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Wood Pellets for Heating Your Home | Western Building Center

Wood Pellets: A Great Way to Keep Warm

Although most of us are big fans of firewood heat, wood pellets are another popular option for heating. Pellet heating is less messy, bulky, and labor-intensive.

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Garage to Small Home Conversion Guide | Western Building Center

Garage to Small Home: A Big Do it Yourself Project

Need more space? Interested in building a guest cabin, hunting cabin, or tiny home? Just want something affordable to live in? We've got you covered.

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Timber Frame Homes in Montana | Western Building Center

Hot Building Trend: Timber Frame Homes

Timber framing has been done for centuries in Europe and Asia and, during the pioneer period, in America. Many of these structures are still standing, testifying to their durability.

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Construction Estimates Guide | Western Building Center

Construction Estimates – What You Need to Know

Whether you're changing cabinets or building a whole new home, you'll want to know the costs with accurate construction estimates. Construction isn't cheap, whether you do it yourself or hire it out.

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How to Pick Flooring for Your Home | Western Building Center

How to Pick Flooring

Flooring now comes with all kinds of materials with multiple patterns, textures, and colors. Read our guide below on how to pick flooring for your home.

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WBC Building Components – Trusses & Wall Panels | Western Building Center

Building Components

We build roof trusses from the highest quality Machine Stress Rated lumber (MSR), sourced from local Montana mills. We manufacture each truss on a 1-inch steel layout table and press them twice before scanning by computer.

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Montana Log Home Maintenance Tips | Western Building Center

Keep Up with Your Montana Log Home Maintenance

Log Homes – the Montana Dream. Once you've made the investment in your dream log home, you don't want all that time and money to go to waste.

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