Can I tour a completed timber frame?

Private tours of select recent builds are arranged for serious prospective clients after a discovery call and, where required, owner permission. Most timber frame residences are private homes; commercial timber frame work at wineries, breweries, and community amenities is generally more accessible.

Do you build timber frame outside Loudoun County?

Yes — Hearthstone operates across Loudoun, Fauquier, Clarke, and Albemarle counties, with select projects across Northern Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley.

What wood species do you use?

Douglas Fir baseline; White Oak +$25/sq ft; reclaimed antique +$40/sq ft. Species selection happens during schematic design alongside joinery and enclosure decisions.

Timber Frame Raising Gallery | Erection & Assembly

Timber frame raising process in photos — cranes, crews, and the precision coordination required for a successful frame erection on Virginia estate sites.

Hearthstone Design Build — timber frame estate work in Northern Virginia

Hearthstone Design Build office at 19 N King St, Leesburg, Virginia

Timber Frame Gallery

Timber Frame Raising Gallery — Erection & Assembly on Site

Timber frame raising is the moment a project stops being drawings and becomes finished architecture. This gallery documents the on-site erection sequence — cranes, crews, precision coordination, and the days when a Hearthstone-fabricated frame goes up in Virginia. Raising day typically runs three to five days on a residential frame; longer on commercial pavilions and community structures.

What This Gallery Documents

Pre-raising staging — timber unloading, layout, and sequencing on the finished foundation.
Crane sequencing — bent-by-bent erection with rigging plans and choreographed crew placement.
Peg & pin — traditional hand-driven pegs securing every mortise-and-tenon connection.
Sheathing & enclosure follow-on — SIP or conventional enclosure immediately behind the frame to dry the structure in.

How Hearthstone Frames Are Built

Every timber frame Hearthstone Design Build delivers is custom-engineered and hand-cut in mortise-and-tenon joinery by our specialty timber fabrication partners. Douglas Fir is our structural default; White Oak and reclaimed antique timbers are specified when the architecture calls for them. Enclosure is typically SIP (structural insulated panels) for a continuous thermal envelope, though conventional framing over timber is used on hybrid projects. Raising day is the moment the frame becomes the finished architecture — cranes, crews, and precision coordination in three to five days on most residential frames.

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Frequently Asked

Can I tour a completed timber frame?: Private tours of select recent builds are arranged for serious prospective clients after a discovery call and owner permission. Most timber frame residences are private homes; commercial timber frame work at wineries, breweries, and community amenities is generally more accessible.
Do you build outside Loudoun County?: Yes — Hearthstone operates across Loudoun, Fauquier, Clarke, and Albemarle counties, with select projects across Northern Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley.
What wood species do you use?: Douglas Fir baseline; White Oak +$25/sq ft; reclaimed antique +$40/sq ft. Species selection happens during schematic design alongside joinery and enclosure decisions.