The Timber Frame Business Council is pleased to provide you with a basic understanding of the process of planning, designing and building a timber frame and post and beam home. Similar to building any custom home, your timber frame home will require your input and will ultimately reflect your personal preferences and requirements.

In this section, we provide a brief summary of the timber frame professionals who will be needed and how you might go about selecting them. The Guide will help you sort through your options as you decide how involved you want to be. There are a number of different directions you might choose to take. You may find it helpful to check off the boxes as you read through the Guide.

It is our intention that this Guide clear up some of the grey areas that, if left unattended, could lead to unfulfilled expectations and misunderstandings. In our experience, even though people are attracted to building a timber frame home, they have little building experience and no knowledge of what role they might have to play in the construction process.

Many of our customers have an idea of what they want, but they experience difficulty putting their ideas on paper. And finally, while superior quality and uniqueness are the ideal, home owners must be prepared to justify a greater investment of both time and money when designing and building a timber frame home compared to a more typically constructed home.

We are eager to have our clients understand the basics of the process. By working together, we know our combined efforts will result in an improved product, a streamlined design, contracting and construction process, and an enriched experience for us all.

Designing and building any new home can be exciting. Working on and completing your timber frame or post and beam home can be cause for a true celebration. Knowing the necessary steps and which questions to ask will make it that much more enjoyable.

By conducting preliminary research, enhancing the features of your building site, and thoughtfully selecting your timber framing company, architect or designer and general contractor, you can avoid a lot of frustration while saving time and money. With careful planning from the design process through construction, you will soon be the proud owner of a beautiful new energy-efficient timber frame home.

A well-designed and well-constructed timber frame home can provide a richly rewarding living experience for years to come.

Please be sure to visit our timber frame gallery picture page to help inspire your dreams!

Download the Timber Frame Consumer’s Guide (PDF)

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