[3] Lindal studied architecture at the University of Ottawa and sold lumber before World War II.
[7] In 1962, the company built a sawmill outside Vancouver, British Columbia, next moved to Tacoma and finally settled in Seattle in 1971.
[6] In 1965 it developed a patented low-cost A-frame house that made it market leader in this segment.
[16] The company has experienced hard times due mainly to the rising price of western red cedar from Canada.
It has been losing money since 1997 and had to cut costs, sold a sawmill in British Columbia and launched new lines of cheaper precut homes.
"We can no longer justify for ourselves or our international network of independent dealers to build a model home on the side of a freeway," he said.
[15] Lindal Cedar Homes relies on traditional post-and-beam construction while using architectural-grade glulam posts and beams for added stability and endurance.