Pergola Sizes: How to Choose the Right One for Your Space
Pergola sizes typically range from about 10×12 feet for a cozy seating area to 20×30 feet and beyond for…
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What Size Pergola Do I Need? A Guide by How You’ll Use It
The right pergola size comes down to what goes under it, not just the square footage. Here’s how to size by use — dining, lounging, a hot tub, a kitchen — the three size ranges, and the one measurement detail almost every online chart gets wrong.
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Meet the Team Behind Western Timber Frame: The People, Craft, and Manufacturing Discipline Behind a 2026 SBA Utah Honor
Most people judge a timber structure by what they can see: the posts, beams, roofline, and finished space. That…
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Rich Cordoba Stain: A Color Guide for Timber Frame Structures
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.
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Western Timber Frame’s SBA Journey: Payson Facility, Manufacturing Growth & Utah SBA Recognition
What You’ll Learn in This Blog Western Timber Frame’s SBA journey is the story behind its recognition as the…
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Western Timber Frame Named SBA’s 2026 Utah Manufacturing Small Business of the Year
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.
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Timber Frame Structures for Country Clubs and Golf Resorts: A Smarter Way to Build Spaces Members Remember
A structural guide to timber frame clubhouses, pavilions, and outdoor spaces for golf resorts and country clubs — from design criteria and shade performance to evaluating a timber frame partner.
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7,000 Projects Later: What We’ve Learned About Building Luxury Outdoor Structures
After 7,000+ projects shipped to all 50 states, Western Timber Frame shares the recurring patterns, planning mistakes, and design insights that separate outdoor structures families love for decades from ones they replace in five years.
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What Are the Latest Modern and Luxury Pavilion Design Trends?
The design trends shaping modern and luxury pavilions in 2026 — with a framework for telling which trends last and which will look dated in ten years.
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Post and Beam vs Timber frame: What’s the difference and which is right for your project?
Timber frame and post and beam construction can look similar, but they differ in how the structure is engineered and connected. This article explains the differences, including joinery, metal connections, glulam use, and residential and commercial applications.
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What Is the Best Roof for a Timber Frame Outdoor Structure?
Most pavilion buyers choose their roofing material at the end of the process. That’s the wrong order. The roof you choose — metal, cedar shake, tile, or slate — determines the structure underneath it: beam sizing, post dimensions, footing depth, even your permit classification. Here’s every material, every climate, and the question almost nobody thinks to ask before they sign.
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How Texas Helped Build Western Timber Frame: A Story of Trust and Craft
Timber frame in Texas is a smart way to create large, shaded outdoor living and gathering spaces built to handle intense sun, strong winds, and sudden storms. Western Timber Frame designs and installs custom timber frame pavilions, pergolas, and commercial structures across Texas—engineered for long spans, enduring strength, and the way Texans actually use outdoor space.
