why use timber frame?

Reasons for choosing Timber Frame …

The major advantages of Timber Frame construction are its speed of erection and its excellent sound and thermal performance.

In ideal conditions, a house constructed in Timber Frame can be wind and weather-tight in one day and completed in a little as six to eight weeks.

Once up and running, the standard insulation incorporated in the construction of a Timber Frame house can give a thermal performance 27% more energy efficient than that demanded by Building Regulations. Similarly, accurate detailing ensures and acoustic performance markedly better than that required by Regulations.

The energy efficiency of Timber Frame makes it a “green” method of construction. Recognised by leading environmentalists as THE most environmentally friendly method of building, Timber Frame uses renewable softwood sources and CFC-free insulation.

Timber Frame is also design-flexible. It allows clients great freedom in choosing the finished form of their building and offers professionals a wide range of options in design formation.

Timber Frame components are strong, lightweight and easily transportable. This makes Timber Frame particularly suitable for “difficult”, remote or individual locations and it plays a major role in construction in rural areas and in low-volume and self-build projects.

As with all standard forms of modern construction, Timber Frame easily complies with the 60-year lifespan required by banks and building societies.

Timber Frame construction is fully recognised by Financial Institutions and Building Societies for institutional lending and by the NHBC (National House Building Council) and Zurich Municipal for guarantee purposes.