Raw cleared homesite with survey flags and muddy ground before construction

March 2023 · Raw Site

Completed timber frame home with smoke from chimney at the same GPS coordinates

May 2024 · Finished

Wallowa County, Oregon  ·  46.1°N 117.2°W

2,840 sq ft  ·  Douglas Fir  ·  Wallowa County, OR  ·  14 months build

Objection 01 · Cost
"Every contractor I called gave me a number that grew thirty percent by the time we broke ground. I stopped trusting estimates."

— Nora & Pete Callahan, Deschutes County, OR

Fixed-package pricing.
No contractor handoffs.

Because we mill every beam on-site and employ our own raising crew, we quote a single locked number before the first tree drops. The package covers everything from standing timber to finished ridgepole. One contract. One signature.

Site & Foundation$54,000
Timber Package (milled on-site)$102,000
Raising & Framing$66,000
Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing$48,000
Finish & Interior$30,000
2,800 sq ft Full Log Package$300,000

* Representative 2023 Oregon build. Actual pricing varies by county, species, and site conditions.

Timber craftsman measuring and marking a freshly milled Douglas fir beam

On-site band mill · Wallowa County

0

Cost overruns in 12 years

100%

Beams milled on-site

47

Completed structures

Objection 02 · Timeline
"The framing crew went dark for six weeks in month four. Nobody called. Nobody answered. We found out they'd taken another job."

— Marcus Webb, Flathead County, MT

One crew.
Twelve months. No gaps.

We don't subcontract the frame and hand off to someone else. The same team that drops the trees sets the ridge beam. You have one phone number for fourteen months.

Month 1Month 12
M 1–2

Site Assessment & Design Lock

GPS survey, soil test, timber species selection, permit filing

M 3–4

Timber Harvest & Milling

Standing trees felled, band-milled on-site, air-dried 60 days

M 5–6

Foundation & Sill Plates

Poured concrete or pier system, anchor bolts set to ±⅛"

M 7–9

Frame Raise & Roof Deck

3-day raising event, ridge beam set, roof sheathed and dried-in

M 10–12

Mechanical, Finish & Walkthrough

MEP rough-in, insulation, interior finish, final client walkthrough

Timber raising crew hoisting a heavy ridge beam with ropes and gin pole

Day 214 · Ridge beam set

Site foundation with anchor bolts precisely set in concrete footing

Day 42 · Foundation

Average build

12

months

Fastest: 9 months
Longest: 15 months

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Timber frame home exterior at golden hour with woodstove smoke curling from the chimney

The objections have run out.

The only thing left is
to start.

One conversation. One package. One crew from standing tree to finished ridgepole. The home you've been sketching in that folder is fourteen months away.

47

Homes completed

12

Avg. months to finish

0

Cost overruns