Happy Holidays from everyone at McLeod Creek Timber Frame. We hope your holidays are filled with joy and laughter.
Octagonal Gazebo Raising
We received a call from a local client that wanted help raising a 3rd party cut octagonal gazebo. It was CNC cut from a timber frame company in BC – went together nicely. The client and a friend of his helped to raise the frame and then we put on the Douglas Fir T&G for a sub-roof structure. Turned out …
How much timber frame design and construction experience do you have?
I get this question many times from both clients and potential clients, especially since they see our company as a very small operation. Perhaps after visiting larger timber frame companies with numerous employees, including designers and possibly engineers, our company may seem like it is not “professional” or experienced as these competitors in their eyes. I would like to refute …
Do you have different textures or finishes that can be added to the timbers?
Simple answer to this question – yes. We can do a few things to the timbers to dress them up. Normally most people choose to have the timbers sanded and we normally go with 80 grit sandpaper. This allows the entire surface to be uniform and accept a stain or clear coat evenly. We can also apply a nylon brush finish …
Want to incorporate some chainsaw carvings into your timbers?
We thought that this would be a nice detail that some people would like. We have access to a number of talented chainsaw artists that can do a number of things to various pieces of timber in your frame. From carved out beam ends or post corners and faces, to full on reliefs or inlays to beam/post faces – your …
Upcoming Project – Hybrid Frame (Parkland County)
Shaping up to be a busy spring/summer season this year. We just confirmed this hybrid – the interior portions are the “wood grain” colour and the exterior portion, which consist of a covered rear deck and a front entrance, are the pink coloured areas. This is going to be a great project!