Chancellor to abolish timber frame buildings!!

[WoodYouLike]

When a tree grows it absorbs carbon dioxide to make the hydro-carbon material it is made from.

So grow trees, then use them for houses, lots of carbon locked away in the material of the house.

Wood is eco-friendly, the Government is for years trying to get the building industry on board

 

[bernardgreen]

Problem is the UK public do not like the idea of timber framed houses. Bricks and mortar are percieved as the "only" strong way to build.

And then they admire Anne Hathaway's Cottage saying ""modern house won't last as long as this cottage has""

If the goverment could convince the public and local building control were more flexible then low cost good quality "starter" homes could be built with a basic timber post and beam frame.

And the same method has been used to build more up-market homes.

Bernard
Sharnbrook

 

[tim west]

Mud Huts?

 

[WoodYouLike]

Mud Huts?

See the Green Building forum for lots more ideas

 

[tim west]

Mud Huts?

No No you jest, just think of how quickly the planning permission could go through and how quickly you can be moved in and happily housed.

 

[bernardgreen]

Mud Huts?

No Tudor style post and beam framework with light weight non structural in fill walls but modified to modern standards.

The Walter Segal Method for example where the roof goes on before the walls go in place.

25 years ago and still standing

 

[Nige F]

I prefer the Billy Barrett method ....throw it up using subbies Allegedly

 

[Deluks]

Mud Huts?

No Tudor style post and beam framework with light weight non structural in fill walls but modified to modern standards.

The Walter Segal Method for example where the roof goes on before the walls go in place.


25 years ago and still standing

Tommy Walsh (on his show) did some work on one of these in London, a great idea. How much do they cost to build these days, anyone know?

 

[bernardgreen]

Mud Huts?

The Walter Segal Method for example where the roof goes on before the walls go in place. 25 years ago and still standing

Tommy Walsh (on his show) did some work on one of these in London, a great idea. How much do they cost to build these days, anyone know?

Remarkable low price per square foot. Ours ( all own labour ) came in at £22,500 which was under £15 per square foot back in 1981 ( including the £1000 for the pumped sewage system but excluding the land ). A few weeks ago I looked over some plans for a potential self build and his costing were around £30,000 for a 1000 square feet. I didn't check the costings in detail but they seemed to have been based on actual quotes against the bill of quantities.

Bernard
Sharnbrook

 

[Moz]

was some show on ch5 last night they built a wooden framed house on the beach ...on the beach of all places ..lol
have they not heard of rising tides/global warming etc