Timber Frame Kit Home Builders in Canada and Internationally
A company founded in 2003, IDEA Homes. They are manufacturers and construction experts recognized in Canada and internationally as the leading choice for single-family timber frame home construction.
Their reputation is marked by excellence in workmanship and attention to detail and precision, by listening attentively to their clients, with whom they ensure close collaboration, and by our adherence to construction standards.
Timber frame kit homes are manufactured using high-precision construction systems. Our construction, manufacturing and assembly techniques and technologies are innovative, efficient and proven; all of which provide beauty and durability to the home. The roof trusses, beams and prefabricated walls (panel walls) that make up the “shell” components are of superior quality and are completely designed and manufactured in-house.
The company always prioritizes the satisfaction of its customers. That is why it provides a team of experienced experts. They are committed to working together to make their clients’ dreams come true step by step, ensuring an unforgettable experience tailored to their customers’ needs, requirements and budget, from the design stage to the construction of the home, while respecting deadlines.
For individual house models, there are various options: Canadian house, Creole house, townhouse, country house, villa or chalet, whether single-storey (bungalow), double-storey (cottage) or with mezzanine. In addition, in addition to the models, special construction options are offered to suit the style of the individual house. In addition, you can also consult a personalized architectural plan so that you can build your house.
For modular houses assembled on site or kit houses that you build yourself, Maisons IDEA is without a doubt, the company also works with real estate developers and handles projects from soffit to finished or ready-to-use products.
Building houses for export
Abroad, especially for France (mainland) and the French Overseas Departments and Territories (DOM-TOM), the company has a ten-year insurance.
Depending on the specific conditions in a particular country, they comply with specific standards and use processes and materials such as:
- Earthquake and hurricane resistant design
- Autoclaved deep-pressure timber frame (protection against insecticides, fungicides and termites)
- Reduced spacing between posts and roof trusses, and/or increased cross-sectional dimensions of timber members if necessary
- Wall retaining with 12.5 mm plywood panels
- Earthquake and hurricane resistant structural anchoring and fastening system
- 220 km/h bitumen shingles for roofs exposed to strong winds
- Waterproof Placoplatre panels for humid climates
Several other options are available, such as galvanized steel roofs, sliding windows and inward-facing windows with integrated mosquito nets that allow closing the windows without leaving the house (a popular option at no additional cost).
The company also serves a very large territory: France (Metropolitan France), French Overseas Departments and Territories (DOM-TOM), French Antilles, Caribbean, French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Saint-Martin, Saint-Barthélemy, French Guiana, Reunion, Wallis and Futuna, Mayotte, Tahiti, Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, Haiti, Belgium, Switzerland, Monaco, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Louisiana, Mauritius, Mauritania, Seychelles, Morocco, Tunisia, Benin, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Chad, Vanuatu, Burkina Faso, Rwanda, Gabon, Guinea, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Togo, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Comoros, Djibouti, Pondicherry, Aosta Valley, Equatorial Guinea, Algeria, Andorra, Lebanon, Jersey, Guernsey, Benin, etc.
