Maine Design/Build Custom Home
As the mornings cool off and the days shorten, BenCo has moved inside to put the finishing touches on a unique custom home on a spectacular rural lot in New Gloucester, Maine. The house, which Ben...
View ArticleCustom Timber Frame Home
It is a special treat to build a spectacular custom home from frame to finish, and particularly satisfying when the house plays to our particular expertise in both traditional timber framing and...
View Article“Trimber” Frame Timber Framing
Earlier this year BenCo was contracted to fabricate and install a handful of interesting interior timber frame accent elements. Sometimes called “trimber frames” because they are basically interior...
View ArticleWhat’s a Zero Energy Home?
What’s a Zero Energy Home? Don’t know what they mean by Zero Energy Ready? Net Zero? Check out this comical but enlightening video from ZEROHOMES.ORG The post What’s a Zero Energy Home? appeared first...
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The science behind solar, and electricity as a form of sustainable energy, has progressed significantly over the last decade. With advances in construction and mechanical technologies, owning a zero...
View ArticleInstagram Photos
We have an amateur photographer on the crew who has been lighting up our Instagram feed with some really fun images. Check out Sam’s handiwork, and catch up on our busy summer! The post Instagram...
View ArticleRecent Work
Our crackerjack crew has been cranking through some amazing work recently. Two beautiful projects have kept us very busy for the last few months, and we wanted to share some of the great photos that...
View ArticleBlackwood House Siding
Phase two of siding is rolling along at the Blackwood House The post Blackwood House Siding appeared first on Benjamin and Co | Timber Frames and Custom Homes | Brunswick, Maine.
View ArticleAIA Maine Award
A week ago right now we were the last ones to leave the AIA awards celebration, because we were having such a blast celebrating our good friends at Whitten Architects—and countless other talented...
View ArticleHigh performance timber frame homes
source: Green & Healthy Maine Homeson: Spring 2022 • by: June Donenfeld OLD WORLD MEETS NEW WORLD. TAKE THE BEAUTY AND ROBUST, time-honored precision joinery of a timber frame home, combine them...
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