Timber frame houses and apartments are going up all over the country – the demand has never been higher.
From luxury detached houses and private housing developments to multi-storey apartment developments, timber frame is fast becoming the favoured construction material for UK property developers due to its wide-ranging benefits.
While the majority of new homes in the UK are still masonry built, the construction industry is under increasing pressure to build more homes at a time when there are major material and skills shortages. And the housing crisis and government targets are further piling on the pressure to build quicker and better.
How do timber frame apartments help to address housing issues?
Apartments are designed to accommodate multiple single occupants, couples or small families however. Good quality, affordable accommodation is urgently required across the country, however building apartments with masonry and steel is slow and expensive.
Timber frame is the most sustainable and quickest method of building apartment blocks. Timber is readily available and the build times of houses and apartment blocks can be up to 30% quicker, leading to considerable cost savings.
But these are just a few of the benefits!
The benefits of building apartments with timber frame
As a timber frame manufacturer, we design, build and manufacture timber frame systems off-site for all kinds of buildings – houses, apartments and commercial buildings.
One of the major benefits to property developers is that we can quickly design an entire timber frame apartment building and produce drawings, a full materials list, and create a complete off-site manufacturing production schedule.
The technology is so precise that there is very little material or time waste. Furthermore, any adjustments to the designs can be made quickly, avoiding delays.
The efficiency doesn’t stop there. All manufactured timber frames are delivered promptly to the site where they are then expertly erected by our in-house team.
Further benefits include:
- Reduced on-site noise during construction
- Minimum on-site waste
- No delays
- No staffing issues
- No material delays
- Reduced health or safety risks.
The marketable benefits of building timber frame apartments
One of the greatest benefits of building timber frame apartments is that the quick build time means developers can sell their properties more quickly.
From the occupant’s viewpoint, a timber frame apartment offers many unique and attractive benefits including:
Energy efficiency – Target Timber’s closed panel timber frames have a ‘U’ value of 0.17 for an EPC-A or high B rating, saving money on energy bills
Soundproofing – insulated timber frame wall panels greatly reduce noise from adjacent apartments
Sustainability values – the timber frame materials come from sustainably managed forests
Ambient temperatures – timber frame buildings are so well insulated that they are naturally warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer
Low-carbon manufacturing – the trees used to build the timber frame apartments have locked-in carbon for life so emit zero carbon emissions during manufacturing.
If you are a property developer and you would like to learn more about the huge benefits of building apartment blocks with timber frame systems, please get in touch. Our expert team will happily advise and support you throughout your sustainable building project.