Moose Hotel

Accessibility: Reclaimed timbers are extremely difficult to source in the desired dimensions and species, and the sources are often inconsistent and unreliable.
Dimensional stability: Reclaimed timbers usually come from old barns or grain elevators and are often a century old. Those original timbers had large variances in their cross sections and have since shrunk, twisted or cracked over decades.
Cost: Reclaimed timbers are not only very expensive to source, but it is also very time consuming to joint them properly. It is much easier and better to build with dimensionally square timbers.

By woodpecker@admin March 21, 2022

MOOSE HOTEL

One of the most luxurious and architecturally innovative hotels in the Bow Valley, this project presented significant challenges for our team, particularly with its timber elements. The large pool canopy featured 46-foot kiln-dried 10×10 timbers, four-way clusters, and trusses sandwiching steel plates with nearly 1,000 bolts—installed directly above Banff Avenue, Banff’s busy main street, with very limited access to the site.

Logistically demanding and time-consuming, this project ultimately resulted in a stunning and rewarding product that we’re proud to have contributed to.

LEAR Construction has recently has the opportunity to work alongside Woodpecker European Timber Framing on some project and we can unequivocally state that they have been an excellent trade partner to work with. The excellent communication and framing knowledge is bested only by their final product. Our collective clients are always very pleased with the final workmanship and results they have invested in with Woodpecker. I would have no hesitation in recommending them for future tenders or to our construction peers within industry.

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