

Not in the city. Those are mountain style homes. You'll find them in Boulder Heights, Pinebrook Hills, Magnolia, Sugarloaf, Nederland, etc. There's a builder in Nederland who specializes in timberframe or post and beam homes.

[WolfBoy914]

I too love this style of home...

Someday...

[qfrost]

We used to love Victorians, but I think after our daughter was born and life got more complicated, our tastes changed to cleaner lines, sunny, open floorplans and a greater love of wood and stone. Good to know there's some outside of the ski resorts. Not that we can afford those, either, but still....

[Megrock]

Check out Evergreen and Conifer. we have lots of log and stone homes. My husband and I purchased one 5 years ago for $400,000 - backs to hundreds of acres of open space too. Evergreen is a great area. Good for singles, good for families. Great schools, close to ski areas (even have a snow-board park here), Evergreen Lake is a great draw, real active old Main Street with clubs, coffee shops, restaurants, shopping and services. Only 35 minutes to downtown Denver. Moderator cut: soliciting and advertising is not allowed on the forum

[qfrost]

You know, when we first started visiting the state Evergreen and Conifer were the first towns we considered. We've stayed in Evergreen, once. But it's been a long time ago, might be time to swing through when we go next.

[qfrost]

Boulder Heights, Pinebrook Hills - I see what you mean. It's a tough balancing act to find a house to build/renovate to that style, with a smidge of land, that's close enough to town and neighbors for my daughter to have plenty of playmates, all while staying under oh, say, 400K. Ha!

[Noahma]

most sub-divisions have a set of rules governing the materials, type of construction, and well... just about everything, that is why even in some custom sub-divisions the homes look similar. And to that end, is why you do not find any "log" homes within the city. My office did something close to a timber frame, or "log" home in Thornton a few years ago, but we had to remove alot of the log and exposed wood due to the sub-divisions restrictions.

[qfrost]

I wondered about those restrictions. Is that pretty much across the board within the front range towns, or more of a Boulder thing?

[Noahma]

Originally Posted by qfrost

I wondered about those restrictions. Is that pretty much across the board within the front range towns, or more of a Boulder thing?

Every sub-division has its own ACC (Architectural control committee) They are set with the city before construction begins. They are pretty much in every sub-division within the state. There are a few that have no such thing, but they are far and few between.