It is your responsibility to hire a contractor to construct your home. You may already have your own builder, but if not, your Timberpeg Representative can introduce you to multiple qualified builders and may in fact be a builder themselves. You or your Timberpeg Representative can send your home plans and the Timberpeg Specification Checklist to contractors for bids.

Building codes and requirements vary across the country and may even differ not just state-to-state, but also by region. Depending upon where your build site is located, your contractor will need to secure all required building permits. Further, you will need to arrange any necessary financing needed to complete the project.

Your contractor begins site preparation, including water/sewer, and foundation work. Your Timberpeg Representative will work with your contractor to coordinate timetables and prepare for delivery of the Timberpeg materials.

Once you accept the preliminary design, it is time to sign a contract and remit 10% of the package price. 

At this point, Timberpeg will prepare the final frame plans for your contractor. Sixty to ninety days prior to delivery of the package, you will be required to remit an additional 40% payment (bringing your total down-payment to 50%). Then we may assign a delivery date range of time.

Upon approval of the final floor plan and timber frame design the Design group, using Cadwork® software, also creates a computer generated 3D model of the frame. From this 3D model, the software then enables us to extract a 2D frame drawing and the coding that can be fed into our Hundegger® automated joinery machine.

The end result is an accurately cut timber frame and a comprehensive set of final drawings to fabricate your timber frame. Your contractor will also use these drawings to assemble your new home.

In jurisdictions where stamped plan are required, our design group will provide the needed timber frame structural services. A local engineer may be consulted if necessary.

Once production is complete, you will make your final payment (remaining 50%) to Timberpeg and the package is prepared for transport.

All frame components are bundled and wrapped with protective paper and placed on flatbed trucks for delivery. The siding, trim, and roofing materials are carefully bundled and included on the truck. Great care is taken to minimize the number of truckloads required for each project.

Your package is then delivered to your site by an insured independent transport company. Often, the fees for delivery are included in the package costs, but on occasion there may be a separate fee.

If you are working with one of our Independent Representatives, they will be on site to help verify that everything was shipped and delivered as specified. If you are working directly with one of our Regional Managers, they may be on site during delivery. However, as each project is different with its own unique circumstances, in some cases it may be more efficient for the Regional Manager to work with you, your builder, or your on site project manager to develop the best plan for delivery.

Once your package is delivered, all components should be sorted and inventoried. Since the timbers were pre-fit and marked before leaving our facility, erecting the frame is generally a quick and easy process for an experienced crew.

Most modern-day timber frames are raised with the help of crane. This makes for a safer job site, reduces labor, and saves time–which saves you money!

Upon completion of the frame, tongue and groove wall, ceiling, and floor decking is installed. A cost-efficient method of construction; it saves both labor and material, as the decking is the floor of the upper level, as well as the ceiling of the lower level.

For the wall assembly, the drywall and felt paper are provided by others, but the remaining 6.5 inch SIPs are part of the standard wall assembly. This provides a minimum insulation value of R-23, and thicker panels can be used if more insulation is desirable. Timberpeg also provides the drainage plane material, exterior siding and trim, as well as top-quality windows as part of the package.

The components we provide include virtually everything necessary for the exterior shell of the building. When these materials are assembled, the building appears finished on the outside. All windows, doors, and roof windows are installed, the building is fully insulated and the interior surfaces of all exterior walls and ceilings are completely finished.

The day you’ve been waiting for has finally arrived. Your home is finished and all that’s left to do is move in and throw a big party to celebrate. Enjoy!