Custom designing allows us complete flexibility to fit a timber frame to your desired floor plan for your new home. We have many ways of helping you come up with a floor plan that allows a frame to fit in easily and to be environmentally friendly, energy efficient, durable and aesthetically pleasing.

We can custom make almost any design, as can be seen from some of our projects displayed below.

A single story house of 200m2 with 4 bedrooms. In this frame we have used narrow leafed red ironbark which has then been clad with reverse brick veneer walls for energy efficiency.
This is a two story house with approximately 96 square metres of ground floor and 50m2 upstairs. The living room enjoys the open cathedral ceilings. The timber is recycled jarrah and the walls are mud brick.
A holiday cottage with carport and verandah made out of cypress pine totalling approximately 90m2.
A two story house using red ironbark timbers creating 240m2 of floor area. The frame will then be clad with mud bricks.
Verandah with "lean to" on one side of approximately 7.5 metres by 8 metres. This frame was made using grey ironbark for the timber. This structure was designed for clean lines.
Small pergola of 3 metres by 4 metres using narrow leafed red ironbark. The pergola will have wire put on it to allow for plants to grow up and create a shady area in summer and a sunny spot for winter.
A verandah of approximately 6.5 m x 5 m using narrow leaved red ironbark. Note no bracing to posts. This structure will have purlins and tin sheeting put on for the roof.
Large outdoor entertainment area of approximately 14 metres by 10 metres using red iron bark. The timber will stay as rough sawn from the mill to create an old look which will blend in with the existing cottage.

We generally work with you from the design phase, this can include an architect, building designer or working solely with you.

The usual steps involved in the process are:-

• Initial discussion to confirm whether one of our frames will meet with the desired image/feel.
• We create a design with an estimated cost that we feel would fit the criteria.
• Any changes are then discussed until a plan meets with your approval.
• A contract is then signed.
• Working drawings are now compiled and, in conjunction with others, council approvals are sought and engineering calculations undertaken.
• Timber is then order in preparation of crafting the joinery.
• We now start the creation of your frame in our workshop.
• Site inspections are made during this time to ensure that all is progressing as planned.
• We then erect the frame.

1. Drawings of the timber frame for council applications
2. Timbers as specified
3. All timbers sanded and oiled with natural oils
4. All joinery comprising the frame
5. Custom made post feet
6. Fasteners for post feet to slab or footing pads and post feet to timber posts.
7. Frame raised on site

1. Engineers calculations
2. Hire equipment to raise frame (dependant on size of frame)

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