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Benefits of Timber Frame
Reduced project cost
- Greater predictability, better control and faster pace lead to lower project
cost.
Faster build
- 30% shorter construction time than brick and block
- Faster return on investment
- Minimal neighbourhood disruption.
Not weather dependent
- A typical house can be weather-tight in less than 5 days.
Brickwork removed from the critical path
- Other trades can be working before the brickwork is complete.
Reduced drying-out time
- Internal finishing can be completed sooner
- Less risk of shrinkage and expensive call-backs.
More flexible design - Suitable for different building types and layouts
- Accommodates a wide range of external finishes and claddings
- Easy installation of services
- Easy to customise and extend.
Better build quality
- Each unit is an engineered solution with the consistency and accuracy of CADCAM
factory technology
- Less dependency on site skills
- Lower call-back costs.
Lighter foundations
- Lightweight construction means less expensive foundations and a less adverse
effect on the water table
- Enables larger buildings to be constructed on sites with poor ground conditions
(i.e. Brownfield sites).
Reduced material handling
- Buildings are delivered to site in panellised form, with components labelled
for each section
- Materials can be stored in the correct order for erection, minimising handling
and the risk of damage.
Reduced waste
- As the structural materials are factory prepared there is less need for excess
material on site, reducing waste and loss through theft, as well as allowing a
tidier, safer site.
Lower impact on the environment
- The most environmentally friendly building system.
Fulfils Corporate Social Responsibility
- Wood is the only renewable commercial building material
- Using wood helps reduce global warming; the ‘carbon sink’ effect, low embodied
energy and excellent insulation properties of wood make it effectively carbon
neutral.
Satisfied customers
- Warmer homes
- Lower heating bills
- Fewer rectification call-backs.