Timberdale Homes

At Timberdale Homes, we design and construct fine country homes featuring elegant, well-proportioned spaces that embrace and nurture their inhabitants.  We selectively incorporate specialty construction elements such as timber framing, custom millwork and stonework, employing the highest levels of craftsmanship, to create truly beautiful and unique new and remodeled custom homes throughout Fairfield County and Litchfield County, CT.  All of our construction uses up-to-date building sciences and methods ensuring durable, healthy, energy efficient and environmentally aware custom homes.

Our collaborative approach to the design and build process involves careful listening to client needs with thoughtful interpretation, guidance and challenging of client ideas.  We seek to build consensus in the design phase assuring harmony between site, space needs, design, materials, finishes and budget.  As a “design-build” homebuilder, we are able to offer clients a coherent and coordinated approach that saves time and money.

Timberdale Homes has the skills, experience and resources to handle challenging new home construction and major renovation projects. We use our own in-house craftsmen for most carpentry tasks. We have a large woodworking shop located in Bethel, CT where we craft specialty moldings and other architectural millwork, including cabinetry and built-ins.  We have extensive experience in timber frame and other specialty construction.  Timberdale Homes has won numerous awards for its homebuilding quality and craftsmanship including the prestigious HOBI award in 2006, 2007 and 2008.  In 2008 Timberdale received a HOBI Grand Award for “Project of the Year” in the State of Connecticut.

As a U.S. Green Building Council certified builder, Timberdale Homes has participated in the LEED for Homes Pilot Demonstration initiative.  Where possible, Timberdale proactively incorporates green building methods into its home building practices.  Our design, construction methods and workmanship quality orientation are highly compatible with the green building approach.

Timberdale embraces a client-first project management philosophy.  The firm exercises the highest level of integrity in all activities and a “do as we say” code of conduct.  Supporting these fundamental principles is a seasoned and rigorous project management process that seeks to provide superior budgetary controls, quality controls, schedule administration, safety/risk management and ongoing communications with clients and other key participants.

About Stewart Lade

Timberdale Homes is owned and operated by Stewart Lade. He has a unique blend of skills that make him an excellent professional partner in your custom homebuilding project.

Stewart chose to return to his roots and passion in homebuilding after a successful 20-year business career. As a result he is able to combine his knowledge and love of homebuilding with excellent communication skills and seasoned business and project management know-how.

Stewart is a master carpenter and actively participates in the day-to-day construction activities, including finish work. He has been involved in numerous residential remodeling and new home construction projects and is able to provide creative problem-solving and rigorous management oversight. He is an NAHB Certified Graduate Builder and Certified Green Professional. He also holds industry certifications in various alternative energy systems, including ground source heat pump systems (IGSHPA), solar hot water systems and solar photovoltaic systems.

Stewart has a Masters of Business Administration degree from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business and is able to provide clients with excellent project management skills. From initial project conceptualization and home design, to project planning and scheduling, to day-to-day work management, he brings a very high level of expertise. He also has extensive financial management skills and is a seasoned, highly competent budget manager and caretaker of client construction funds.

Company Philosophy

Our goal is to be the premier home builder in Upper Fairfield County and Lower Litchfield County areas.  Our focus is people and quality — building relationships with customers, employees and vendors to create homes of exceptional quality that are a delight to own.

We will succeed because:

1. We proactively seek to understand the needs of our customers and produce designs and home construction to satisfy those needs
2. We consistently employ the latest building science technologies to produce structures that are durable, healthy and energy efficient
3. We approach everything we do with a quality-first mindset that embraces craftsmanship and sound execution over expediency and cutting corners
4. We manage our construction activities in an environmentally responsible manner, including proactively incorporating green building techniques and components into all of our buildings
5. We stay lean, competitive and entrepreneurial
6. We concentrate on detail, because the last 5% is often the difference between success and failure
7. We govern every deed by what is “just and right”