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A: Buying the whole superstructure in one package means a vast reduction of time and effort in your purchasing department, while your accounts department has only to deal with a single invoice for the Timber Frame package instead of a multitude of accounts to cover the masonry equivalent.

A: No.  Timber Frame meets all current binding regulations.  Furthermore, independent tests have shown timber outperforms other structural materials like steel or concrete in fire; instead of a tendency to buckle and collapse, timber chars predictably, allowing a slow and controlled loss of structural integrity.

A: No.  Timber Frame construction is recognised by the NHBC and Zurich Municipal for guarantee purposes.  Steve Birt of the Association of British Insurers says: “Insurance companies generally draw no distinction between modern Timber Frame and brick and block construction, provided the external roof covering is also of tiles, natural or mineral slates or concrete.”

 

A: Yes.  They conform to, or exceed, current Building Regulations.  BRE stated: “If all dwellings had sound insulation as good as that measured in party walls of Timber Frame dwellings, the problems of noise from neighbours would be greatly reduced.”

 

A: No.  But don’t just take our word for it.  Tony Armstrong, Director of Corporate Relations at Northern Rock plc said: “As a lender, we do not differentiate between Timber Frame and any other standard form of modern property construction.”

Q: Will our customers be happy?

A: Yes.  Pictures and shelves can be hung using plasterboard fixings.  Heavier items can be supported by fixing into the studs.