1 – Timber Frame homes are strikingly bold and beautiful.  The exposed timbers are hand-crafted beams and braces joined with mortise & tenon and secured by hardwood pegs.  The timbers are then enveloped in a structural membrane that can be finished with material of owners’ choice.

- Go to definitions – Timber frame

- Go to definitions - Mortise & Tenon

2 - Timber frame construction is ideally suited to team with Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs), or Insulated Concrete Forms (ICF) as the shell, or structural membrane to lend an attractive and highly energy-efficient design. 

-Go to definitions – SIPs & ICF to see “R Value” and how both these building materials qualify as meeting Energy Star federal and state tax qualifications. 

-To find out how you can qualify for tax credits, go to www.energystar.gov or your state of residence, e.g., State of Oregon http://www.oregon.gov/ENERGY/CONS/RES/RETC.shtml

3 – Timber frame homes provide for quick, easy construction.  Within 1-3 days, one can raise the timbers and within another 1-3 days, SIP installation can be done.

-For detailed timeline of the entire construction process, go to Davis Frame Company Timeline

4 – Timber frame construction allows for very open floor plans.  The beams span long distances and can accommodate a wide variety of architectural designs and finishes, interior and exterior both, e.g., exterior board & batten, log and shake siding, stucco, rock, brick, and combinations of above.

-To see a variety of finishes, go to Davis Frame Company Gallery @ http://www.davisframe.com/gallery/

5 – Through its onsite, independent sales representatives, Doug & Leanne Smith, Davis Frame Company offers local, personalized service.  Doug and Leanne have experience in house siting, designing, permitting and constructing timber frame homes.  They are also familiar with local builders and suppliers.

6 - Why Davis Frame Company over other timber frame companies?...........in business for over 22 years .............Davis Frame teams with national suppliers for SIPs, doors, windows, and finish lumber and mills its Douglas Fir timbers out of the Oregon Valley to provide the highest quality timber frame homes and low transportation costs.  Involvement of Davis Frame............

7 - Why Central Oregon Timber Frame?  We are familiar with the "Build Green" process and how to design your home to optimize solar gain.  We also know of experienced builders throughout the Pacific Northwest and the permitting process.  We are seasoned business professionals with over 8 years experience in timber frame and log home sales.  Our experience comes from designing, building, and living all across the United States, especially in the more extreme mountains of Colorado and the High Desert in Oregon.    One of the first, most beneficial services we provide is to come out to your home site and perform a Site Evaluation Visit.  We meet you at the site and assess the best location for your timber frame and the feasibility of accessing that location.  We also look at how to optimize views and solar gain.   We would be happy to come out early in your planning stage since location has such an impact on home design.  Our greatest pleasure ...........