Interior Timber Species
There are so many wonderful species of timbers to choose. Typically for interior timber framing we primarily use Douglas Fir, Red & White Oak or Eastern White Pine.
We have had occasion to use Cherry, Maple, Black Walnut and other species of timbers for the whole timber frame or just for accents to set off the rest of the timber framing.
It is possible in some cases for us to use timbers that came from your jobsite when the lot was cleared for some braces, struts or even a mantel.
Especially with Douglas Fir there are the most options in dryness from fresh sawn timbers, standing dead timbers, conventionally kiln dried timbers and radio frequency dried timbers. Having these options in timber dryness gives you the choice to meet your objectives.
Exterior Timber Species
There are a lot of choices of timbers that are naturally rot and insect resistant. Typically for exterior timber framing we primarily use Western Red Cedar or Cypress. We have also used White Oak, Port Orford Cedar and Alaskan Yellow Cedar.All these species have attributes that are different from one another. Some are softer or some are harder, some are naturally darker in color or naturally lighter in color, some are only available in smaller dimensions than others, some have more or less grain and the specifications go on and on.
You can depend on our guidance to help you navigate all of the choices.
