Luxury Timber Frame Homes
From the British Properties to Horseshoe Bay, we build timber-frame homes that belong to their sites — engineered for coastal conditions, designed alongside the architects who define West Coast Modern.
We’ve built on the West Vancouver waterfront. We’ve worked alongside architects who’ve spent decades defining what this coastline looks like at its best. And we’ve engineered timber frames that hold up to what the marine environment here actually demands — not what you’d specify for a drier, gentler site. If you’re building in Ambleside, Dundarave, Caulfeild, or the British Properties, this is the work we’ve been preparing.
Coastal Durability
This Coast Has Specific Demands. We’ve Engineered for Them.
West Vancouver isn’t a standard coastal environment. The terrain is steep, the granite is unforgiving, the salt air is persistent, and the clients expect a level of design resolution you don’t see on most residential projects. Each of those factors changes how a timber frame must be built.
Marine-Grade Durability
Built for Salt Air and Coastal Exposure
The Burrard Inlet and Howe Sound don’t forgive shortcuts in material selection or treatment. Heavy timber frames are inherently well-suited to this environment — the mass resists moisture cycling better than light framing, the joinery is mechanical rather than adhesive-dependent, and Douglas fir holds up to salt-air exposure in ways that manufactured materials don’t. We specify and treat for coastal exposure from the design stage. By the time a timber package leaves our facility, every beam end, every joint face, and every exposed surface has been addressed. That’s not a finishing step. It’s the standard.
Tight Builds
Raising Frames in Tight, Remote Conditions
Not every site has room for a crane. We’ve raised frames manually, with specialized lifting equipment, and in conditions that require the crew to be as resourceful as the engineering. The Backwoods Bungalow went up without road access. The West Coast Island Getaway came in by boat. The frame still has to go together the same way. It does.
Our Proven Approach
From Roberts Creek to Pender Harbour, each build gave us more in-depth experience.
Hip Beach House — Sunshine Coast, BC
The client is a retired engineer from the timber business, which meant tolerances had to be exact, and every detail accounted for. The roofline alone was the most complex we’ve ever taken on: an array of valleys and hips that had to fit together like a lid. Timber details aligned with trim details aligned with the window layout. Builder Solutions-Based Construction and Brash Designs held the same standard on the finish side. The result is a beach house where everything lines up.
West Coast Island Getaway — Nelson Island, BC
Nelson Island is boat-access only. No road. No margin for error on delivery — the window to get material on site and the crew working is tight, and every piece had to be sequenced correctly before anything left the shop. The timber went in clean. The build went smoothly. The result is a coastal retreat that looks like it grew there.
This is our heritage! Thank you for being part of it.
Jim Kershaw
Chateau Corina — BC Sunshine Coast
A personal project in the best sense, designed by the homeowner, engineered by her husband, built by us. Handpicked materials, specific decisions in every room, and a finished home that reflects the people who made it. The home’s final result met the client’s precise design goals, showing close alignment between intent and outcome.
Good Things Come in Small Packages — Nelson Island, BC
The only way in was a winter road that closes in spring. That changes how you think about everything: when the package ships, how it’s staged, what tolerances you accept. Pre-fabrication efficiency isn’t about speed — on a build like this, it’s about not getting stranded.
Backwoods Bungalow — Sunshine Coast, BC
Small footprint. Remote location. No road in. Every piece pre-engineered to go together fast and right. The Backwoods Bungalow is one of the projects I go back to when I think about what we do at our best — comfortable, warm, honest in its materials, and built to belong to its site rather than compete with it.
The Details That Make
Remote Builds Work
Sunshine Coast sites in BC come with jurisdictions most contractors have never dealt with. We know what’s required before the permit application, not after.
Permits & Regional Requirements
Whether you’re building in Gibsons, Halfmoon Bay, or as far north as Egmont, the Sunshine Coast Regional District has its own requirements, and water-access properties add another layer. We know what’s required before the permit application goes in, not after.
Off Grid Compatibility
Many Sunshine Coast properties run on well water, septic, and solar — or are heading that way. Timber frame construction pairs naturally with high-performance insulation systems that give remote homes the energy efficiency they need when you’re not on the grid. We design with off-grid from the beginning, not as an afterthought.
One Fabricator. Fewer Variables.
On a coastal build, every subcontractor added to the chain is a potential point of failure. We handle design, engineering, fabrication, and delivery as a single package — one set of drawings, one quality standard, one team accountable from shop to site.
Moving Forward
The Sunshine Coast rewards good planning. The builds that go smoothly are the ones where the logistics were worked out before anyone set foot on site.
Ready to Start Your Sunshine Coast Project?
Tell us about your property — access, site conditions, what you’re trying to build — and we’ll give you an honest read on what it takes and what it costs.