| Wooden homes offer a wide range of advantages | | | | · Timber frame is a "green and |
| to the self-builder. The timber frame market covers | | | | environmentally friendly method" of building. Wood is |
| over 70% of the entire worlds housing stock. | | | | an organic, non-toxic renewable resource. It greatly |
| Timber buildings from the 12th century still exist in | | | | reduces the carbon footprint of the construction of |
| England and elsewhere in the world; while in Northern | | | | your new home. |
| Europe and America there are fine homes that are | | | | · Over 90% of all wood used in European |
| several hundred years old. | | | | buildings is sourced from European Forests which are |
| Advantages: | | | | professionally managed so that they grow at a rate |
| · Quick and Easy to Construct. A typical kit | | | | of over 3000 sq miles per year, offsetting |
| can be erected and watertight within 5 working days. | | | | considerably the amount of trees used each year. |
| · Timber homes are very accurate in their | | | | · Because timber frame homes can be |
| construction with each element designed individually | | | | incredibly well insulated there is a potential savings of |
| to exacting detail. | | | | over 60% on traditional masonry construction. |
| · Pre fabricated kits are lightweight in | | | | · Timber frame buildings can be |
| comparison to Block homes and there can be a lot of | | | | complemented by the use of new technology such |
| savings in the design of the foundations especially on | | | | as solar heating, wind turbines, under floor heating |
| sites where poor ground conditions prevail. | | | | and wood pellet burners. |
| · Timber is an incredible strong and durable | | | | · Wit a proven a track record of having |
| form of construction. | | | | fewer construction defects owners of timber frame |
| · Mortgage companies now offer specially | | | | homes are invariable overwhelmed by the comfort |
| constructed mortgages for self-builders who are | | | | levels and also by the savings in their energy bill. |
| building a timber frame home. | | | | · Timber frame buildings have a proven |
| · Pre fabricated buildings have the capacity | | | | record of performing exceedingly well in fire and |
| to be super insulated. Because of the ability to | | | | flood conditions. The BRE (British Research |
| increase the depth of the timber stud there is the | | | | Establishment) has performed numerous tests to |
| additional advantage of being able to increase the | | | | confirm their suitability as a modern building technique. |
| depth of insulation in between the vertical studding. | | | | |