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Framed from your architectural and engineered drawings, to the plan and the Ontario Building Code, not by rule of thumb.
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Low-Rise Residential Framing
Low-rise residential framing across Toronto, the GTA and the Golden Horseshoe, built to your drawings and the Ontario Building Code. Timberr Framing is licensed, insured and WSIB-covered, rated 5.0 on Google, with a workmanship warranty behind every job.
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- Backed by our workmanship warranty
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Send the drawings, or just the address and what you are building. We will tell you what is missing before we price it.
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Workmanship warranty, we stand behind our work Licensed, Insured & WSIB-Covered Completed to code & Ontario requirements Custom-framed to your plans Serving the GTA & surrounding area
What You Get
What to expect from low-rise residential framing
Built to last
Engineered lumber, LVL/PSL beams, and connectors chosen for the spans and loads on the plans.
Quote-ready
Send specs, drawings, or photos and get a free, no-obligation site visit and estimate with no guesswork.
Code-conscious
Installation and site work completed in accordance with Ontario requirements.
Our Process
How the work moves from drawings to handoff
Ready to price low-rise residential framing?
Send the drawings, or just the address and what you are building. We will tell you what is missing and what happens next.
What GTA clients say
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Timberr Framing did an excellent job with our commercial units! We'll definitely be using them again for future projects!
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★★★★★
We have worked with Timberr Framing on a few projects, and they continue to impress with their great workmanship and reliable service in our commercial unit. We highly recommend them for all your metal stud framing needs!
W Williamvia Google
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Highly recommend to anyone with a stacked townhome project! Outstanding craftsmanship once again Timberr Framing.
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I was impressed by Timberr Framing’s skilled craftsmanship during our commercial framing project. They delivered high-quality work and maintained strong structural integrity in our commercial development that required metal framing.
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Timberr Framing’s team was not only punctual and dependable but also demonstrated exceptional skills in both addition and commercial framing projects. We'll definitely hire them again!
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Timberr Framing has an efficient process and always completes work on time. Their team is highly organized, and our team of developers are always satisfied with the final results.
How It Gets Built
More about low-rise residential framing
Understanding low-rise residential framing
The systems and conditions that change the work
Part 9 house and small-building framing uses prescriptive span, stud, opening and sheathing provisions only within their stated assumptions. That means your engineer may need to settle the load path before material is ordered.
Part 3 residential framing depends on the permitted combustible, noncombustible or encapsulated-mass-timber construction and the applicable fire-resistance requirements. That means your quote carries the matching member layout, connector schedule and site handling.
Detached and semi-detached buildings can concentrate separations at attached boundaries, while townhouses and apartments can add repeated unit walls and horizontal separations. That means you get the route supported by the drawings instead of a choice made from habit.
Engineered I-joists, metal-web wood joists and plated trusses require product layouts and cannot be altered using rules for sawn lumber. That means your following trades inherit that system's spacing, openings and limits.
What belongs in the scope
Part 9 applies to residential buildings only when building height is no more than three storeys and building area is no more than 600 m2, subject to its stated occupancy limits. So the low-rise-residential boundary is fixed before award. A low-rise residential building outside that scope follows the applicable Parts 3 to 6 design path rather than an enlarged Part 9 house detail. That means your quote can name exclusions and owner-supplied items instead of hiding them.
Building size, storey count, unit arrangement and Code path control the number and type of structural and rated assemblies, so measured low-rise-residential quantities control the takeoff. Spans, loads, transfer conditions, openings and engineered products change member and connector quantities, which means you can compare the selected member schedule rather than a generic allowance. Repetition can change workflow, but revisions, unit variation and building offsets must be measured rather than assumed, so low-rise-residential coordination is visible before approval.
The mistake we want found before the work begins
A span-table member can be perfectly compliant in one house and wrong in the next when supported floors, wall height or loading changes. Copying the detail because both buildings are low rise hides the changed assumption inside repeated framing. We verify every table input or use the issued engineered design.
Member and fastening decisions that affect the result
Part 9 loadbearing stud lumber uses the grades identified in Table 9.3.2.1 and is installed at no more than 19 percent moisture content. That means your installed member must match the grade or product shown in the design. Stud size and spacing vary with unsupported wall height and supported floor and roof loads, which means you can verify the material condition before it is enclosed.
Floor joists require at least 38 mm end bearing unless the permitted ribbon-board condition is used, which means your bearing and connection detail must preserve that capacity. Beam ends generally require at least 89 mm even, level bearing, which means you can trace the fastening requirement to the actual assembly.
Plans, sequencing, and site decisions
The hold point and the trades waiting after it
Ontario requires the permit holder to contact the municipality for inspections at stages including structural framing, which means your sequence must reach that visible hold point before finishes. Division C states different structural-framing notice descriptions for Part 9 and other buildings, which means you can plan the following trade around the stated response.
Mechanical trades inherit joist zones, shafts and framed openings, which means your mechanical and electrical work may have to be complete before the framing review. Window, door, stair and cladding trades inherit the framed geometry and supported opening edges, which means you avoid reopening work the municipality needed to see.
Planning the work across the GTA
Ontario sets the building rules while the municipality administers the permit and inspection for the address. That means your approved set must settle part 9 house and small-building framing before work is covered. Your site decides the delivery, storage and lifting route for that system. So you get a different sequence for a clear subdivision lot, a tight infill lane or an occupied commercial unit.
What to send for a useful quote
Code analysis, occupancy, building area, building height and construction type, which means you give the estimator the current design basis. Architectural, structural, unit-boundary, life-safety and fire-separation drawings, which means your takeoff can include the scheduled members and openings. Add the address, permit status and target start window, so you can separate what is ready to price from what still needs a decision.
Comparing framing quotes?
Ours names what we frame, what another trade supplies, and what has to be settled before we mobilise. Compare the scope, not two totals built on different assumptions.
Finished On Site
Framed on site and built to last
Clean framing, tight sequencing, and a tidy site, coordinated with concrete, drainage, openings, and surrounding trades, and completed to code where site work is in scope.
- Coordinated with the surrounding build
- Code-minded framing for real-world use
- Quote-ready support from plans to inspection
FAQ
Low-Rise Residential Framing FAQ
Will low-rise residential framing hold my construction schedule?
It stays predictable when each building's Code path and structural package are fixed before production release. We do not use low rise as a substitute for classification.
What usually delays low-rise residential framing after mobilisation?
Applying a valid detail outside its load or height assumptions creates the hardest corrections. We check those inputs before procurement.
What do the following trades inherit from this work?
Following trades receive building-specific frames with supported loads and approved assemblies, even across a mixed low-rise site.
Who owns a framing conflict found on site?
Timberr owns documenting the conflict, protecting the affected work and getting it to the responsible designer or consultant. We do not hide an unapproved field change inside the handoff.
Not sure the drawings are ready?
Most are not, and that is fine. Send what you have and we will tell you what is missing before it costs you a week on site.
Our Work
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Custom homes, additions, renovations, and multiplexes, framed on site for builders, homeowners, contractors, and property teams.
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Send the current drawings, property address, permit status and target start. We will check the package around part 9 house and small-building framing, so you can resolve a missing structural, access or coordination decision before it becomes a site delay.
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