A True One Stop Shop
Get to know us:
Once your project starts, you will talk to your builder more than your spouse. This is a partnership. Let’s make sure we have the same goals and expectations, not just of the end goal, but of the process along the way. Let’s make this enjoyable and fun.
Complete ‘turn-key’ building and construction management:
Busy with life and family and do not want to worry about all the details of your new home project? That is what CWB is for. We can handle the project from napkin ‘doodles’ to handing over the keys. As your general contractor, we can and will handle every detail.
Simple building assistance – dry in only:
Pretty handy and want to build your house yourself but not sure about stacking the logs or raising the timber frame and installing the SIPS? Not a problem. CWB can provide the ‘dry-in’ only and turn the project over to you to finish. Need us to work with your favorite GC and simply provide the log or timber package – happens all the time.
Selection of product log type & manufacturer:
Over loaded with info from all the different types, styles and manufacturers? Understood. As we are not a dealer for anyone, CWB will help ‘weed’ through all of the many choices and focus on YOUR needs and desires and find the product that best fits your lifestyle – at the best price. We do not make our money ’selling wood’. We are about a happy new homeowner with a beautiful finished product.
Timber frames:
Custom Woodcraft Builders partnered with a local shop of long time timber framers to now manufacturer our own timber frames. Watch first hand right here in Indiana your own timber frame with traditional mortise and tenon joinery being hand made by the wood species of your choice. Learn more….
Timber trusses:
Accent any area of your home inside or out with our Beamery handcrafted timber frame wood trusses. All timber trusses are custom made locally in our own shop to fit any roof or entrance design. Learn more…
Reclaimed lumber, beams & timbers:
Custom Woodcraft Builders maintains an extensive inventory of recycled lumber from authentic Midwest barns and cabins over 100 years old. Our inventory of a variety of wood species include poplar, beech, oak, hickory and chestnut from native and virgin Midwest forest. If your preferred wood type is not in stock, our long list of historic barns to be dismantled will surely include it. Learn more…
Logging and milling:
Want your home made of your own wood from trees on your property? CWB will log/harvest and mill and even cut on site and literally handcraft your home right in front of your eyes.
Site survey – engineering:
The topography of your property affects the project and its cost. Making sure the floor plan you want fits your property is critical. Having the plans drawn and stamped for approval by and architect or engineer actually licensed in the state you’re building is required. CWB will make this happen.
Drawing & design:
The next step after owning the land is getting your ideas and dreams on paper. Blueprints are a must. But there are many ways to make this happen vs. writing a check to an architect for $10,000 or getting locked into one manufacturer that owns ‘your’ plans. CWB will step you through this process in the most cost and time effective way, keeping you in control of your destiny. All drawings are done by draftsmen experienced in log and timber frame engineering.
Financing assistance:
Sure you can get approved for a home construction loan, but is it a loan that fits the aggressive draw schedule of log or timber frame homes? Most local bankers do not understand and appreciate the unique value and processes of these home types and often cannot get the right terms or comparable values. CWB will make sure you are with the right type of mortgage company.
Budgets & timelines:
A standard part of the CWB service is a running budget of all cost – actual vs. budgeted. Also key is communication about the progress of completion. Want a timeline in writing of how your project will progress and be completed? When the contract is put together for your project, a customized program can be put in place to make this happen. Want the budget to be a ‘work in progress’ and be the determining factor what can be afforded or not? Not a problem.
Permits & insurance:
CWB handles getting all the paperwork for permits and inspections all along the way standard. Yes, it can be a pain and take some time. As life and mother nature is not predictable, CWB will help make sure you are prepared with the right type of builders risk insurance. It is money well spent.
Construction:
Yes, we actually built it and coordinate, hire, inspect and deal with any and all subs – anywhere in the country. CWB is a one stop shop and we make it all happen. Our wood craftsmanship is second to none and all we build are log and timber frame homes. You can tell the difference.
Restoration and unique projects:
Want to move a 100 year old barn? How about restore the lake cottage that your great-grandfather built. No project is too unique for the craftsman and artisans of CWB.
Progress reports:
At the beginning of the process we determine what level of communication you require. Anything you want to know about your project will be an open book.
Wholesale products & furnishings:
Our unique cost plus GC fee pricing structure allows for the lowest possible construction cost. We do not mark up individual components of the house. We are not getting any commission or rebates from any vendor or supplier. CWB deals with all vendors on a wholesale level and those costs are what you pay – not a penny more. In fact, if it makes you more comfortable to pay subs and vendors direct so you know where every penny is at all times – not a problem. These discounts even include the rustic furniture you buy after we are gone.
Warranties & punch list:
CWB is not going anywhere. If there is a problem, give us a call. Of course we come back at the 1 year anniversary and do a walk through/punch list of adjustments that to be need made. All manufacturer warranties are honored.
Care & maintenance:
We want you happy with your new home – for the rest of your life. 100% of all care and maintenance procedures will be explained and implemented in the construction process.
Referrals:
Any one of our customers, vendors, subs, banks, industry friends and experts you want to speak with about CWB is not a problem.
Approved builder for:
- Lincoln Logs
- Precision Craft
- Kuhn’s Brothers Log Homes
- Heartwood Timber Frames
- Tennessee Log Homes
- Appalachian Log Homes
- Town & Country Cedar Homes
- Cougar Creek Timber Frames
- Wilderness Log Homes
- And more…
CWB is also on the approved builder list for projects financed by Chase Bank.
Timber Frames – Log Homes – Post & Beam – Hybrid
Member Better Business Bureau
Learn more about logs, timber framing and other technical aspects of wood and wood grading:
