Timber Frame Gallery
Timber Frame Homes Gallery — Custom Home Projects
A curated portfolio of custom timber frame homes Hearthstone Design Build has delivered across Northern Virginia. Exposed interior frames, hybrid timber-and-conventional projects, and legacy estate homes built to outlast the mortgage. Every home shown here was designed by Hearthstone (or in collaboration with an outside architect), engineered with our specialty timber fabrication partners, and raised on site by our team.
What This Gallery Documents
- Full timber frame — heavy-timber posts and trusses across the entire structural volume.
- Hybrid timber frame — exposed timber concentrated in great rooms, entries, and primary suites; conventional framing elsewhere.
- Species range — Douglas Fir baseline; White Oak for hunt-country aesthetics; reclaimed antique on select projects.
- Enclosure — SIP (structural insulated panel) envelopes for continuous thermal performance.
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. Timber species is selected based on structural requirements, architecture, appearance, availability, and budget. Douglas Fir is commonly specified for structural timber frames, while other species may be selected based on the project. 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 timber frame outside Loudoun County?
- Yes — Hearthstone operates across Loudoun, Fauquier, and Clarke 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.