Post and beam
# Post and beam

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 type of post and beam construction used in North German farmhouses
