Our Suppliers: OKANAGAN TIMBER FRAME COMPANY

The Okanagan Timber Frame Advantage

• We selectively harvest standing dead timbers, no clear cutting. We are environmentally conscious.
• We have access to the best grade of Douglas Fir in the BC interior.
• Timbers are cut in our mill, to our specifications and standards assuring the finest quality wood for your frame.
• We use interior Douglas Fir as opposed to coastal Fir, resulting in tighter growth rings, fewer knots and smaller knot size.
• Use of sophisticated 3D CAD software that was designed specifically for the heavy timber industry to generate our architectural, structural and shop production drawings.
• Use of European CNC (robotic) manufacturing equipment for unsurpassed accuracy in cutting the joinery for your frame.
• European craftsman on staff who oversees all production and completes all of our hand cut frames.
• For those who want kiln dried product we have our own 60,000 board foot dehumidification kiln for drying timbers, decking, siding, paneling etc. We can also heat treat timbers to meet phytosanitary export regulations.
• All manufacturing occurs in a climate controlled factory or shop environment.
• Tight quality control, nothing is outsourced manufactured, from standing timber to on site raising all aspects are in house and accomplished by Okanagan timber staff or one of our representatives.
• We manufacture all of our additional products, decking, paneling, flooring, trim, millwork etc.
• One stop shopping eliminating middlemen and markup's.

Key Personnel Experience

• President and owner, Okanagan Timber Frame.
• 3rd Generation logger/saw miller, as well as 14 years experience as the manager of Oyama Forest Products, a category 2 sawmill in British Columbia.
• 8 years experience in managing and operating a Timber Frame business.
• Sales and Marketing professional.
• Past member BC Wood Advisory committee.
• Currently member British Columbia Timber sales Advisory committee, BC Ministry of forests.

• Architectural Technologist.
• 18 years experience in the heavy timber industry in design, estimating and production; including timber, engineered wood and glue laminated wood.
• 3 years experience in residential site supervision.
• 7 years experience as a technical representative in commercial and residential engineered wood products.

• Designer and 3D modeler.
• Diploma in Wood Technology and Engineering.
• 30 years experience in the wood manufacturing industry, including scaling, lumber grading and wood construction.
• 3 year experience as a timber frame designer.

• Master Carpenter, hand framer (Germany)
• Timber shop lead hand
• Raising supervisor
• CNC operator