Timber frame kits

josoap_2

Hi there we are building a timber frame at moment do u live in NI if so try western building systems they have a site ours is costing about 15,000 cos my hubby doing most of work himself

Francophile

josoap wrote: »

Hi there we are building a timber frame at moment do u live in NI if so try western building systems they have a site ours is costing about 15,000 cos my hubby doing most of work himself

Fuuny enough my DH came a cross an ad for them yeaterday in his mum's local paper and we've had a look at their website. Are they actually timber frame houses or are they like a mobile home made static if you know what I mean? What do you think of them so far?

jetboy

http://www.century.ie/
we explored the idea of using these guys last year. They seemed pretty good to deal with but the project was shelved in the end. Check them out.

Francophile

Thanks Jetboy, that's a really good site.

josoap_2

Hi francophile

I admit i had my reservations at first but i'm delighted with it so far, it looks like a 'real' house and can be moved or static, ours can be moved but we intend to build brick (on bottom) around it the timber walls will be plastered and dashed, i don't know all the ins and outs but its lovely, i'm so glad we didn't saddle ourselves with a mortgage this way all we needed was a credit union loan so it'll be paid back in no time. You might find century homes a good website too, western homes are helpful and you can buy them ready made, if your dh is handy with his hands it'll save a fortune!
:T

josoap_2

oh western buildings can be either static homes or houses both equally as good but static much cheper, go down and have a look at them it'll make much more sense

Francophile

Thanks josoap. Western Homesa are advertising an open weekend this weekend so we'll probably go and have a look. We haven't got planning permission yet so we're just checking things out at this stage.

Johnnypanic_2

Anyone know of local log cabin providers, either built or kit form?

Cheers,

Johnnypanic

Francophile

Try these
http://www.slcd.co.uk/
http://dhlogcabins.co.uk/uk/products/33/sale-on-log-cabins
http://www.simplylogcabins.co.uk/
http://www.logcabinuk.com/index.html
http://www.norwegianlog.co.uk/default.asp?id=567&ver=1
to name but a few

Johnnypanic_2

Francophile wrote: »

Try these
http://www.slcd.co.uk/
http://dhlogcabins.co.uk/uk/products/33/sale-on-log-cabins
http://www.simplylogcabins.co.uk/
http://www.logcabinuk.com/index.html
http://www.norwegianlog.co.uk/default.asp?id=567&ver=1
to name but a few

Thanks for that, that's what I call a quick comprehensive reply :beer: