Timber frame is one of the earliest methods of constructing buildings and you don’t have to look far to see many that are still in use today.
Why timber frame
When building any type of property, the fabric of the building must be the first consideration. A building has to be structurally strong and durable, but it must also be weatherproof and properly insulated.
Timber frame not only achieves all of these requirements but it is also recognised for its environmental excellence and for being the most efficient and cost-effective method of construction.
Stronger. Safer. Faster. Smarter.
Timber frames are prefabricated off-site and then delivered to the site of construction as a complete structural framework package.
The entire structure, including all walls, floor joists, and roof truss is quickly erected within the footprint of the property and made watertight in just days.
It is the most reliable, clean, efficient and cost-effective way to build houses or multi-storey commercial property developments.
Timber frame reduces building costs
Whether you’re a self-builder or property developer, surety about costs is vital. So often, masonry property developments see costs rise due to bad weather, materials shortages, labour shortages and poor communications.
None of these issues occur when you choose to build with a prefabricated timber frame system.
As a full service timber frame manufacturer, Target Timber can design and produce the entire timber structure for a house off-site within 8-10 weeks, and then deliver it to the site and fully erected it in less than a week.
Practical advantages of building with timber frames
- Construction times can be reduced by as much as a third
- A house can be prefabricated in 8-10 weeks and fully erected on-site in days
- The erection of the timber frame is unaffected by inclement weather
- The programme of following trades is easier
- Timber frame offers a lighter form of construction which is of benefit where foundations have poor ground conditions
- Timber frame wall panels provide higher thermal insulation and improved sound insulation
- There is greater accuracy and a better standard of finish after handover
- Timber frame is a dry form of construction no drying out period or cracks
- Our timber frame systems contribute to Part L compliance.
The whole-life advantages of using timber
- Wood is low carbon material (even allowing for transportation)
- Timber frame has the lowest C02 cost of any commercially available building material
- For every cubic metre of wood used instead of other building materials, 0.8 tonnes of C02 is prevented from entering the atmosphere
- 77% of the energy used to produce wood products comes from wood residues and recovered wood
- Converting timber into a usable building material takes far less energy and pollution compared with alternatives such as steel, aluminium, concrete and brick
- Strength or strength, concrete uses 5 times (steel 6 times) more energy to produce than timber
- Waste wood can be easily recycled.
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