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Price and dimensions using green or kiln-dried timber

Before you design a house, it is important to know how timber distribution works. At sawmills, timber is always cut by the inch. If you want 9 1/2 x 9 1/2 inch, for example, they may deliver you the dimensions you requested, but you will be charged the price for 10 x 10.

We do not recommend using green timber for your valuable frame. It will shrink during the drying process. However, if you choose to use green timber, it is best to design the house with dimensions 1/2 inch smaller than what you order, such as 7 1/2 x 7 1/2 for 8 x 8. If you design the frame using full dimensions such as 8 x 8, we have to order 9 x 9 so that it can be planed down from 8 1/2 x 8 1/2.

In summary:

• Kiln-dried (KD) timber: design with full dimensions ( 8 x 8, 10 x 10, etc.)
• Green timber: design with one-half inch dimensions ( e.g., 7 1/2 x 7 1/2)

Estimating project volume

Our prices are based on board feet volume. Project volume is determined by using the dimension sizes that we need to handle. This is one-half inch oversize from the final dimensions. In green timbers, project volume and material volume are the same, but in KD timbers, the material cost is one inch oversize from the final dimensions.

We need to add four inches at the end of each timber. This is for quality control — timbers tend to check more on the ends while drying, so it's a necessary cost. Then we need to round out the inches to an even number as a purchase requirement for a custom designed house. This extra wood averages eight percent to 12 percent on an entire project.