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overview ‘Timber frame’ has several meanings: Platform frame where walls are assembled on site into storey[for the purposes of part B (fire) of the Approved Documents to the Building Regulations] this means a. any gallery[for the purposes of part B of the Approved Documents] - A raised area or platform around the sides or at the back of a room which provides extra space. Habitable room A room used, or intended to be used, for dwellinghouse[for the purposes of part B of the Approved Documents] - A unit of residential accommodation occupied (whether or not as a sole or main residence): a. by a single person or by people living together as a family b. by not more than six residents living together as a single household, including a household where care is provided for residents. (See also paragraphs 0.22 and 0.23.) Dwellinghouse does not include a flat or a building containing a flat. purposes (including; for the purposes of Part B, a kitchen, but not a bathroom). if its area is more than half that of the space into which it projects; and b. a roof, unless it is accessible only for maintenance and repair.[for the purposes of part B (fire) of the Approved Documents to the Building Regulations] this means a. any gallery[for the purposes of part B of the Approved Documents] – A raised area or platform around the sides or [...] November 13th, 2012 | Tags: beams, building materials, dry lining, engineered timber, fan testing, floating floors, floor boards, flooring, frame, framework, glulam, hybrid joists, I beams, insulation, internal walls, joints, joist, joist hangers, Kit houses, kits, larch, lifetime homes, loadings, local timber, low energy, mineral fibre, mobile sawmill, natural materials, oak, oriented strand board, OSB, OSB2, OSB3, Passivhaus, plaster board, post and beam, purlin, rain screen, roundwood, Segal, softwood, solid timber, span tables, staircase design, stairs, Sterling board, structural calculations, structural engineer, structural engineers, structural timber, thermal bridge, thermal bridging, thermal mass, timber construction, timber floors, timber frame, timber merchants, timber suppliers, timber treatment, tongued and grooved, wall linings, warmcell, wood wool | Category: | 2 comments ‘Under the Sun’, a Victorian terrace house in Birmingham is an outstanding example of bringing a fairly typical old building up to PassivhausSee more on the PassivhausSee more on the Passivhaus standard. The PassivHaus Institute has pioneered a standard for low energy buildings. It includes very low energy usage and ways of achieving this. The word is derived from the idea of buildings which are fundamentally low energy and passive solar heated rather than using extra gadgets to heat them. See Passivhaus for the UK branch of the organisation. standard. The PassivHaus Institute has pioneered a standard for low energy buildings. It includes very low energy usage and ways of achieving this. The word is derived [...] May 21st, 2011 | Tags: air quality, building, building contract, building materials, building regulations, building supplies, calculations, certification, Code for Sustainable Homes, Code for Sustainable Homes level 5, Code for Sustainable Homes level 6, construction, consultant, costings, CSH, CSH level 6, damp proofing, decision making, decorating, decoration, demolishing, demolition, demolitions, DPCs, DPM, DPMs, draft excluder, drafts, drawings, dry lining, embodied energy, Energy performance certificate, EPC, estimating, extend, extension, exterior, external insulation, external wall insulation, feed in tariff, floor boards, floor finishes, floors, fuel, fuels, green design, grey water, ground floor, ground source heat pump, ground source heat pumps, GSHP, hard surfaces, hardstanding, health and safety, heat recovery, heat store, heat stores, heating, hot water, internal walls, joinery, lifelong homes, lifetime homes, lighting, lighting design, lime render, maintenance, managing self build, materials, mineral fibre, mortgage, mortgages, natural finishes, natural paints, passive gain, passive solar, Passivhaus standard, phenolic foam, planning, planning approval, planning permission, polystyrene, polyurethane, preservatives, PV, radiators, rain water, regulations, repair, retrofit, reuse, reused, reverse metering, rock wool, SAP, secondary glazing, solar, sub contractor, temporary services, timber | Category: | Leave a comment this clay plaster wall at the Denby Dale passivhausSee more on the PassivhausSee more on the Passivhaus standard. The PassivHaus Institute has pioneered a standard for low energy buildings. It includes very low energy usage and ways of achieving this. The word is derived from the idea of buildings which are fundamentally low energy and passive solar heated rather than using extra gadgets to heat them. See Passivhaus for the UK branch of the organisation. standard. The PassivHaus Institute has pioneered a standard for low energy buildings. It includes very low energy usage and ways of achieving this. The word is derived from the idea of buildings which are fundamentally low energy and passive solar [...] February 14th, 2011 | Tags: bamboo, ceramic tiles, clay board, clay tiles, cork, floor boards, floor finishes, hardwood, insulation, laminates, linoleum, local timber, OSB, parquet, plaster board, PVC, sanding, terrazzo, tongue and groove, tongued and grooved, wall linings, wood block, wood strip | Category: | Leave a comment timber house in the Field of Dreams, Findhorn FoundationThe Findhorn FoundationThe Findhorn Foundation is a large community near Inverness. There is a strong emphasis on sustainable building and living. is a large community near Inverness. There is a strong emphasis on sustainable building and living. See some of the wealth of interesting UK timber designs here. advantages and drawbacks Timber can provide some of the greenest solutions to house building for several [...] April 19th, 2010 | Tags: aesthetics, balconies, beams, beech, board, boards, building materials, cladding, Code for Sustainable Homes, Code for Sustainable Homes level 5, Code for Sustainable Homes level 6, construction, CSH, CSH level 6, decorating, elm, embodied energy, examples, fir, floating floors, floor boards, floor finishes, flooring, frame, glulam, green design, hardwood, hybrid joists, I beams, insulation, internal walls, joinery, joist, joist hangers, Kit houses, laminated timber, laminates, larch, local timber, mobile sawmill, Modcell, natural materials, OSB, OSB2, OSB3, parana pine, post and beam, purlin, rain screen, reuse, reused, roundwood, SAP, Seagal, self build exhibitions, self build shows, SIPs, softwood, solid timber, span, span tables, Sterling board, structural calculations, structural engineer, structural engineers, structural timber, structure, sweet chestnut, thermal bridge, thermal bridging, timber floors, timber frame, timber merchants, timber suppliers, tongue and groove, tongued and grooved, truss, U value, wood block | Category: | Leave a comment |
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