Timber-frame

Carpentier offers timber-frame solutions to meet the needs of every construction professional, from timber-frame builders, carpenters and roofers to contractors. Drawing on our extensive expertise, we produce prefab panel walls for new build and renovation projects and for extensions to existing structures. Save time from the start with our handy app, which helps you design a timber-frame construction and calculate the cost of that design.

What is a timber-frame construction?

Timber-frame is a dry construction method in which the load-bearing elements of a structure - walls, subfloors and roof - are constructed entirely in wood. Carpentier produces all of these prefabricated elements in its own workshops, delivering high-precision products to the building site as a timber-frame kit.

Timber-frame construction elements in production

Timber-frame uses

Timber-frame construction is ideal for a wide range of projects involving both new builds and renovation. Thanks to the advanced design software in our app, our ultramodern machines and the support provided by our technical department - which also carries out the necessary preliminary studies - we can rapidly produce a design for any project. Options include:

Timber-frame house under construction

Advantages of timber-frame construction

Quick delivery
Better EPB for the same budget
Weatherproof within a week
No on-site storage of materials
Off-site preparation enables year-round construction
Less on-site traffic and personnel
Wood absorbs 1 tonne C02 per m³
Reduced margin for on-site errors

Read our extensive comparison of timber-frame v traditional construction methods.

Finishing timber-frame constructions

To save customers time on-site, Carpentier performs as much off-site preparation as possible. This means that besides prefabricated structures, we can also provide a wide range of optional extras such as insulating timber-frame walls, applying foils and linings, integrating ducting for wiring and more.

But what makes Carpentier truly unique is that timber cladding can be pre-installed on prefab panel walls..

Discover all options and finishes here

Composition of a timber construction detail with exterior cladding

Timber-frame manufacturing process

Technische ondersteuning bij projecten door technische tekenaars

The load-bearing elements of timber-frame houses – walls, subfloors and roof – are constructed entirely in wood. Carpentier produces a range of prefabricated elements to exact specifications in our own workshop.

Thanks to the advanced design software in our app, our ultramodern equipment and the support provided by our technical department - which is also responsible for the preliminary studies - we can rapidly produce a wooden structure for virtually any project: a wooden home extension, a complete timber-frame house, a timber-frame upward extension or any other design.

Discover our high-tech manufacturing process