Cornerstone Timberframes

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Cornerstone Timberframes is a timber frame and mass timber design, fabrication, and installation company based in Kleefeld, Manitoba, Canada. Founded in 1991, the company fabricates timber frame and mass timber structural packages including glulam beams and columns and cross-laminated timber (CLT) panels. Cornerstone serves commercial, institutional, and residential clients across Canada, with operations extending into the Upper Midwest region of the United States.

History

Cornerstone Timberframes was founded in 1991 by brothers Pete and Wayne Peters in Kleefeld, Manitoba. The founders were inspired by a timber frame barn built by their family in 1885. The company began operations in a small barn, with joinery cut by hand using chisels, ship's augers, and hand saws.

Following participation in a Minneapolis trade show in 2002, Cornerstone relocated to a larger production facility equipped with modern tooling.

In 2015, Pete Peters' daughter, Tanya Bachmeier, assumed leadership of the company. Bachmeier had joined Cornerstone in 2001, working initially in bookkeeping and 3D design before becoming involved in shop finishing work. Her husband, Nevin Bachmeier, joined the company in 2016. Together, they have operated Cornerstone Timberframes as co-owners since that transition.

In 2018, the company acquired its first CNC fabrication machine, a Hundegger K2, which enabled digital-to-physical precision cutting of timber components. CLT panel capabilities were added shortly thereafter. In 2016, glulam fabrication was introduced to Cornerstone's product range.

Operations

Cornerstone's head office and fabrication facility is located in Kleefeld, Manitoba. The company maintains a U.S. mailing address in Minnetonka, Minnesota, and serves clients in Minnesota, North Dakota, and Wisconsin through a dedicated U.S. sales team.

Products and Services

Cornerstone fabricates and installs a range of engineered wood structural systems:

• Timber Frame — Traditional and contemporary timber frame structures using exposed heavy timber joinery
• Glulam (Glued Laminated Timber) Engineered beams and columns; Cornerstone holds a supply partnership with Nordic Structures, offering Nordic Lam+ black spruce glulam products suited for long-span roofs and hybrid structural applications
• CLT (Cross-Laminated Timber) Structural wall, floor, and roof panels; Nordic X-Lam CLT panels are available through the Nordic Structures partnership
• Prefabricated Timber Packages CNC-cut, pre-coordinated timber packages designed for off-site fabrication and simplified on-site assembly

The company uses a Hundegger K2 CNC machine for precision fabrication. Components are sequenced, connection-checked, and prepared in the shop prior to delivery to site.

Cornerstone has described its production approach as targeting zero waste, with wood shavings directed to agricultural livestock bedding and wood waste converted to heat for residential and commercial use.

Notable Projects

• Bergen Gardens, Winnipeg, Manitoba — Cornerstone served as mass timber installer on a six-storey cross-laminated timber residential development, among the first buildings of its type in Manitoba. The project included 48 Memory Care Cottages designed with dementia-supportive features. The owner was Edison Properties; the architect of record was MMP Architects Inc.; the general contractor was Bird Construction Group.

Sustainability

Cornerstone holds Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification and works with FSC-certified suppliers. The company's use of structural wood products is associated with carbon sequestration through long-term embodied carbon storage in completed buildings.

Recognition

Cornerstone Timberframes has described itself as one of the largest mass timber fabricators on the Canadian Prairies, a claim that appears on the company's official LinkedIn profile. This claim has not been independently verified by a third-party source.

In 2026, the company marked 35 years of operation.

External links

• Official website

1. Bird Construction (General Contractor) — Project Page Confirms: Bergen Gardens, six-storey CLT/glulam structure, Cornerstone as erection subcontractor, Nordic Structures as timber supplier. URL: https://www.bird.ca/project-experience/project/bergen-gardens-memory-care-facility/ 2. YCLM (Young Construction Leaders Manitoba) — Site Tour Feature, June 2022 Confirms: Cornerstone Timberframes named as a project partner alongside Bird Construction and Nordic Structures, CLT design championed by Edison Properties VP Frank Koch-Schulte, architect MMP Architects (Robert Wrublowsky). URL: https://www.yclm.ca/events/2022/6/9/site-tour-bergen-gardens-part-2 3. Western Investor — December 2022 News Article Confirms: Bergen Gardens described as a six-storey mass-timber seniors apartment with 149 assisted living suites, completed late 2022, owned by Edison Properties. Trade publication, independent third-party coverage. URL: https://www.westerninvestor.com/british-columbia/winnipeg-multifamily-portfolio-becomes-a-social-enterprise-6192856 4. Nordic Structures — Project Page Confirms: Bergen Gardens as a six-storey multi-residential mass timber building in Winnipeg comprising 147 assisted living units, with Nordic Structures as timber supplier. URL: https://www.nordic.ca/en/projects/structures/bergen-memory-care 5. Edison Properties — About Us Page Confirms: Bergen Gardens described as the first modern multi-storey mass timber building in Manitoba, completed 2022, located in North Kildonan. URL: https://www.edisonproperties.ca/about-us "Canada's 31 Fastest Growing Construction Companies 2024" Cornerstone Timberframes was included in a roundup of Canada's fastest growing construction companies, described as a family-run business specializing in timber frame and mass timber construction including homes, cottages, mid-rise residential buildings, and large commercial spaces. Independent third-party mention. Not major press, but usable as supporting evidence of industry recognition. URL: https://readsitenews.com/vertical-building-canadas-31-fastest-growing-construction-companies/ SiteNews

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