David Broadway says he now struggles to care for his children after three of his fingers were severed by a saw at Pemberton Timber Frame's site in Evelyn Way, Ramsgate. Picture: HSE.

Timber framing, also known as post-and-beam construction, refers to a building method that eschews metal fasteners and dimensional lumber and instead creates structures with carefully fitted and ...

Dave, the son of a shop teacher, grew up near Ohio's Amish country, where he saw firsthand how solidly built and long-lasting timber frame homes were. He also liked that such houses were energy ...