Goshen Timber Frames - Offering complete Timber Frame Design-Build Services - In-house design for your timber frame home

Goshen Timber Frames' Design - Build Service

Timber Frame Homes elevation for Inhouse Timber Frame Homes Design Services

We always enjoy showing off our project. It has turned out to be better than we ever imagined. Mark did an excellent job of taking our ideas and building them into our plans.
---Tom G., McCormick, SC

As we work to complete the inside of our house, we appreciate over and over again Mark's design input-as every time we thought that some piece of the work will be difficult, it seems that Mark already thought of it and made provisions.
--Ken and Lorraine J., Cape May, NJ

Custom Timber Frame Designs

Goshen Timber Frames provides a design/build service. This allows you the flexibility to either revise an existing standard home plan to suit your needs or to completely custom design your timber frame home or hybrid. As a part of Goshen's in-house design service, we can design a custom frame and provide home plans (elevations, floor plans, foundation plans, specifications, sections and details) for the entire project, including conventional or panelized additions.

Our designer, Mark Westhoven, has a wealth of experience from which to draw. Mark's strong background in custom home design, including timber frames for the past seven years.

When we design your Goshen timber frame, we start with development of a floor plan, and proceed through preliminary home plans to final drawings. Home plans include elevations, floor plans, foundation plans, specifications, sections and details; however, we do not engineer foundations or adjust specs to local soil conditions.

The design cost is included in the quote you will receive on your project. If an architect or engineer's stamp is required by your local building department, Goshen will recommend an Architect or Engineer.

Customizing a Standard Timber Frame Design

Our standard timber frames are already designed, including a standard design package, which saves you considerable design cost. We work with you to revise floor plans and adjust window and door placement. Major revision that affects the timber frame design will be charged at our regular design fee of $75/hour. If you need an engineer's stamp, it will be charged to you at the local engineer's fee. Please see the photos and floor plans of Goshen's Tradition Built_TM Timber Frames for more details.

Standard Timber Frame Plans for Sale for the Self-Builder

The drawings for our standard timber frames may be purchased for $600, with the exception of the Little Balsam plans, which are $350. For this price, you receive the frame blueprint, including timber frame elevations, bent drawings and second level plan, cut list, production list, and shop drawings of each piece to facilitate cutting the timber frame yourself. In addition, you receive the plan design drawings, which include the standard foundation specs, exterior elevations and floor plans. See our Standard Timber Frame Plans page for more details. Due to time constraints, we do not provide custom design services for self-builders. If you are cutting your own frame, we do recommend Allen Stoker at Ridgetop Design whether you need revisions to one of our standard plans or a custom design.