1: Understanding & design brief

A member of our team will visit your site to discuss with you and understand the opportunities and constraints of your project. Views, local materials, prevailing weather, and shading can all be assessed at this stage. Through a process of structured questioning we will try and help draw out the details of what really matters to you.

2: Concept designs to Planning drawings

Having gathered as much information as possible from the consultation at your site, we will design a proposed concept model for your project. Sometimes this is a fairly straight forward development of a design from the breif, on other occasions this involves exploration of a number of options at a sketch level which helps focus clients decisions and reduce subsequent design changes. An indication of project cost becomes meaningful once you are happy with the concept design. At this point we will be able to give a quote for finalizing the design and preparing drawings for a planning application.

3: Building warrant drawings & detailed costing

Once planning is granted, and If building warrant is required we can begin preparing the more detailed drawings for a structural engineer to certify and submit to building control. A SAPS report may also be required and we can help obtain these for your project.

Once final design drawings are complete we are able to estimate for construction of your project.

4: Construction

The logs will be sourced from the highlands and taken to our yard where they will be assessed and categorized so that their characteristics can be best used within the build. Next, we “spud” (de-bark) and peel the logs by hand with a draw knife before marking and cutting them into their final component pieces. Sawn timber components such as sarking can be milled in house or supplied by third parties depending on the design requirements.

We will deliver your structural log work to your site where we assemble it rapidly to a wind and water tight stage. We can continue the build to a turnkey finished project or you may choose to finish the project yourself or with local contractors. All are good options and the best for you depends on many factors and should be decided on a project by project basis at the planning and costing stage.