The Key Players of Your Custom-Home Dream Team
A simple guide to the professionals involved in designing and building a custom timber frame home. In the custom home construction world, you’ll hear a lot of job titles:…
Conversations to Expect Before Your Timber Frame Home Construction Begins
From permits to site access, early conversations help align vision, logistics, and construction planning. Early conversations between homeowners and their design and build teams—covering site access, permitting, inspections,…
What to Know for a Comfortable Home: Heating, Ventilation, and Cooling
Heating, ventilation, and cooling (HVAC) is a key part of a high-performance timber frame home. Table of Contents: Why is HVAC Extra Important in Timber Frame Homes? What are…
Fixtures That Stand the Test of Time
Discover how the right selections can enhance durability, elevate daily function, and support the long-term livability of your custom timber frame house. Seemingly small finishes have a major…
Site Selection and Prep 101
Understanding your property and its traits is an important part of the custom-home design process. Table of Contents Key Factors Influencing Suitability for Building Siting and Home Placement…
Timber Frames vs. Log Construction: What’s the Real Difference in Maintenance?
Here’s how timber frame homes deliver the warmth of wood architecture with less maintenance demands than traditional log construction. All homes require maintenance. Roofs age, mechanical systems require…
Choosing the Right Flooring for Your Timber Frame Home
Answers to the top questions around flooring choices for timber frame homes. Table of Contents Complementing Your Timbers Popular Flooring Pros and Consed Aging in Place What About…
Pipe Dreams: Top Tips, Best Practices, and Luxe Upgrades for Plumbing
From basic terminology to modern upgrades, here’s what homeowners should know about plumbing in today’s timber frame homes. Table of Contents How Does Plumbing Differ Between Timber Frame and Conventional…
Woodhouse Timber Frame Homes: Built for Every Season
How Woodhouse timber frame homes tame seasonal temperature swings. Signs of winter giving way to spring are everywhere: the ice is melting, colorful bulbs are beginning to emerge, and…
The Luxury of Quiet
Discover the acoustic benefits of timber frame homes. Open a window in any city or suburb and modern life’s cacophony pours in — mowers and blowers, traffic, trains, dogs,…
