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Timber Living Planning Guide

How To Discover
the Look You Want!

"This guide helped us identify both our collective style as a family as well as our overarching purpose for building a new timber frame home. It has been our privilege and pleasure to work with Bert and implement his guide."

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Timber Frame
Design & Heavy
Beam Trusses

Timber frame design and heavy beam trusses for home remodel, new construction, and commercial structures in Vancouver, WA. Serving Washington, Oregon, Pacific NW, and abroad. Custom services include, but are not limited to:

  • Timber Framing
  • Truss Design
  • Front Entries
  • Kitchens
  • Great Rooms
  • Outdoor Pavilions
  • 3 Season Living Pavilions
  • Entry Gates and Portals
  • Barns
  • Fences
  • Bridges
  • Stairways
  • Decks
  • Tables
  • Benches
  • Kiosks
  • Coffee Bars
  • Church Crosses
  • Entries

...And any other idea you might imagine.

Our focus is for the people who want the enjoyment of unique, personalized timber living. We believe your timber structure should portray the strength and durability of the solid relationships you have forged in your life. This is why we love giving you custom timber frame design and good, solid, heavy beam construction.

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...And events seem to move forward, almost out of your control... Your choices and decisions seem childishly simple. You don't hesitate. You don't doubt. You can intuitively feel that things will work out great. Your moment of decision is easy and casual.

Let me express my hope for you. As you begin working with Arrow Timber Framing to build and acquire timber living which fits you to a "T", I hope you can experience the easy confidence of assured success.

I often refer to the stars aligning to help me create artistic designs. Specifically, I am referring to the convergence of three things required to give you an artistic timber structure which fits you and your lifestyle. They are:

  • Mental clarity or alertness
  • A block of time free from interruptions and pressures
  • A good sense of who you are and the purpose of your timber structure

As a business owner with many responsibilities and a father of five, it isn't always easy to align these three factors. But when I focus my attention on a timber project, it is with intense and persistent creativity.

The easiest way for you to get the biggest bang for your buck is to get started early - use time as your ally! You will save money and avoid stressful decisions!

Hurried decisions often lead to missed opportunities. ATF is always working hard to give you the most value for your dollar!



An important factor in giving you this value is selecting clientele with positive characteristics.

Compatibility is everything. Do your dreams align with Arrow's unique process? Find out if you share the Top Five Qualities ATF is looking for in clients.

I know this convergence is possible. You could even say that my entire building career has been one easy choice after another. My father advised me to pursue a different career. But the love of building and tangible accomplishment had already struck! His words fell upon deaf ears.

The choice had already been made. Effortlessly. I simply knew a building career would work out just fine. Since then, many effortless choices have come and gone- one of which was the choice to pursue the ancient craft of timber framing. You can get the full story here: Trial By Fire - The Birth Of Arrow Timber Framing

As an ATF client you can rest assured that you will get the timber decor which resonates with you - because you get a unique process which is founded upon hard work, honesty, and persistent creativity. Simply stated, "ATF will go the extra mile to give your timber frame the looks and quality you deserve."
Bert Sarkkinen



-Bert Sarkkinen


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May you find all of the inspiration, motivation and tips you need to imagine and acquire timber living; the Lodge, the Mansion or the Cabin, that fits you to a "T." Not too heavy. Not too light. A lasting statement that is FUN to build, and reflects your values and your personality.

May you have an enjoyable experience getting your Personalized Timber Living. From the moment you subconsciously set your goal, to 20 years after your project is complete. You and I know that we are talking the same language if the following words resonate with your vision of how your home/structure should feel.

• Long Term • Sturdy • Lasting
• Well Proportioned • Visibly Pleasing • Magnetic Living Space
• Balanced • Good Flow • Positive Energy
• Pragmatic • Rock Solid • Charismatic
• Delightful • Well Planned • Rewarding
3 Additional Things You Can Expect To Get From Arrow Timber Framing...   Continued →

Timber Truss Design Styles
& How to Find Your Unique Truss



Finding your unique truss style is both rewarding and fun. It will have a very large impact on how your timber space feels. As you move through the process of getting your timbered living space, you may notice more insight into your style preferences. You'll also notice that building practicality will influence your truss design.

Which is why it is good/important for you to know that your original idea will probably change as you gather more information and talk with your friends about what you intend to do... Because you plan to enjoy you timber living space with your acquaintances also, and in many ways they know us better than we know ourselves. The following timber truss style descriptions have been combined with tips on how to increase either the strength or the elegance factor so you can make your timber truss unique!

  • Simple Truss
  • King Truss
  • Queen Truss
  • Scissor Truss
  • Mono Truss
  • Hammer Beam Truss
  • Cruck Truss
  • Multi-Web Truss
  • Parallel Cord Scissor Truss
  • Lane Truss
  • Glue-Lam Modern Truss
  • Gambrel Truss
  • Compression Ring Truss

Simple Truss

The simple truss examples shown here really is a lesson in simple elegance. If you are the type of person who is unpretentious and straightforward, this may capture your personality well.

Heavy Beam Timber Framed Simple Truss
Simple Truss

The no frills solution this truss presents is ideal in many situations, especially as a "Second Act." This means that another timber element is the main visual focus, but the Simple Truss is placed so that it presents a secondary visual surprise. For example, it could be used as a secondary feature behind a more ornate Hammer Beam front truss. As you can see, the size of the simple truss is limited to the load bearing capacity of its members, since it doesn't have webs; this means your typical truss span will max out around 30'.


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