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Garland Mill Timberframes builds with wood from its own water-powered sawmill in Lancaster. The company describes itself as a family-owned construction company established in 1986, with timber framing and furniture making grown up alongside the historic sawmill. A unionleader.com story calls the mill the "heart and soul" of Garland Mill Timberframes in Lancaster, and an article on northernwoodlands.org says most of the mill's lumber is used by the timber framing and construction side of the business. On its Houzz profile, the company describes itself as a design-build firm specializing in high performing buildings and heavy timber framed structures. A 2026 Google customer said Dana and his crew had built a custom timber frame covering for part of an outdoor patio nine years earlier, praised the communication from start to finish, and wrote that it still looks new. A 2026 Google customer said they had bought large timbers, custom cedar siding and deck and roof boards from Garland Mill, and that Dana helped design a large barn for equipment and a small shed for firewood. In a 2026 review, a customer recommended the company to anyone who wants a post and beam structure.
“In 1986, they founded Garland Mill Timberframes, a Lancaster construction business that uses the timber supplied by the mill.”
“Garland Mill is the only operating commercial water-powered sawmill in New England, and it's the "heart and soul" of Garland Mill Timberframes in Lancaster.”
“They also selected Ben Southworth of Garland Mill Timberframes to design a one-and-a-half story, open concept timber frame home with a solar array and high efficiency windows that take advantage of southern and western exposures.”
“Garland Mill now produces between 30,000 and 40,000 board feet of lumber each year, with the majority of that used by Garland Mill Timberframes, the timber framing and construction side of the business.”
I've had the good fortune to work with Dana Southworth and Garland Mill Timberframes several times over the last 6 years, and each experience has been outstanding. I’ve purchased large timbers, custom cedar siding (tongue-and-grove & clapboard), and deck/roof boards from Garland Mill, and their precision and accuracy was consistently top-notch. Dana helped me design a large barn for my equipment and a small shed for firewood, and he was always professional, prompt, and a pleasure to work with. Garland Mill has hosted events with the Timber Framers Guild, which were educational and fun; I hope they host another one soon. I HIGHLY recommend Garland Mill Timberframes, and hope to work with them again on my next timber frame project!
9 Years ago, Dana and his crew built a custom timber frame covering for a portion of our outdoor patio. Meticulous attention to detail, and communication from start to finish. An amazing example of craftmanship from the entire team. It still looks new to this day.
Wonderful company to work with. Design/construction team is second to none. If you want a post and beam structure that will last long after the 'reading of the will', these are the people to hire. Very satisfied.
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Typical New Hampshire range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from Garland Mill Timberframes. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
A typical single-level deck is 12×16 — about 200 sq ft.
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$6,800 – $12,800
Typical carpentry project around $9,800
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