Timber frame home homes
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You better check the "homes and garden " section here on AAM. Good luck.
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Century Homes are one of the main manufacturers of Timber Frame homes in the country. Their work seems to be as good as the next people’s. I would recommend a timber frame home if you were building a detached house only. The noise transfer through adjoining structures of timber frame can be quite horrendous. I don’t care what BS and ISO standards people quote – they are noisy. But they are warm and easy to heat.
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This is something that has puzzled me,there was a full page add in the SBP detailing the advantages of Concrete built homes and they said themal insulation was excellent.I always thought Timber Frame was warmer/easier to heat than concrete homes.
The insulation properties of timber are indeed much better than concrete. Thermal insulation in concrete homes does not come from the concrete itself, it comes from the other insulating products used in the construction process (e.g. foam backed plasterboard etc etc).
All buildings (timber, concrete or other) need insulation. Winnie, if your house is losing heat quickly you should look at why this is the case and retrofit adequate insulation as necessary.
All buildings (timber, concrete or other) need insulation. Winnie, if your house is losing heat quickly you should look at why this is the case and retrofit adequate insulation as necessary.
Breffni Boy2 said:
Have to disagree with you there,we have a timber frame semi and there is no more noise from next door than in a brick-built house. In fact we never hear a peep from next door bar their toddler stomping on the wooden floors when shes throwing a tantrum and the odd door banging.
We find it really quick and cheap to heat....and have no problems with heat retention....
Do your research on lightweight (timber frame) vs Heavyweight (cavity block) build types. Thermal mass is important for comfort levels in houses and Irelands temperate climate has enough of a temperature difference between day and night to benefit from thermal mass. If you go with timber frame then consider using stone floors etc to add thermal mass. Double layer of plasterboard would also increase thermal mass. Usually only the first 25mm of a concrete walls thermal mass is relevant.
Similarly, I live in a house built with blockwork around 1980. The sound, and probably heat, insulation isn't great so that we too can hear noises from next door when we are upstairs. The popular slogan may say "Concrete built homes are better homes" but amongst other things that assumes that all builders build to the same standard, which is clearly not the case.
pennypincher said:
If I am not mistaken last weeks SBP had a full page ad slagging off timberframes and about 6 pages later a full page ad advocating the benefits of the TimberFrame house - onviously the papers are the big winners!
Me?, Timberframe every time.
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Actually timber contributes to thermal insulation also, more so than concrete, hence the difference.
As mentioned earlier resistance to heat loss is one aspect of insulation, storage of heat is another.
Concrete bolcks hold heat and release it during the day as the temperature inside drops, wood does'nt do this.
Ah you say but timber frame houses have an outside layer of block also. True, this is on the outside, shielded by a layer of insulation from the inside, hence providing reduced thermal benefit.
Timber is not an insulator as such. Timber can provide a cold bridge through insulation all be it is not a great conductor of heat. (wall ties in concrete build do the same) Do timber frame companies put insulation over the timber studs as well as between them?
I purchased a timber frame house last year myself, after living in a concrete house for a few years..
The only draw back I find is the lack of a solid adjoining wall between houses which concerns me in the event of a fire. Also noise is an issue, in that you can watch TV without any volume if next door are watching the same channel. However some concrete houses I've visited have the same advantage!
On a positive note the timber house is warm as toast in a few minutes, unlike a concrete built house. Also they are much quicker to construct, but I don't note any developer reducing prices to the consumer.
I found the two full page adverts in The Sunday Business post on Dec 11th very contradictory - about time some Govt Dept made an accurate statement on the advantages/disadvatages on both types of construction.
The only draw back I find is the lack of a solid adjoining wall between houses which concerns me in the event of a fire. Also noise is an issue, in that you can watch TV without any volume if next door are watching the same channel. However some concrete houses I've visited have the same advantage!
On a positive note the timber house is warm as toast in a few minutes, unlike a concrete built house. Also they are much quicker to construct, but I don't note any developer reducing prices to the consumer.
I found the two full page adverts in The Sunday Business post on Dec 11th very contradictory - about time some Govt Dept made an accurate statement on the advantages/disadvatages on both types of construction.
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The biggest problem with Timber Frame is that many are not airtight.
This makes the house lose heat more quickly.
The biggest problem with the block built house is Thermal looping.
This cuts the benefit of the insulation by half so the house loses a lot more heat through the walls.
This makes the house lose heat more quickly.
The biggest problem with the block built house is Thermal looping.
This cuts the benefit of the insulation by half so the house loses a lot more heat through the walls.
