Post and beam

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Post and beam is a general term for building with heavy timbers. More specific types of post and beam framing are:

• Timber framing, an ancient traditional method of building using wooden joinery held together with pegs, wedges and rarely iron straps
• Post and lintel, a simple form of framing with lintels resting on top of posts
• Ständerhaus, a historic type of post and beam construction in Germany
  • Firstständerhaus, a specific type with posts supporting the ridge beam used in North German farmhouses

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