Timber Frame Houses

Self Build Timber Frame Homes

Timber Frame is a tried and tested construction method which uses a timber framework as its means of structural support. Today, timber frames are usually built in a factory under strict quality controlled conditions and delivered to the site with the other selected joinery components for the final construction. This process is highly efficient and provides a cost effective way of meeting the specific needs of each customer.

With the ever increasing need to achieve the highest possible energy efficiency, which delivers cost savings year after year on heating bills, timber frame is becoming increasingly the favoured way of construction by the energy conscious consumer. Highly insulated timber frame heat up quickly in the winter months and the heat is retained. In the summer the insulation keeps them cool and comfortable.

Renewable Timber Resources

The timber used by timber frame manufacturers comes from the coniferous forests of mainly Scandinavia, North America and Britain. The trees are grown in managed forests ensuring that more trees are planted than are cut down. This gives a new growth in the volume of trees every year. Today there is twice as much as wood in the Nordic forests than there was a 100 years ago. Timber offers a sustainable, renewable, natural building material.

Timber Frame Advantages

The major advantages of timber frame construction are its speed of erection, excellent thermal efficiency, sound performance and of course its considerable advantages over traditional building methods where environmental issues are concerned.

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