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Two Questions Decide Everything

What is the wood for, and how finished do you want it when it arrives? Answer those two and the rest of this page sorts itself out.

The first question points at an application. A riding arena, a pergola, a timber frame home and a set of crane mats all want different sections for different reasons, and the applications pages work through what each one actually demands of the timber. If you already know the span but not the section, the span and load calculator is faster than asking us.

The second question is about how much work has already happened when the truck shows up. Cut timber is the cheapest per board foot and assumes somebody on your end is cutting the joinery. A build kit arrives with the joinery cut, the hardware specified and every piece labeled, which is how most people outside this area go. And in western Washington our partner company Svensen Builders can raise the frame, working out of the same Arlington location.

Washington Timber Company sells and mills the wood. Svensen does the building. Keeping that line clear is usually what makes a project easy to price, because you can see exactly what you are paying each of us for. Rates for the material are on the pricing page, and the specifications page carries the design values and grading detail your engineer will ask for.