Lancaster County Timber Frames, Inc.

Grand opening of local outdoor dining pavilion

2009-07-08T15:19:00.002-04:00

Loxleys Outdoor Patio & Treehouse, a two level Sherwood Forest themed dining experience which LCTF timber framed using squared and organic shaped timbers had its grand opening on the 4th of July. It is located at 5000 Centerville Rd. Lancaster, PA. Photos will follow next week.

I-70 Update

2009-07-08T15:19:00.001-04:00

LCTF will begin raising the east bound side of the I-70 Visitors Center near Hagerstown, MD on the 20th of July. The week before, the 13th of July we will be raising the Paz pool house in Sewell, NJ.

General News

2009-07-08T15:17:00.000-04:00

Joe McCarthy's first born, Lauren, begins work on her PhD in Marine Biology this September. Josh Englehart and Randy Kuhn have both announced that babies are on the way. For Josh this will be no.2 while Randy is a first timer. Upon hearing this latest news I was moved to compile some stats: In the past decade we have had six marriages-five really, but six if we count Mitch Louck's upcoming Nuptials in October. In that same period we've had thirteen babies, with two more on the way. Additionally, three grand children were born into Tony Zaya's family. Not bad for a company of fifteen people, three of whom are baby boomers and one of whom could have started collecting Social Security last year. Oh, and all of the marriages are intact and doing well!

Time Flies

2009-06-16T15:36:00.003-04:00

Just shy of three years after the initial contact, a project for Jeff Sterner & Roxann Luckenbill of Hamburg, PA is coming to fruition. The raw timbers have arrived & the projected date for raising is the end of July.

Recent Article

2009-06-16T15:31:00.004-04:00

On June 7, the Lancaster Sunday News, in its business section featured a profile on Lancaster County Timber Frames authored by Dennis Larison, the Sunday News Business Editor. To view this article click on Publications, then click on about us.

Keeping Up With The Engleharts

2009-06-16T15:28:00.002-04:00

Mitch Loucks who has been with us, first summers during his school years and full time since 2006 will be married to his high school sweetheart, Jennifer Hilderbrand.

NJ Project

2009-06-12T12:01:00.003-04:00

This week we signed with WDL Builders of Tabernacle, NJ for a residential project in Medford, NJ. This is our fourth partnering with WDL Builders.

Personal Items

2009-06-12T11:27:00.005-04:00

Andy Groen & wife Caitlin had their second child, Amalia, on 23 May.

Josh Englehart, who has been with the company for six years, is marrying Jess Conant this coming weekend.

Our best to both these couples.

I-70 Project Update

2009-04-15T15:06:00.002-04:00

Cutting and Carving has begun on the I-70 Welcome Center. Erection of the first of two structures is scheduled for June.

Local Outdoor Dining Pavilion

2009-03-18T10:05:00.003-04:00

LCTF, Inc. has signed with Calabrese Good Architects to carve and erect an outdoor dining pavilion for the Heritage Hotel in Lancaster, PA. This project is the third collaboration for the two firms.

Josh Englehart - The Sequel...

2009-01-30T12:05:00.004-05:00

Josh Englehart, a five year veteran with LCTF, left the company a year and a half ago to work with another timber frame company. But, now he's back.

Welcome Home, Josh.

A New Adventure

2009-01-23T08:39:00.003-05:00

LCTF is honored to announce that Amy Good, Office Manager at LCTF, has been elected to the position of President on the Timber Frame Business Council (TFBC) Executive Board of Directors. Amy previously acted as Secretary on the 2008 Executive Board. More information on the TFBC can be found at www.timberframe.org

Hidden Hill Project

2009-01-09T11:28:00.006-05:00

During the first week of February LCTF will raise a 7,000 square foot timber frame roof onto a three story stone mansion which had been abandoned for over fifty years. The site is located close to Baltimore, Maryland.

Chevy Chase Club

2009-01-09T11:24:00.002-05:00

On January 26th LCTF will raise a four truss timber frame roof system at the Chevy Chase Club in Maryland.

I-70 Welcome Center

2008-12-23T09:14:00.003-05:00

LCTF was recently selected by Kinsley Construction to provide the Timber Framing for Two Maryland State Highway Administration Welcome Centers on either sides of I-70 in Fredrick County. The two structures require more than 900 Timbers totaling 71,000 board feet. This project will be the fourth collaboration between Kinsley and LCTF.

PCN To Film Tour of LCTF

2008-12-12T09:19:00.004-05:00

LCTF was recently contacted by PCN (Pennsylvania Cable Network) to discuss the possibility of filming a tour of our facility for its PCN Tours Program. This program features selected Pennsylvania companies and museums and is aired daily at 7:00 AM & 6:00 PM with a premiere televised every Sunday at 8:00 PM. The tours reach 3 million viewers. PCN has arranged a filming date in the middle of February 2009. We will announce on this website the date of the premiere.

Some of the previously toured companies include: Alcoa Aluminum, Harley Davidson, Hershey's Chocolate Factory, Mack Trucks, Martin Guitars, Woolrich Clothing, York Barbell and Zippo Lighters.

AIA Certification

2008-12-03T09:46:00.001-05:00

Tony Zaya and Tim Diener were recently certified to teach an AIA continuing education credit course on Timber Framing.

Timber Framers Guild Conference

2008-12-03T09:44:00.002-05:00

Six members of the LCTF team attended the Timber Framers Guild conference held in Rockport, Maine in November.

St. Martha's Church

2008-10-10T15:23:00.002-04:00

We have started engineering on the timber frame for St. Martha's Episcopal Church in Bethany Beach Delaware.

Southampton, Long Island

2008-10-10T15:12:00.002-04:00

In a week or so we will be in New York to raise the second phase of a recycled oak timber frame. We completed the first phase this past summer.

LANCASTER COUNTY TIMBER FRAMES TO BE FEATURED ON HGTV'S DREAM HOUSE SERIES

2008-09-12T14:42:00.018-04:00

Lancaster County Timber Frames will be featured on an upcoming episode of HGTV's Dream House Series on SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18, at 7:00 AM Eastern Time. The episode is titled "Timber Frame And A Name". Click the link below for more info.
Timber Frame And A Name

Marriage

2008-09-08T11:24:00.003-04:00

Amy Weaver, our office manager, was married to Timothy Good on September 7th. She is on her honeymoon until the 17th of September.

Project in Minnesota

2008-08-13T11:23:00.002-04:00

Carving continues on a frame which will be loaded on 25 August for delivery to Floodwood, Minnesota. The client is currently deployed in Afghanistan. He himself is a former Timber Framer who now flies F-16's.

Great Harbor Yacht Club progress report

2008-08-07T07:45:00.004-04:00

Layout and carving of the club house for Nantucket's Great Harbor Yacht Club has commenced. Erection is scheduled to begin on 09 September.

Article from Timber Homes Illustrated, Oct 08

2008-08-04T12:08:00.001-04:00

A Lancaster County Timber Frames, Inc. project is featured in the October issue of Timber Homes Illustrated magazine. The article titled, "Wide Open Spaces" discusses the Gindlespergers timber frame hybrid we erected in Chambersburg, PA; the frame is crafted from Douglas Fir.