Built to plan
Framed from your architectural and engineered drawings, to the plan and the Ontario Building Code, not by rule of thumb.
Custom Framing
Residential Development Framing
Residential development 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.
- Licensed, Insured & WSIB-Covered
- Backed by our workmanship warranty
- 5.0 on Google
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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.
5.0 on Google
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 residential development 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 residential development 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
5.0 · Verified reviews on Google S Sokratisvia Google
★★★★★
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.
C Cesarvia Google
★★★★★
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.
G Gavinvia Google
★★★★★
I recommend to anyone with a development project or stacked townhome development!
A Anthonyvia Google
★★★★★
The team at Timberr Framing made the whole framing process so smooth. From great workmanship to clear communication, they are our first choice for any future commercial development projects.
How It Gets Built
More about residential development framing
Understanding residential development framing
The systems and conditions that change the work
A detached-house subdivision, townhouse block and multi-unit low-rise building create different framing repetition and fire-separation conditions. That means your engineer may need to settle the load path before material is ordered.
Part 9 applies only to buildings within its area, height and occupancy limits; a development can contain both Part 9 and Part 3 buildings. That means your quote carries the matching member layout, connector schedule and site handling.
Your municipality sets its own site-plan control threshold for multi-unit residential development. That threshold is not consistent across the GTA, which means you get the route supported by the drawings instead of a choice made from habit.
Your municipality's development engineering review covers infrastructure and residential drainage and performs subdivision-related inspections, which means your following trades inherit that system's spacing, openings and limits.
What belongs in the scope
A plan of subdivision divides land into development parcels and can also identify roads, parks and other public lands; it is separate from the building permits that authorize structures. So the residential-development boundary is fixed before award. Development engineering can include municipal infrastructure, lot grading, drainage and inspections before subdivision assumption, which means your quote can name exclusions and owner-supplied items instead of hiding them.
Building count, type mix, unit count, storeys and release phases set base quantity and repetition, so measured residential-development quantities control the takeoff. Structural systems, transfer conditions, roof forms and engineered products change member and lifting scope, which means you can compare the selected member schedule rather than a generic allowance. Roads, site access, grading and material-staging areas change logistics by phase, so residential-development coordination is visible before approval.
The mistake we want found before the work begins
A revision issued for one block can quietly replace a standard detail in every estimator or crew set. The wrong frame may repeat for days before the affected building is inspected. We bind every material and framing release to a building identifier and revision, not a shared folder name.
Member and fastening decisions that affect the result
Part 9 loadbearing studs use the applicable grade table and framing lumber 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 depend on unsupported height and supported floor and roof loads, which means you can verify the material condition before it is enclosed.
Joists require at least 38 mm of end bearing unless the permitted ribbon-board support 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 identifies structural framing as a prescribed inspection stage and places booking responsibility on the permit holder. That means your sequence must reach that visible hold point before finishes. Division C distinguishes the framing notice for Part 9 buildings from other buildings, which means you can plan the following trade around the stated response.
Municipal development and lot-grading inspection can proceed separately from building inspection, which means your mechanical and electrical work may have to be complete before the framing review. Mechanical and enclosure trades inherit each building's framed openings, service zones and separation boundaries, 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 a detached-house subdivision, townhouse block and multi-unit low-rise building 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
Development approvals, block and lot schedule, phasing and permit status by building, which means you give the estimator the current design basis. Code analysis and construction type for every building type, 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
Residential Development Framing FAQ
Will residential development framing hold my construction schedule?
It stays manageable when approvals, building classifications and revisions are tracked separately by building and phase. We do not let subdivision approval stand in for a building permit.
What usually delays residential development framing after mobilisation?
Revision drift across phases causes the largest multiplied loss. We lock each release to the exact building it governs.
What do the following trades inherit from this work?
Your superintendent receives traceable building releases and consistent frames, with exceptions visible before the next phase copies them.
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.
Request a residential development framing quote
Send the current drawings, property address, permit status and target start. We will check the package around a detached-house subdivision, townhouse block and multi-unit low-rise building, so you can resolve a missing structural, access or coordination decision before it becomes a site delay.
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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.
Residential Development Framing Across the GTA
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