New World Timber Frame

Frequently Asked Questions

1) Why Timber Frame?

Timber Frame provides you with few restrictions in terms of the design of your house.
Timber Frame houses are quick to construct, which in turn improves cost effectiveness.
Timber Frame Houses are manufactured off site, which increases quality through strict monitoring under factory-controlled conditions.
Once your frame is up it allows all other elements of the build to proceed.
Timber is a natural insulator which achieves a greater success rate than masonry walls when meeting regulatory values.

2) How is a Timber Frame House different from a Masonry House?

The difference between timber frame and conventional block and mortar constructions is that the internal leaf of block work is replaced by a timber frame structure. And after the internal plasterboard finish the final appearance is no different to its masonry counterpart.

3) Is a Timber Frame House at more risk of Fires?

Unlike other forms of construction Timber Frame does not bend at high temperatures, nor does it flake allowing a slow and controlled loss of structural integrity making it a safer home to be in.

4) Will I have to pay more Insurance with a Timber Frame house?

Insurance companies generally draw no distinction between modern Timber Frame Houses and Brick and Block constructions.

5) How long will a Timber Frame House Last?

In Britain Timber Frame has been used for hundreds of years, you can find Timber Frame buildings from the 12th Century that are still around today.
Today’s frames have the added benefit of superior timber, modern preservatives and advanced building practices. So a new Timber Frame house will last as well as any other new home.

6) How Strong is a Timber Frame structure?

Timber Frame is a structural system which is capable of supporting multi-storey construction. In recent years Timber Frame has been used for student residences, flats and hospitals.

7) How does Timber Frame construction affect the Environment?

There is no more environmentally friendly way to build, Timber Frame offers a genuinely sustainable method of construction. Unlike tropical forests, Nordic and the UK forests are actually growing in size, despite the increase in Timber Frame demand.