What does Central Oregon Timber Frame provide?

1. Assistance to custom design your home, or access to hundreds of floor plans and information on building materials.
2. Free site evaluation at your land to aid with design and siting of your home.
3. Introduction to competent builders and timber framers who are familiar with timber frame construction.
4. Continuous involvement throughout the construction process, that includes inventorying of materials on delivery day and being on site to answer questions and follow up on concerns while your contractor raises the timber package.

Central Oregon Timber Frame is an independent representative for Davis Frame Company, that has designed and provided timber homes over the past 30 years.

What does Davis Frame provide? (See handout)

1. Complete design services which include preparation of a full set of construction drawings.
2. A wide selection of materials for constructing your home; e.g., timbers and structural insulated panels for the roof and exterior walls, windows, timber stairs, exterior doors, exterior siding and trim, and complete roof systems.
3. Local materials that allow lower shipping costs and quicker turn around times.

Why choose Davis Frame Company?

1. Experience in designing and building timber frame homes for almost 30 years, which gives you the confidence Davis will stand behind its product.
2. By having local reps, Davis can ensure close contact with customer needs and expectations to make sure you get what you want.
3. Locally-available materials that cut down the cost of transportation.

What does it cost per square foot to build a timber frame home?

Should I expect to pay a premium for a timber frame home?

Why are timber frame homes so energy efficient?

1. Timber frame homes use SIP wall and roof panels, which are vastly more energy efficient, stronger, quieter, and more draft free than other building systems that use stud framing with fiberglass insulation.
2. SIPs are made of rigid insulation as a solid component to eliminate air movement. Less air leakage means fewer drafts, less noise, lower energy bills, and a much more comfortable indoor environment.
3. SIPs are fabricated without wall studs, thereby eliminating thermal bridging and providing the highest R-values.

How long does it take to build a timber frame home?

Overall construction time varies from 5 to 12 months based on the complexity of the building site and home design. The time to weather-tight the timbers and SIPs should be 2-5 weeks, which is typically less than half the time required for stick-built construction.

The COTF model timber frame on our website is 2850 sq.ft. and took 7 months from excavation to completion, with less than 3 weeks to raise the timbers and SIPs.

How do I get my house designed?

1. COTF can help you with design by meeting you at your site, and converting your ideas, or preferred floor plan into you timber home.
2. Davis Frame can produce construction drawings by beginning with preliminary sketches that are developed into final design with customer review.
3. Davis Frame produces a complete set of construction drawings that can be used for permitting and constructing your home.

How can COTF help you get a highly energy-efficient ‘green’ home?

1. By suggesting home placement that maximizes passive solar performance.
2. By identifying high R-value walls and roof system, e.g., various types of SIPs.
3. By identifying window size, placement, and type to provide maximum energy savings.
4. By identifying types and sources of reclaimed or recycled materials for use in construction of the finished home.
5. By identifying the benefit from using alternative energy sources, LED, compact fluorescent lights, and Energy Star appliances.