Western Timber Frame® builds timber frame pavilions that combine elegance and durability. Each structure showcases fine craftsmanship and enduring strength.
Pavilion or pergola? The real difference is the roof — and it changes everything from shade and rain protection to year-round use, cost, and resale value. A use-case-first guide to which structure actually fits your backyard, with a decision framework you can apply in five minutes.
In a small yard, proportion beats square footage. Seven small-space pavilion designs that fit, the sizes that work, and four moves that make a small pavilion feel bigger.
Most people focus on the top of their deck — but the ceiling underneath matters just as much. Tongue and groove planking transforms the space below into something warm, finished, and worth spending time in. Here’s where it makes the biggest impact.
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.
Integrated timber systems turn individual timber elements into complete environments. By designing pavilions, pergolas, privacy panels, and TimberVolt power to work together, one space can support daily life, gatherings, and commercial use with ease and intention.
A narrow, weather-exposed corridor between two brick buildings at the Vineyard Fire Department needed more than a roof. It needed a precise, lasting solution. See how Western Timber Frame used problem solving architecture and meticulous roof design to turn an overlooked gap into a protected, usable passage.
January is a practical time to plan a timber frame cabana. With fewer distractions, you can think through site conditions, layout, and the details that make the space usable year round.
Planning a backyard timber structure? These ten practical truths will help you design with confidence — from purpose and placement to site needs, style, cost, and future use.
Over the years, we have framed pavilions and cabanas above all kinds of water features, including ponds. There’s something…
This timber tennis pavilion shows how mass timber craftsmanship can elevate any recreation or commercial outdoor space. With lattice details, TimberVolt power, and The Dovetail Difference, it creates a durable, welcoming courtside destination for lessons, gatherings, and high use environments.
Built in 2013, this triple post cedar pavilion marked the beginning of a design legacy. Its hipped roof, stone bases, and early power integration show how handcrafted timber architecture continues to bring people together in places of strength, beauty, and rest.
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.
