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Heavy Timber Post and Beam Cabin Construction

Posted September 12, 2025

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Mitchell Hassan
Ian MacFayden

Built by Ian MacFayden with 6 credited collaborators

01 · ABOUT THIS PROJECT

We built a custom heavy timber post and beam cabin on a remote wilderness site using pine timbers and precision layout techniques. Navigating rugged rocky terrain required careful site layout, rough-road material handling, and a mobile crane for raising massive beams. Using laser levels and layout tools, we anchored posts to bedrock, framed cathedral ceilings, insulated subfloors, and installed pine tongue-and-groove interior cladding and hardwood flooring. The project also features an expansive wraparound deck on the rock ledge, large windows, and stairs leading to a waterfront dock.

SCOPE AND TRADES ON THIS BUILD
Timber Framing
Communication
Material Handling
Layout
Roads
Ability to manage site layouts and construction sequencing efficiently
Experience using laser levels, layout equipment, and precision measuring tools
TOOLS
Mobile crane
02 · WHO BUILT IT
Collaborator sections
JD REALTY
HummingbirdHill Timber Solutions Inc.
Ian MacFayden
Second in command
Timber Framing
Communication
Material Handling
Layout
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Mitchell Hassan
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Michael Costa
El Jefe Costa
El Jefe
Roads
Ability to manage site layouts and construction sequencing efficiently
Experience using laser levels, layout equipment, and precision measuring tools
Timber Framing
Mobile crane
Pine timber
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Created: Sep 12, 2025

04 · DISCUSSION
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Alexis MillerApr 13, 2026

This looks so cool. Amazing job

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Ian MacFaydenNov 4, 2025

@Turkstra Trusses 💪

Turkstra TrussesNov 4, 2025

Looks like a place I should be visiting! Looks amazing...great job!

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PROJECT FACTS

Status

Ready

Posted

September 12, 2025

Crews credited

7

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MATERIALS AND SUPPLY

Pine timber

Recorded by El Jefe Costa

Only what the crews recorded. Suppliers can add product detail to their own credit.

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