A Timber Frame is a structure built from large heavy timbers, joined with traditional mortise and tenon joinery. Each timber is hand-cut with traditional mortise and tenon joinery, designed using computer-generated shop drawings to ensure precision.
The erection of a timber frame is one of the most awe-inspiring construction methods in use today. Our crews carefully assemble the timbers into ‘bents’, using oak pegs to secure the connections between timbers. We then raise the bents with the aid of a crane, forming the structure of your home.
What you’re left with is the magnificent sight of a fully assembled Timber Frame, standing as a testament to a classical way of building.
A cape timber frame, partially covered with roof SIPs over tongue and groove boards.
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EPS core SIP roof panels ready for delivery to a job site.
SIPs
The high performance enclosure for your homeA Structural Insulated Panel (SIP) is a panel used to enclose a structure. It is both sheathing and insulation. It can also serve as a load bearing wall or roof.
We manufacture our SIPs with an EPS or GPS foam core sandwiched between 7/16" thick structural OSB facings and bonded with urethane adhesive. The assembly forms a torsion box and is very strong. SIPs provide a continuous blanket of insulation around the structure, creating an airtight, vapor-open building enclosure with minimal thermal bridging.
Choosing SIPs means opting for a building solution that enhances energy efficiency and reduces thermal bridging, while remaining compatible with all siding and roofing offerings. Learn more about Structural Insulated Panels.
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Timber Frame Kits
Buy it as a kit.While we recommend letting our team do the install of your timber frame, if you have carpentry skills, you can opt to buy them as a kit. We'll work with you to design and manufacture the timber frame for your project. Then we'll send it FOB to your job site along with one of our technical supervisors to lead your team through the installation.
Why do we recommend you let our team complete the install? Our team has installed thousands of timber frames. We're fast and efficient and you'll have peace of mind knowing all the pieces were installed right and tight.
A partial order for a kit, wrapped, labeled and ready for delivery.
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Oiled Eastern White Pine tongue and groove boards.
Tongue & Groove Boards
Functional and beautiful.Offered as an add-on, Tongue and Groove boards (T&G boards), paired with timbers, have proven to be a very popular solution for ceilings. We offer Eastern White Pine or Douglas Fir finished with an oil finish or a pickling stain. They are installed on top of the timber rafters or purlins, then covered with a vapor retarder before the roof SIPs are installed.
We include tongue and groove roof boards as standard when installing our SIPs over timber frames. We can also offer them separately if desired.
Any first floor ceiling T&G boards are left with your builder to install, so that they can integrate them into the rest of the building after we have departed from the job site.
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Exterior Elements
Add a touch of class.Exterior Timber Elements, such as porches, entryways, trusses, and awnings, can really make the outside of your home or barn stand out.
These elements are easy to add to any project even if the rest of the building is conventionally framed. Add an entryway to your existing home or a pergola for the backyard. Timber frame elements are completely customizable to suit your design, and can be structural or decorative as needed.
Entryway with timber frame portico.
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