Mar
2022
How to Turn Your Dream Timber Frame Home Into a Reality
Marks Lumber is your choice for sustainable forest products, including circle sawn timbers, flooring, siding, and rough sawn lumber. In addition...
Feb
2022
5 Reasons to Build a Custom Home
If you are starting to look for a new home, you may be stuck trying to decide if it's worth it to build a custom home or if you should try to find...
Jan
2022
Stunning Home Details For Your Custom Montana Home
There’s no question that Montana is a special place to live. With its natural, rugged beauty, there’s really no place else like the Big Sky state....
Sep
2021
Why Rocky Mountain Douglas Fir Makes Excellent Wood Products
At Marks Lumber, we manufacture high-quality, circle-sawn lumber, timbers, siding, and flooring – all from locally-grown Douglas fir timber. Rocky...
Sep
2021
Wood: The Way of the Future
Wood products are no longer a thing of the past. In fact, many say this renewable resource is the future of the building products industry. This...
Sep
2021
4 Tips for Making Your Timber Frame Home Look its Best
Timber frames add the ultimate level of craftsmanship to the place you call home. Timber framing has a long history, with evidence of timber frame...
Aug
2021
Common Timber Frame Joinery
Timber framing is a unique type of construction where the wooden frame supports the entire weight of a building. While post and beam construction...
Jul
2021
5 Reasons to Build a Timber Frame Home
Timber frames homes are some of the most stunning structures out there. Exposed timbers, intricate wood joinery, and stand-out trusses are all design...
Apr
2021
Why Do People Choose Rough Cut Timbers?
There is a common misconception about what you can and can’t do with rough-cut lumber and timbers. Many people are surprised to learn that rough...
Apr
2021
Log, Timber Frame, and Post and Beam Homes
Log homes, timber frame homes, and post and beam homes are classic building styles that feature large logs or timbers as their main attraction....
Mar
2021
Why Builders Trust Marks Lumber
Warm weather is just around the corner, which means the start of many more builds. As plans start to come together and you begin to search for...
Oct
2019
Update New places to see Marks Lumber products!
There are some new projects around Montana that are showcasing Marks Lumber products. We have been fortunate to work with some great builders and...
Aug
2019
Understanding the Marks Lumber Timber Frame Design & Planning Process
Designing the perfect home, business, or outdoor living space requires effort and commitment. Here are some key things you can do to ensure that the...
Jul
2019
Getting Familiar With Timber Frame Terms
When discussing a technical topic, like timber frame construction, it is important to clarify verbiage to facilitate the transfer of ideas and...
Jun
2019
The History of Timber Frame Construction
An Ancient Art in the Modern World Wood fiber has been used to build structures as long as humans have been building shelter. Timber frame techniques...
Mar
2019
Marks Lumber Timber Frame Construction Process
Having Marks Lumber construct your timber project allows peace of mind during your timber frame or post and beam project build. Marks Lumber...
Jan
2019
Building or Remodeling?
Are you thinking of building or remodeling your home this year? Marks Lumber has quality Made in Montana products for your projects. We produce...
Jan
2019
Pennsylvania Roadtrip (Construction)
What does it take to construct a Poolside Pergola in Clancy, Montana and install it in Kirby, Pennsylvania? It takes hours of planning, designing,...
May
2018
The Benefits of Engaging a Quality Timber Frame Subcontractor
Want to save time, have less worry, and make more money? Add a quality timber frame subcontractor to your stable of partners. A timber frame...
Mar
2018
“Dream Home”.......Wally & Cheri Bailey, White Sulphur Springs
We can all imagine our “dream home” and I’m sure most of us have a Pinterest folder called “home ideas”. But, how many of those ideas become...
Jan
2018
What Exactly is “Post-and-Beam” Construction?
When people say "post-and-beam construction", what do they mean? Unfortunately, it can mean slightly different things to different people, and context...