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Timber framed new homes

StandingInTheSun · 2021-06-08 15:05:42

Any thoughts on these? We've seen a development we like and it ticks most of our boxes, but some builder friends have suggested these new timber framed homes are ticking time bombs. Other online reading has suggested they've gotten a bad rep based on older timber framed homes which had problems new ones don't. It wouldn't…

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RelievedSheff Posts: 12,691 Forumite

9 June 2021 at 8:07AM

The second phase of the development we bought on two years ago has just started. One of the developers has switched to timber framed houses for their second phase build.

The houses do seem to fly up compared to the traditional brick and block houses.

Provided the contractors employed to build the houses are familiar with the construction methods for timber framing and are aware of the extra care needed with vapour barriers etc, then there should be no issues from the construction method. As someone has already said it is a popular method of construction for many developers now.

That said we did still choose a traditional brick and block new build house for our own home.

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