Custom Timber Homes

Handcrafted Timber Homes Designed for the Way You Live

From cozy cabins to mountain estates, Woodpecker creates custom timber homes across Western Canada and the U.S. Whether you’re starting with early sketches or working alongside a full design team, we help bring your home from concept to installation with thoughtful planning, quality materials, and craftsmanship built to last.

Crafted at our facility in Exshaw, Alberta, our timber homes use premium Canadian wood species such as Douglas fir, cedar, and spruce. We combine traditional post-and-beam joinery, modern mass timber systems, and precision CNC fabrication to create durable, beautiful structures tailored to your site, lifestyle, and vision.

Every Detail Matters

Our manufacturing process is designed to deliver quality, speed, and consistency from start to finish. With built-in checks at every stage, we reduce errors and improve reliability, so you get a better product every time. This approach also cuts down on waste and delays, helping you stay on schedule and within budget.

Quality, Consistency, and Care

Our manufacturing process is designed to deliver quality, accuracy, and consistency from start to finish. With built-in checks throughout design, fabrication, finishing, and packaging, we reduce errors, improve reliability, and help keep your custom home on schedule and aligned with your budget.

Sustainable Custom Homes

We design every custom timber home with long-term performance and environmental responsibility in mind. Our premium Canadian wood is responsibly sourced, kiln-dried, and built to last. With precision-crafted joinery, low-VOC finishes, and near-zero-waste shop practices, we help create homes that are as responsible as they are beautiful.

Crafted With Purpose

Our homes are not just assembled — they are carefully crafted. From traditional mortise and tenon joinery to custom-textured beams and modern CNC precision, every detail is shaped by skilled hands and thoughtful planning. The result is a one-of-a-kind timber home with warmth, strength, and lasting character.

How We Bring Your Custom Timber Home to Life

Design Discovery

We start with your ideas, sketches, or architectural plans. Our team works with you to understand your goals, style, site, and budget, then helps shape those details into a clear, buildable timber design.

Engineering & Planning

Our drafting team works with experienced timber engineers to develop detailed structural drawings and 3D models. You review and approve the details before production begins, and site measurements are confirmed to ensure an accurate fit.

Manufacturing & Finishing

Timbers are cut at our Exshaw facility using CNC precision, skilled hand-cutting, or a combination of both depending on the design. Each beam is textured, stained, finished, bundled, labelled, and prepared for efficient delivery and assembly.

Shipping & Installation

We ship custom timber packages across Western Canada and the U.S. Your builder can install the package with our support, or our experienced crew can provide full on-site timber frame installation.

Ready to Build Your Custom Timber Home?

Let’s turn your ideas into a handcrafted timber home that’s strong, sustainable, and made just for you.

Project Gallery: Custom Timber Homes

Take a look at the custom timber frame homes we’ve built. From cozy cabins and cottages to rustic mountain chalets, open-concept ranches, and beautiful timber barns. Each one is designed with care, crafted with precision, and built to last a lifetime.

Two-story residential building with a full basement, utilizing mass timber as the primary structural system.
Contemporary 2,500 sq ft two-level residence without a basement, designed to maximize natural light and storage.
A small residential home in rural Alberta targeting Living Building Challenge (LBC) certification.
Two-story residential building with a full basement, utilizing mass timber as the primary structural system.
Contemporary 2,500 sq ft two-level residence without a basement, designed to maximize natural light and storage.
A small residential home in rural Alberta targeting Living Building Challenge (LBC) certification.
Hybrid timber frame residence featuring a predominantly common rafter roof system with traditional joinery.

FAQs About Custom Timber Frame Homes

To help guide your journey, we’ve answered the most common questions about building a custom home, from process and timelines to design options and craftsmanship.

We use the best Canadian timber framing species like Douglas Fir, Western Red Cedar, Spruce, and even reclaimed wood. All timber is kiln-dried or air-dried for top performance and long-term durability.
Absolutely. We can start with your ideas, sketches, or blueprints. Whether you want a cozy cabin, mountain chalet, or a modern estate, we’ll work with you to create a plan that fits your needs and your land.
Yes! Our custom timber homes use tight joinery and modern insulation to keep heat in during the winter and cool air in during the summer. Many of our homes use sustainable timber construction methods to meet Passive House and LEED standards.
Most timber frame homes take between 10 to 14 months from design to move-in, depending on the size and location. We start with planning and drawings, then cut your beams, do finishing, and install everything on-site.
A custom timber frame home is built using large wooden beams that are carefully joined together. Unlike regular homes, timber frame homes have open spaces, tall ceilings, and beautiful wood details you can see and feel. Each one is designed just for you.