The Woods
Every stick of wood in a Bauernhaus home is selected for one of three roles — and for the place it came from.
British Columbia
Thuja plicata
Naturally rot-resistant and aromatic, red cedar is the wood we trust against weather. We use it for exterior cladding, roof shakes, exposed structural columns and any element where longevity in the open air is asked of the timber. Its soft red-brown grain weathers to a silvered patina that flatters stone.
British Columbia
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Our primary structural timber. Douglas Fir is exceptionally strong and dimensionally stable, which makes it ideal for the long-span trusses and heavy-timber bents that define a Bauernhaus great room. Its golden colour deepens to honey under finish, and its grain reads beautifully at scale.
Northern Ontario
Pinus strobus
A quiet, pale wood with one of the gentlest grains in North America. We use White Pine for interior paneling, ceilings and select millwork — where the room calls for softness rather than statement. It accepts oil finishes generously and ages with a creamy warmth.
Provenance
We do not buy timber at auction. Our forester walks select stands in Northern Ontario and British Columbia and marks the trees by hand. Each piece is dried slowly and graded under our own roof before it ever meets a chisel.
