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  • Harvard, MA Raising Video

    We’ve gathered up our photos of the raising in Harvard, MA, and stitched them together to create this stop-motion video. The home is weather-tight now (thanks to Foard Panel and the hard-working crew at Landmark Builders). We’ll get some progress photos up sometime soon, so check back in a little while. Harvard, MA Raising Video
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  • Harvard, MA Raising

    In early December, we spent a week in Harvard, MA, assembling and erecting a timber frame for a new home.  The home is a hybrid of traditional timber framing and new SIP technology (the frame will be wrapped in SIPs as well).  These are repeat clients (we handcrafted a timber frame for their original home
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  • Re-Jigged 2015 Festival Sponsor

    Once again, Gillis & Company Timber Frames will be sponsoring the Re-Jigged Festival in beautiful Downtown Dartmouth this coming October 23 & 24 (www.rejiggedfestival.com).  Re-Jigged is a unique, family-friendly festival that focuses on new and emerging talent in Celtic music, dance and performing arts.  The festival hopes to educate attendees and thereby encourage new art
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  • Restigouche River Experience Centre

    We were busy this summer, working on a number of projects, including the Restigouche River Experience Centre, in Campbellton, New Brunswick.  This multi-purpose restaurant, museum, meeting space is situated right on the river (adjacent to the bridge to Quebec), and will be a great resource for the fine folks of Restigouche County, NB. Our work
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  • Authentic Seacoast/Sea Fever Project

    We just wrapped up installing a 42′ x 92′ Douglas Fir timber frame for the fine folks at Authentic Seacoast Brewery and Sea Fever Distillery, in Guysborough, Nova Scotia.  The building was designed by Architect Dale Archibald, of Archibald and Fraser Architects Ltd. of Antigonish, NS, and the timber frame was designed and engineered by
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  • WoodWorks Atlantic Award

    We are extremely proud to announce that our President/Owner/Engineer Mark Gillis, P.Eng. was awarded WoodWorks Atlantic’s inaugural Atlantic Engineer Award at their Awards banquet on March 25, 2015 (that’s him, second from the right). Joining mark in accepting awards that day were Keith Tufts (Lydon Lynch) for the Lunenburg County Lifestyle Centre (Gillis & Company
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  • TFG Regional Gathering – Details

    Timber Framers Guild Regional Gathering – Eastern Canada Friday, January 30, 2015 (8:30am to 4:00pm) NSCC Kingstec, Kentville, NS We’re just two days away from the Regional Gathering of Timber Framers.  We are all overwhelmed with the interest in this event – we’re expecting almost 100 people for the day!  This last blog post is
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  • TFG Regional Gathering Schedule

    Timber Framers Guild Regional Gathering – Eastern Canada Friday, January 30, 2015 (8:30am to 4:00pm) NSCC Kingstec, Kentville, NS Friday’s schedule is as follows (please note that we may have to change the timing of things a little, but we’ll be sure to update you if and when this happens): Time    Topic 8:30    Registration –
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  • TFG Regional Gathering Update

    Timber Framers Guild Regional Gathering – Eastern Canada The Eastern Canada regional gathering of timber framers is scheduled for Friday, January 30, 2015 (8:30am to 4:00pm), at NSCC Kingstec, Kentville, NS.  The event will offer a full day of classroom-based instruction, hands-on learning, peer-to-peer networking, good times, and camaraderie. Presenters and presentations are: – Tim
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  • Timber Framers Guild Regional Gathering

    Gillis & Company are proud to host a Regional Gathering of the Timber Framers Guild in early 2015.  We’re partnering with the Nova Scotia Community College to introduce timber framing to new carpentry students and apprentices, as well as anyone interested in learning more about timber framing or those who want to share their passion
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