Abstract A long-term strategy within the forest products industries is to increase the products' refinement and thus their value. This strategy applies to both primary and secondary processed wood products. Further down the value stream, different kinds of knowledge are needed in order to add value and efficiency in the supplier process. In this study, the focus was on as-built three-dimensional (3-D) sensing as a means to increase the level of product prefabrication when supplying engineer-to-order joinery products to the construction industry. A 7-m ranging three-axis portable wire-based coordinate-measuring machine (PWCMM) was evaluated in terms of performing as-built site-dimensional verification in 3-D. This is a needed means for moving the fitting of joinery products into the digital domain at the design stage, thus increasing the level of prefabrication and automation possible when supplying engineer-to-order joinery products. The PWCMM has been used to replicate different construction sites to gain as-built spatial information as input into the suppliers' design, manufacturing, and on-site assembly processes. The evaluation shows that the accuracy in each coordinate position can be within a millimeter range. However, questions still remain about the capability to meet the demands on accuracy and usability for on-site dimensional verification when supplying joinery products. Issues with error leverage and low measurement resolution limit the practical possibilities in terms of level of accuracy and detail of the reproduction of the as-built environment.