Structure sizes run from small backyard features up to very large custom commercial projects, and odd dimensions are normal rather than an exception. This covers the real size ranges by structure type, how beam spans change the engineering, and why a wider open span can cost more than adding a post.
A search for “custom pergola builder near me” lists deck contractors, kit installers, and structural specialists side by side — with no signal which is which. Here’s how to tell them apart and vet the right one: licensing, joinery, engineering, warranty, and the red flags that should end a conversation.
Pergola post sizes run 6×6, 8×8, 10×10, and 12×12 — the 6,000 through 12,000 Series. Here’s what each looks like, what decides the right one, how much the kit weighs, and how Western Timber Frame engineers the post to your span and load.
Pergola sizes typically range from about 10×12 feet for a cozy seating area to 20×30 feet and beyond for…
Western Timber Frame is a Utah manufacturer of custom heavy-timber pergolas, pavilions, and gazebos—designed, CNC-cut, and test-fit in-house, with 7,000+ built nationwide since 2008.
Inside the two matching commercial timber pavilions Western Timber Frame built for the Tanterra community park in Parker, Colorado — a contemporary Douglas Fir design (a cabana by our own definition), the engineering, and the road from concept to completed.
What You’ll Learn in This Blog A retail pergola or gazebo kit can look like the obvious answer. The…
Most people judge a timber structure by what they can see: the posts, beams, roofline, and finished space. That…
Western Timber Frame’s success was built before anyone saw the finished structure. What most people notice first is the…
Bleached is the one stain in the Western Timber Frame lineup that’s designed to change. It starts luminous and pale, then slowly earns a silver-gray patina that deepens with every season. It’s also the only finish that never needs re-staining — ever. Here’s what it looks like, how it ages, and why more homeowners are choosing a finish that collaborates with time instead of fighting it.
Rich Cordoba isn’t just a dark stain — it’s a deep chocolate-brown with espresso undertones that grounds a space the way good leather grounds a room. Here’s why it works on timber frame structures and how to know if it’s right for your backyard.
Western Timber Frame earned the SBA’s 2026 Utah Manufacturing Small Business of the Year award — a recognition of the manufacturing systems, facility growth, and team discipline behind 7,000+ custom timber structures delivered nationwide.
