Large timber structures, outdoor pavilions and custom decks in North Texas.

We are based in Mineral Wells and work the corridor east — Weatherford, Parker County and Fort Worth — and on into the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex: Dallas, Plano, McKinney, Southlake, Colleyville, Grapevine, Flower Mound, Denton, Keller and the surrounding cities. Barn and timber work regularly takes us further out across Palo Pinto, Jack, Wise, Erath and Hood counties, and dock repair goes wherever the lake is. If you're not sure whether you're in range, call and ask.

Yes. We come out, measure, talk through options and give you a scaled drawing and a fixed quote at no cost. There's no obligation and nobody will chase you afterwards.

No. We repair, restore and rebuild existing ones. On Lake Lewisville and Lake Grapevine that covers the whole market anyway, because the Corps of Engineers does not permit new dock construction on either lake.

Heavy timber is a different system from conventional framing — a few very large members joined directly to one another, usually with mortise and tenon pegged through with hardwood, rather than many small members held together with metal plates. You would choose it for a long clear span, for a structure meant to be looked at, or for something you intend to still be standing in a hundred years. It costs more than framing a shed roof, and we will tell you plainly when your project does not need it.

Yes, inside and out — accent walls, ceilings, beams, mantels, doors, cabinetry and exterior siding. We work in genuine salvage where the character has to be real and the quantity is manageable, and we age new heavy timber by hand where the spans or the volume make salvage impractical. Often both in the same room, matched to each other.

That is most of the corbel work we do. If one survives we take a template straight off it; if none does we can work from a clear photograph with something of known size in frame. Stock corbels are made to a size that ships well rather than to the scale of your beam, which is why they look bought. We cut for homeowners, contractors and lumberyards, and we build custom box beams the same way.

Yes, as part of the job. Permit requirements differ sharply between DFW cities. Dallas exempts decks under 30 inches above grade while Fort Worth requires a permit over six inches, and lake structures answer to entirely separate authorities. Knowing which rules apply to your address is our job, not yours.

We carry full liability insurance and we'll show you the certificates without being asked. On the licensing question, the honest answer is the one a lot of contractors avoid: Texas does not issue a state license for general contractors, remodelers, carpenters or deck builders. The state licenses plumbers, electricians, HVAC and irrigation, and that is the list. So if someone tells you they are a licensed deck builder in Texas, ask them which license. What you should actually be checking is insurance, registration with the city your job is in — several DFW cities will not issue a permit to an unregistered contractor — and, for lake work, the specific coverage the water authority requires before anything can even be submitted.