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Timber frame structure, Rosedale project

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Carpentry

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Bring the indoors out.

We make the most of your outdoor living space — and add value to the house — with a custom deck or outdoor living area. Our experienced carpenters tailor every project to the space it sits in.

Decks and porches, timber frame structures, cladding, privacy screens, gates and cedar fencing. Then we light it, so the work reads after dark too.

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Custom timber frame carpentry

Case studies

Toronto & GTA projects

Timber frame pavilion, Rosedale project

RosedaleTimber frame pavilion

Exposed frame with integrated downlighting into the rafters.

Heritage porch restoration, Cabbagetown project

CabbagetownHeritage porch restoration

Period detailing rebuilt to match the original streetscape.

Custom stretch gazebo, Oakville project

OakvilleCustom stretch gazebo

A shaded outdoor room sized to the yard it sits in.

The work

Toronto & GTA

Decks, porches, timber frames and cedar.

Front porch — Riverdale — Front porch — Riverdale Full rebuild of the entrance, columns, decking and railing.

Back porch walkout — High Park — Back porch walkout — High Park A walkout that connects the kitchen to the garden properly.

Porch renovation — Kipling — Porch renovation — Kipling Rebuilt structure with Woodluxe exterior staining, MDF Extira and trim throughout.

Sapele T&G ceiling — Forest Hill — Sapele T&G ceiling — Forest Hill African sapele tongue-and-groove porch ceiling.

Heritage detail — Cabbagetown — Heritage detail — Cabbagetown Turned posts and brackets matched to the original.

Restored entry — Cabbagetown — Restored entry — Cabbagetown Finished porch, back in keeping with the street.

Deck & hot tub framing — Forest Hill — Deck & hot tub framing — Forest Hill Structural framing sized to carry a filled tub.

Thermally modified wood decking — Thermally modified wood decking Stable, rot-resistant boards with a long service life.

Cedar fencing — Kingsway — Cedar fencing — Kingsway Custom cedar fence built to the grade of the lot.

Cedar gate — Cedar gate Matched gate, hung to swing true for years.

Timber frame outbuilding — Timber frame outbuilding Traditional joinery for a garden structure.

Outdoor building — porch & walkout — Outdoor building — porch & walkout Covered structure tied into the house line.

Traditional cedar shake — Rosedale — Traditional cedar shake — Rosedale Hand-laid shake cladding on a heritage property.

Cedar shake detail — Rosedale — Cedar shake detail — Rosedale Coursing and corner detail up close.

Maibec cladding — Collingwood — Maibec cladding — Collingwood Pre-finished exterior cladding, installed to spec.

Hillside garage — Etobicoke — Hillside garage — Etobicoke A garage cut into the slope, framed and clad on site.

Before & after

Porch renovation — Kipling.

The original porch had reached the end of its life. We rebuilt the structure, deck and railings, then detailed it to suit the house.

Kipling porch after renovation

Kipling porch before renovation

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After

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Concept to final

Outdoor kitchen build

Drawn first, then built to the drawing.

Three-dimensional model of the outdoor kitchen, drawn before any material is ordered — 01Concept
The model signed off before a board is cut or an appliance ordered.

Plywood cabinet carcasses built and dry-fitted in place on the deck — 02Framing
Carcasses built and dry-fitted on the deck, services run in.

Cabinet carcasses painted dark with timber tops fitted, ready for appliances — 03Finish
Painted, capped and made ready to take the appliances.

The finished outdoor kitchen in use, with kamado, gas grill, dining table and overhead globe lighting — 04Complete
Kamado and grill set in, table in place, lit for the evening.

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Let's bring your vision to light.

Inquire about an outdoor build installation, or an enhancement through outdoor lighting.

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Outdoor lighting, carpentry, hardscapes and softscapes. Design build across Toronto.

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