Press Articles
Keep up with OakBridge Timber Framing in the press. The articles listed here are recently published articles in well-regarded publications.
OakBridge Timber Framing is a
National Hardwood Magazine
Building Homes That Reflect Values, Aug 2010
Howard, Ohio - OakBridge Timber Framing Ltd., based here, precuts and installs timber frame homes. Established in 1986 by Johnny Miller and Levi Hochstetler, the company is comprised of three generations of an Amish family. Throughout history Amish and Mennonite people have been recognized for their hard work, attention to detail and true commitment to the craft of constructing barns and other buildings.
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Timber Home Living
Savvy Shopper, August 2010
OakBridge was recently featured in photos in the publication Timber Home Living.
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Automated Builder
Best Seller Homes, May 2010
The Kirsch Home from OakBridge Timber Framing
was designed with luxury and comfort in mind. An appropriately sized great room next to the kitchen opens up to the second floor creating a comfortable and spacious haven. The stairs leads you to a loft on the second floor, perfect for an office or a peaceful place to relax.
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Cottages & Bungalows
Artistry, Feb/March 2010
Located in Howard, Ohio, family-owned OakBridge Timber Framing uses tradition joinery for pre-cut frames that are assembled on site in only a few days. In keeping with Amish tradition, the company raises craftsmanship to a fine art: mortise-and-tenon joints are pinned with hickory dowels, and the same crew that crafts the timber also installs it.
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Builders Exchange Magazine
Timber!, Jan 2010
OakBridge Timber Framing in Howard builds handcrafted, sustainable timber frame structures using mortise and tenon joinery without any metal. Here is the 1,568-sf K & E Credit Union built in 2007 in Mt. Vernon by Shrock Premier Custom Construction and designed by Ballard Architectural Studio. The project was panelized with SIPs, which allow for exceptional energy efficiency.
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Robb Report’s Exceptional Properties
Green, Spacious & Gorgeous, Jan/Feb 2010
WHEN IT CAME TIME FOR HIM TO RETIRE, David Kirsch had long known exactly what kind of house he wanted. “It had always been my dream to find a big, old barn, renovate it and turn it into something special,” says Kirsch, a former contractor from South Carolina. “What appealed to me most was all that wood and all that space.”
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Energy Times
Back to a Healthy Future with the Amish, January 2010
Most Americans lived on farms until the post-Civil War industrial boom led people to chase opportunity into the cities. But as the modern world became more hectic, some urbanites fled to the country for the simpler lives that their great-grandfathers had known.
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Timber Home Living
Farm Fresh, 2010 Annual Buyer's Guide
"Infused with the farm!” That’s how artist Sue Amstutz describes the concept she and her husband, Jim, brought to their drawing board when they designed their Ashland, Ohio, home.
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Timber Home Living
Timber Home Living's 2010 Annual Buyer's Guide
Check out the 2010 Annual Buyer’s Guide from Timber Home Living, and note the OakBridge photos on pages 26, as well as this beautiful shot on page 36!
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Rochester Healthy Living
A Healthy Lifestyle, Dec 2009
We are all making efforts nowadays to live a healthier
life. We avoid fast food, make an effort to visit the gym
more often, and encourage our children to play outside
rather than sit on the couch playing video games.
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Professional Builder
Hands-On Approach, November 2009
OakBridge was recently featured in the publication Professional Builder.
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Christian News Today
www.christiannewstoday.com
There is no doubt that technological advancements over the past centuries have influenced us –sometimes for good and sometimes for bad. Most of us simultaneously embrace and reject a technology (you know your cell phone is a blessing and a curse), while wondering what new fangled advancement lies ahead.
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The Return of Timber Framing
Healthy Newspaper
Since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution there’s no doubt the technological advancements that have taken place over this time have influenced us – but not always for good.
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National Hardwood Magazine
Who's Who in Hardwood Purchasing, Sept. 2009
JOHNNY MILLER is owner and CEO of OAKBRIDGE TIMBER
FRAMING LTD. located in Howard, Ohio. OakBridge Timber Framing Ltd. manufactures pre-cut timber frame residential homes and commercial buildings. The company purchases approximately 100,000 board feet annually of Red and White Oak, douglas fir and pine. The firm specializes in pre-cutting and installing timber frames.
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