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2011 Barn & Quilt Tour – October 1, 2011 September 6, 2011 Saturday, October 1, 2011 -2nd Annual Barns & Quilt Tour – 10 am – 2 pm Houses & Barns by John Libby will once again sponsor Freeport Historical Society’s Barn & Quilt Tour for 2011. Join experts for a fascinating tour and discussion of historic Freeport barns and period quilts. Learn about barn evolution, how quilt... |
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Pre-Assembly Insures a Successful Barn Raising August 10, 2011 Our talented timber framers, Peter and Jamie, are busy working on a 50’ x 40’ timber frame barn with a side shed measuring 10’ x 36, and a 9’ x 9’ cupola. |
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New House & Barns by John Libby Warehouse Under Construction July 13, 2011 John Libby is investing in a new 60′ x 60′ warehouse next to the existing workshop in Freeport in order to meet the growing demand for our Signature timber frames. |
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Building & Helping Out in Blue Hill April 13, 2011 Our crew is currently building a new “Winslow Signature Barn” timber frame for a client in Blue Hill, Maine. |
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Construction Progress in Kittery Maine March 1, 2011 The many winter snow storms have not significantly impeded our progress on the new When Pigs Fly Pizzeria and Bread Store in Kittery, Maine. |
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Pouring a New Home Foundation in Mid-Winter in Kennebunk Maine February 27, 2011 It takes more than several inches of snow and cold weather to slow down the crew of Houses & Barns by John Libby. |
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Watch Us on Incredible Maine January 24, 2011 Watch Houses & Barns by John Libby on Incredible Maine. |
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A Different Sort of Barn Raising November 22, 2010 This has been a great year for barns! One of current projects – restoring the Tobias Walker barn – is well underway. |
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Rebuilding Old Barn Cupolas November 8, 2010 Some of our most enjoyable projects are the smaller, detailed jobs where we are able to use ingenuity and creativity to get the job done. We recently were hired to rebuild three cupolas on a barn in Scarborough that was being restored by the owners. |
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Timber Frame Models Ready for Viewing June 2, 2010 In late spring our crew raised two of the four frames from our Signature Barn Series at our shop in Freeport, Maine. The frames are full scale models for folks to come by to view, walk through and visualize for a project on their own property. |


