Located in North Atlanta and Western North Carolina, Ridgetop Timber Frame Design are specialists in the design of timber frame structures. Led by Designer Allen Stoker, we are an independent internet-based design service for custom timber frames. The Ridgetop Timber Frame Model Home is now open for visitors. We invite you to visit our Franklin, North Carolina show home.
Advantages of using an independent design company for timber frame and hybrid home design
- Total attention to each client and their needs and requirements. Our product is the design and the associated drawings and specifications which are the instruction sheets for all timber cutting, SIP details, foundations, and hybrid framing.
- We use specialist when required and do not inflate their cost for state engineering, seismic and soil and hurricane approvals.
- We design to a budget and evaluate and optimize costs as the project progresses. Our mission is to provide the maximum design features for the least amount of money.
- We have invested in specialized Swiss design software, Cadwork, for timber, SIP, Masonry, steel and hybrid design. The software is also used to computer cut material, when required.
Complimentary Timber Frame Design Consultation
Are you considering building a Timber Frame Home, Barn or other structure? Call Allen Stoker of RidgeTop Timber Frame Design for a FREE Timber Frame Design Consultation. Ridgetop Timber Frame Design can show you the custom design process and give our prospective clients the chance to consult with Allen and tour the beautiful Showhome and Office. Email us at ridgetopdesign@comcast.net or give us a call at 770-209-6998 to schedule an appointment.







Allen Stoker spent his early years exploring the early American timber frames of Bucks Co. PA. He started a career in the research and development / product development industry with Ingersoll Rand Corp. Over the years, work lead to trips to Europe and the Orient where timber structures were studied and documented. Stoker studied timber frame design in Switzerland and opened Ridgetop Timber Frame Design in 1990.