California Custom Wood Beams is a top-rated local custom beam company in California that designs and handcrafts elegant, high quality decorative beams. Using a box beam design, our hollow beams can be added to almost any structure, are more lightweight than traditional beams, and are much easier to handle upon installation and transport. Traditional wood beams are machine made and sometimes poured into a mold. They are made with artificial materials while our California ceiling beams are created using wood of the highest quality and artfully designed to fit your needs.
Natural wood features can be a centerpiece in any home, which is why we custom make our beams to be any size or finish. Our wood box beam company in California has a commitment to providing first class decorative beams that are indistinguishable from traditional wood beams. Not only do they last longer, but because of our perfected jointing process, size limitations are an issue of the past. Additional products and services we provide include:
Wood Beams
Custom Wood Beams
Faux Box Beams
Wood Mantles
California Custom Wood Beams founder, Mike Capuzzo, is a southwest master carpenter and has streamlined the box beam process. After witnessing the fragility and warping of traditional wood beams, he dedicated himself to creating a more durable, longer lasting, and gorgeous alternative. With improved longevity and sustainability, box beams from California Custom Wood Beams are designed to last for years to come.
Ensuring the quality and integrity of our custom beams is our top priority, and with five star reviews across the web to prove our customer satisfaction, you can trust our carpentry and design team to give you the results you’re looking for. To learn more about California Custom Wood Beams, contact us today!
California Custom Wood Beams
1900 Olive Dr
Santa Maria, CA 93454
Office: (805) 263-1700
Email: mike@woodlandbeam.com
Website: https://woodlandbeam.com/california-beams/
This is a manufacturer, not a framing contractor, and the distinction matters when you are comparing quotes. California Custom Wood Beams is the California arm of Woodland Beam, and what it sells is a box beam: a hollow beam built from real wood, made to whatever dimensions the ceiling needs.
The product exists because of a problem the founder kept running into. Mike Capuzzo, a carpenter by trade, installed enough solid timber beams to watch them twist, warp and crack as the wood released moisture over the years — a slow failure that is nobody’s fault and impossible to fix once the beam is up. A hollow beam built from one-inch stock does not carry that moisture load. It is also light enough to handle without equipment, which changes what an installation costs.
The construction detail worth knowing is the jointing. The corners are seamless, which means no decorative metal straps are needed to hide the joints. Straps are the usual giveaway on faux beams, and skipping them is the difference between a ceiling that reads as timber and one that reads as trim carpentry. The process also removes the size ceiling imposed by the diameter of the tree — a solid beam can only be as large as the log it was cut from, while a box beam can be built to any span or section.
Species offered are poplar, cedar and alder, in hewn, routed-edge, reclaimed and barnwood styles. Beyond ceiling beams the shop makes custom fireplace mantles and decorative timber trusses.
Pricing is unusually transparent for custom millwork. Physical samples start at $30, and the site publishes a price calculator and a chart, so a designer or homeowner can budget a room before speaking to anyone. For a made-to-size product that normally requires a quote, that is a real convenience.
The intended use case is the Tuscan and Mediterranean ceiling treatment common across Southern and Central California homes, which is why the company maintains separate landing pages for Santa Maria, Orcutt, Nipomo, Lompoc, Vandenberg Village, Santa Ynez, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Grover Beach and Oceano.
One clarification: because beams are manufactured and shipped rather than installed by a local crew, the city pages reflect markets served rather than a service radius. Contact is via the 805 number on the Santa Maria page.
