A solar-ready timber frame cabana brings together handcrafted beauty and modern innovation. Designed for strength, sustainability, and year-round comfort, this outdoor retreat supports solar panels while offering a naturally shaded space to gather, relax, and recharge—both your home and your spirit. Built with The Dovetail Difference®, it’s where craftsmanship meets clean energy.
This family started their backyard swing project with simple posts and a dream. Midway through, they called Western Timber Frame to bring that vision to life. The result is a handcrafted timber pergola that turned a small idea into a place of peace, strength, and beauty.
Fire has always been more than fuel—it is a symbol of warmth, hospitality, and connection. From ancient traditions across the world to George Washington’s hearth, people have gathered around flames to share stories and strengthen bonds. Today, timber frame pergolas, pavilions, gazebos, and trellises continue that tradition, creating modern living hearths where families, friends, and communities come together.
This before-and-after story shows more than a new deck. With composite planks for low maintenance and rough-sawn mass timber joined with The Dovetail Difference®, the transformation delivers strength, beauty, and a space that only grows better with time.
Luxury outdoor structures start with craftsmanship that feels effortless. These handcrafted timber pergolas redefine the meaning of comfort, balance, and belonging — turning sunlight, shadow, and structure into a way of living.
Three Daybreak families reimagined outdoor living with Western Timber Frame — building spaces that connect home, nature, and belonging.
Salt Lake Fall Home Show – Speaker: Laurence Bunker, President, Western Timber Frame A four season pavilion changes the…
See how a Utah family replaced umbrellas with a handcrafted mass timber pavilion — complete with built-in power, thermal wood shade, and timeless design.
A small patio reclaimed with a timber pergola and lattice privacy panels—built with The Dovetail Difference® for strength, beauty, and daily outdoor living.
In the coastal town of Westport, Connecticut, a stunning heavy timber frame pavilion now welcomes family and friends to…
A custom timber frame cabana designed with dovetail craftsmanship and TimberVolt® power. Solid, timeless, and built to bring people together.
A plain concrete patio became a true gathering space with a timber frame deck and pergola. This before-and-after story highlights exposed beams, strong dovetail joinery, and timeless design.