Timber frame homes

The timber frame construction is nothing new, it has been around since Tudor times and many of those original buildings are still standing – proof of how solid is the construction. Timber frame homes have been built in Scandinavia, Canada, Germany and the USA for years, with an increasing number now in the UK. Channel 4 has recently featured a number of designer homes constructed using timber frames, including a detached house situated between two Victorian Semi’s in Forest Gate, a luxurious glass fronted house in Scotland and a Swedish designed penthouse apartment in London – proving how flexible this building method is. Isn’t it always the way when buying a new home that you can find an ‘almost, but never quite perfect’ property? There isn’t an en-suite, the kitchen just too small to put in a dining table, the third bedroom is downstairs when you would have preferred them all on the same level… etc. Finding the ideal property that suits your lifestyle and your budget can be nigh on impossible, and what better way to get around this than by hiring an architect and designing your timber frame home from scratch. On completion of the project, you will own an exclusive designer home – with the layout exactly as you want it. Now considered to be at the forefront of building technology, one of the main benefits of timber frame homes is that you can choose an ‘off-the-shelf’ design, although each house is unique as the customer selects everything from plaster, roof, internal wall colours, sanitary facilities, glaze and tiling. Selecting an existing design will keep your costs down considerably although it is still possible to redesign the internal room layout to your personal choice. There are far fewer restrictions in terms of the design of your home, and the finished product looks no different to a traditional build. Timber Framed Houses SpainHouse prices in Spain have risen so dramatically that many are now unable to afford that ‘dream villa’ and are looking towards other destinations. However, timber framed houses are now available in Spain offering high quality modern and traditional design homes and villas for an exceptionally low cost. Shipped over in kit form, skilled workers assemble the majority of the structure including electrical sockets, skylights, and other fittings in the factory in Poland before it reaches Spain, ensuring that the timber structure can be erected efficiently on site, usually within two weeks, thus keeping costs down for the purchaser. Attention is paid to every detail on the high quality internal finishing which takes a further 8 weeks, so within a 3 month period the total build is complete.Timber framed houses have many advantages. As well as being kind to the environment and providing excellent acoustic insulation, the walls and roofs are fully insulated, keeping the house cool in summer and warm in winter – unlike traditional builds in Spain which are designed to keep heat out and can be extremely cold in winter. These Polish pre-treated timber framed houses in Spain come with a 20 year guarantee and a stucco façade that requires no further treatment.From an Investors point of view, timber frame homes can be an excellent choice. A recent house designed by two architects in Guildford was built for £600,000 and valued on completion at a cool 1.8 million, whilst two built here in Spain just north of Benidorm sold for double the purchase price on completion.Timber framed houses in Spain offer an excellent investment, as well as a low cost alternative to the traditional ‘Spanish villa’. With pricing at 800 Euros per m2, a two bedroom 1 bathroom detached villa of 84m2 would be in the region of 70,560 Euros (excluding plot and depending on design chosen).

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