Timber Frame has been tried and tested as a form of construction all over the Western World for centuries. Almost all of the two million houses built annually in Scandinavia, North America, and Australia utilise timber frame technology. Over 60% of all houses built in Scotland are of timber frame construction. In Ireland today over 20 per cent of homes built each year are timber framed and steadily rising. The process was introduced here in the mid-1960s

Timber Frame and masonry construction are classed as `Permanent Construction' and have the same life expectancy. Insurance companies, mortgage providers and building societies do not differentiate between timber frame and masonry.

Timber Frame houses meet all fire standards required under the current building regulations. Insurance and financial institutions do not differentiate between timber frame and masonary construction.

Auctioneers and estate agents are generally of the opinion that not only is timber frame not an obstacle in selling a home; but, on the contrary, is becoming more and more a major selling point. The energy efficiency of timber frame houses is becoming an increasingly valued characteristic.

Due to the fact the inner skin of your timber frame house is constructed of solid wood and plasterboard, and not concrete blocks and plaster, extensions and alterations generally have significantly reduced impact on the existing building.

No. Most people's concerns regarding sound transmission relate to impact noise from upstairs to downstairs. This problem exists in any house with timber floor joists, whether it is timber frame or masonry. If you are concerned about noise passing from room to room, it is easy to have the walls made even more sound efficient than a block wall.