Hello Everyone,

I was wonder if anyone has experience, (or knows of someone) who has built a timber frame roof in the States, and then shipped it off to a foreign country (in my case France)? I have tried to hire people locally in France to no avail, and would like to take things into my own hands.

The building is stone with gable ends, and I would like to build the main truss system and sill plate here, then purchase the rest of the wood for the purlins, rafters, etc at the local saw mill in France.

I have already thought of buying all the wood at the sawmill in France and building everything there, but once over there my time is limited, and if something goes wrong.... I like the idea of building the frame here in the States, in my spare time, and containerizing it.

Getting a crane to assemble the frame in France is not an issue.

Thanks,

51steve