Unusual construction?

[themiddleagedun]

There's a house near us, a few like it round here, that I was thinking of buying.

It looks like a 70's build to me. There's a brick gable and a two brick wide pillar were the party wall is, (block of four) downstairs looks normal, with brickwork between and above the windows, Upstairs is timber cladded, then full width windows upto the eaves.

Any idea if it have a steel beam, spanning across from the gable to the party walls to carry the roof or something else?

Does this type of build have a name?

Many thanks

 

[stuart45]

Cross wall construction. Designed to allow loads of windows upstairs.
Very popular in the 60's and 70's. The upper front and rear walls were normally 4x2 studwork, and sometimes the lower as well.
The weight of the floors and roof were taken on the party and gable walls.
Sometimes one of these.

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• stuart45
• 11 Sep 2013
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[simonjay]

Cross wall construction. Designed to allow loads of windows upstairs.
Very popular in the 60's and 70's. The upper front and rear walls were normally 4x2 studwork, and sometimes the lower as well.
The weight of the floors and roof were taken on the party and gable walls.
Sometimes one of these.

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• stuart45
• 11 Sep 2013
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Note that there is often very poor insulation in the timber studwork.

 

[kbdiy]

Note that there is often very poor insulation in the timber studwork.

Assume that to be NO insulation at all for that period.

 

[catlad]

My friend bought a house similar last year, and there was no insulation between the studwork, but if you are moving into a house its not a big deal to fit some kingspan.