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THE PROCESS
Wondering how to start and what to expect? See info below!
LOCATION
Timber Masters is located in Grande Prairie, Alberta Canada. Our shop is located just 10 minutes out of town and is open to any customer wanting to see our operation, pick up some samples, or talk to one of our team members.
EXPERTISE
The owner is a highly passionate artisan who is certified and has over 15 years of experience in timber framing nd over 20 years experience in construction. He has passed down his skills and knowledge to our team members who also have a passion for handcrafting wood. Living in a fully integrated timber frame home himself, he loves to bring custom timber styles to any home, cottage, cabin or commercial project.
Our sales team is part of our family run operation and has been in the business for years. They are very knowledgeable and excited to work with you on any project dream you may have.
Our designer will work with you to create a custom design and bring your ideas to life, with many years experience spanning multiple design programs, we work to ensure we have clear communication for all elements.
WHY TIMBER MASTERS?
We make sure that our business is run as enviromentally responsible as possible, only sourcing logs from within Canada. Our on-site mill allows for us to cut down oversized logs to ensure there is little to no waste.
The entire timber framing process from start finish happens directly at Timber Masters's Grande Prairie site so we have full control over all aspects from hand picking material, hand texturing, mortise and tenon, to pre-finishing.
Custom milling allows us the ability to cut precise and exact timbers for each project. We are only using FOHC (free of heart center) Douglas Fir as it is ensures long term stability, less warping, rigidity, aesthetic/consistent grain, long lasting durablity as the most superior cut of wood.
In the shop, we combine modern wood manufacturing techniques with traditional timber frame joinery methods by hand to celebrate form and function within our projects. Our handcraft artisans use fine woodworking skills to maintain focus on the details and uniqueness we bring to any order.
A pre-designed home, cottage or back country cabin request? A custom design or modification to one of our plans? Feel free to come to us with your plans, ideas or inspiration photos. We would be happy to discuss your needs and answer any questions.
2. Design
Custom design for a new home, design for timber integration or design for our fully scalable pre-designed home plans. We work with you on getting all the details exactly how you want them. From the colours to the sizing and design. We properly engineer your project so that it not only fits the code but also fits your desired aesthetic.
3. The Timber
Our supply comes from the cast offs of the bigger logging outfits and saw mills in Western Canada that don't fit through their processors and would otherwise be wasted. We source oversize logs that are too large for production mills. This reduces the impact for additional logging for our timber requirements. Our timber frames come standard with premium tight grain FOHC Western Canadian Douglas Fir. We also offer Canadian western Red cedar.
4. Custom Milling
Environmental responsibility is important to us. Our in-house system will mill the logs to the specs of your design while also making the most of every log. Any timber that does not meet grade during milling or that is waste we use for our large wood boiler facility heating requirements and any additional we sell as firewood for home heating.
5. Joinery
We use both traditional handcrafted and modern technology/machinery for timber frame joinery. The modern joinery ensures proper structural design and engineering, incorporated with the handcrafted traditional joinery which has been perfected and tested historically for over a century. These combined methods that are engineered, offer basically no design or timber size limitations for your project except the available timber itself.
6. Finishing
Due to our handcrafted and modern technology we are able to offer very specialized textures and finishing exclusively from Timber Masters. Custom colours and diamond coat sealers ensure your timber is unique and protected for years to come.
7. Installation
We offer site assistance for deliveries as well as full installations. A full installation includes everything, right from organizing the delivery of the finished product to your location, to doing the set up and making sure it goes together exactly as we've planned it.
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