Custom Building & Traditonal Timber Framing
Bermagui , NSW
Heartwood is a family owned building and carpentry company, specialising in handcrafted hardwood projects of all sizes.As one of the few builders in Australia to offer traditional timber framing, our projects are unique and designed to bring traditional craftsmanship into your home.Heartwood provides a broad range of custom building services. This includes construction, carpentry, joinery, design advice and three dimensional concept plans.From timber framed barns to small renovations and maintenance work, we are happy to work with you on any size project. Heartwood building services are available on the far south coast of NSW and we deliver handcrafted traditional timber framed projects all over Australia.
Our Services
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Any projects large or small, we work closely with our clients to create handcrafted homes.
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We design, engineer and build traditional timber frames to suit your project and budget. Handcrafted by local carpenters from the timber of your choice. Delivered Australia wide, ready for installation. Head over to our Traditional Framing page to learn more.
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Handcrafted using Australian hardwood, we have a distinct style of building that works perfectly for outdoor furniture.
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Hard wearing and built to last. Made from Australian hardwood with heavy fabricated steel hardware. Custom designed to fit your needs.
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Coming Spring 2025. Head over to our courses page to learn more. Join our mailing list to make sure you don’t miss out.
Traditional timber framed king post truss, engineered and handcrafted in Bermagui
Hardwood Pergola handcrafted from local hardwood and constructed using traditional timber frame joinery
Meditation retreat finished. Traditional timber framed from local hardwood. Located in Tathra NSW
Traditional timber frame cabin in the Cobargo countryside
Custom barn doors in central Tilba. Made from roughsawn ironbark cladding. Finished with handforged hinges and door hardware
Inside our recently finished meditation retreat. Handcrafted from hardwood milled on-site
Sweetwater Barn has been raised in the bega valley, NSW
Traditional Timber Framing Courses
Starting Autumn 2026
Work alongside a small group of like-minded students, learning the skills needed to build a timber frame of your own.
Frequently Asked Questions
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All of our frames are custom designed and engineered to fit seamlessly within the building envelope of your home. If you have a finished set of plans or just entering the design stage, get in touch to discuss your options.
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We can design and install our traditional timber frames within your existing home. Unique challenges arise when working with large timbers within a home, but we design our frames to allow installation to be as smooth as possible.
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All of our traditional mortice and tenon frames are engineered to meet local requirements. We provide engineered working drawings for you to lodge with your development application.
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When entering the design stage, we work closely with the vision and budget of our clients to make sure our design is affordable and achieves the desired aesthetic goals. We can adjust the scale, complexity and material to finish on a design that fits your nominated price range. For more information please see our for sale page.
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All of our frames are handcrafted within our workshop in the Bega Valley. We cut and fit all of our traditional joinery before dismantling and delivering on a truck to your site. Once delivered our frames are put together and raised into position with a crane.
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We operate under a NSW builders licence and can assist with any custom building projects. Our building services are only available in the Bega Valley but projects outside of our area are always considered.
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We can provide engineered working drawings for you to build the traditional framework yourself.
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We are currently working on adding workshops in the near future.
Store
A selection of pre-designed timber frames & services.
