Timber Frame in Bothell
The work that makes the whole brand make sense.
Bothell’s revitalized downtown and the Sammamish River corridor have made it one of the most desirable spots on the county line. We build custom homes, additions, and ADUs that fit both its established neighborhoods and its new energy.
Timber frame is where Svensen is unmatched. We do not specify a timber package and wait on a vendor — we run the log through our own mill and engineer the frame through our own product line.
That control shows up in the structure: oversized members cut true to grade, joinery detailed for the design, and a frame that reads as the centerpiece of the building rather than something hidden in the walls.
What we build
- Full timber-frame and post-and-beam structures
- Hybrid timber and conventional framing
- Exposed structural timber for homes, restaurants, and commercial space
- EV TimberShield engineered glass-and-timber canopies
- Custom-milled oversized Douglas Fir members
- FSC Chain-of-Custody timber on request
Timber suits the ground it sits on here
Bothell has wooded lots, a river corridor and mature trees on a lot of its residential ground. Heavy timber looks right in that setting in a way it does not on an open pad, and homes here tend to be designed around what is already growing on the site.
Most of the work is exposed structure within a conventional build: a great room frame, a covered outdoor space, an entry that signals the house before you are inside it. Full frames happen on the right lot, and the larger parcels toward the river corridor are where they usually land.
The material comes from our own mill. Coast Douglas Fir, milled to the dimension the span needs, which matters most on the long openings people want when the outlook is trees and water.
- Suits
- Wooded and riverside lots where heavy timber matches the setting.
- Common scope
- Great room structure, covered outdoor space, timber entries.
- Source
- Coast Douglas Fir milled to span at our own Arlington yard.
- Full frames
- Achievable on larger parcels, particularly toward the river corridor.
Raw Douglas Fir log → milled oversized timber at Washington Timber Company → engineered structure through EV TimberShield → raised and finished by Svensen. No middlemen, no markups stacked on markups, no waiting on a supplier to tell us what is in stock. This is the supply chain, and we own all of it.
How the supply chain worksThe supply-chain moat
We own the sawmill (Washington Timber Company), the engineered product line (EV TimberShield), and the build crew (Svensen). One company controls cost and quality from the forest to your finished frame. No competitor in the region can say that.
From log to raised frame
Engineer the frame
Members are sized and detailed for your design and load case — not pulled from a catalog.
Mill to spec
Oversized Douglas Fir is milled at our own sawmill to the exact dimensions the drawings call for.
Fabricate joinery
Connections and joinery are cut and dry-fit before anything reaches the site.
Raise & integrate
The frame is raised by our crew and integrated into the full build.
Timber Frame: recent work
Lakefront Dock & Boat Canopy
Lake Washington, WA
An engineered timber dock and covered boat moorage — heavy-timber canopy right over the water.
Hillside Timber Frame Home
Puget Sound, WA
A heavy-timber home built into the slope — exposed posts and beams, a stone base, and a timber pergola.
Timber Lake House
Lake Washington, WA
A board-and-batten timber home with arched gable trusses and twin river-rock chimneys.
Timber Frame in Bothell: FAQ
Where does your timber come from?
From our own sawmill, Washington Timber Company in Arlington. We mill local Douglas Fir to spec for Bothell projects — we don’t order imported timber-frame kits or wait on a supplier’s catalog.
Do you build timber frame homes in Bothell?
Yes. We design, mill, engineer, and raise full timber-frame and post-and-beam structures throughout Bothell and the surrounding Puget Sound — homes, restaurants, and commercial spaces.
How is a Svensen timber frame different from a kit?
A kit ships you pre-cut parts to assemble. We mill the members to your design, engineer the joinery, and raise the frame ourselves — so the timber is sized for your Bothell build, not the other way around.
Our lot is wooded. Does timber suit it?
It suits it particularly well. Heavy timber sits naturally against mature trees and a river corridor setting, where the same structure on an open pad can look imposed. Designing the house around what is already growing there usually produces a better result than clearing and starting flat.
Full frame or exposed structure?
Depends on the lot and the budget. Most Bothell projects end up with exposed structure inside a conventional build, which puts the timber where it is seen. Larger parcels toward the river corridor can carry a full frame, and that is worth discussing if you have the ground for it.
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Let’s build something that outlasts the mortgage.
Tell us about your project. We’ll tell you what’s buildable, what it costs, and how the supply chain works in your favor.