Timber frame house

[del_boy]

I was also told that even the air gap between the plasterboard and wall is of some insulation value aswell

 

[S J H]

Skim the walls

Have to render first, so whenever I've done it previously, I'm told it's cheaper and a better job to plasterboard.

 

[S J H]

In the eighties i lived in a timber frame Scandinavian home for 3 years, it had 18" insulating under floor walls and ceiling, it had tripe glazing and fancy doors with levers that sealed when closed, great house that took little to no heating !! this country is slo far behind with new buildings its unreal.

That's what @spikeislander was talking about earlier in the thread, the door handles turn up instead of down, and you can hear them clamp up. Iirc that's all heated with electric heaters and uses very little.

 

[Hilly]

That's what @spikeislander was talking about earlier in the thread, the door handles turn up instead of down, and you can hear them clamp up. Iirc that's all heated with electric heaters and uses very little.

Cant remember which way they work but if building new id want them ! along with triple glazing and a heap of insulation will reduce your heating to nxt to nothing, thats a big saving over the life of a house !!

 

[mo!]

Skim the walls

Too slow and takes ages to dry out. I think you'd struggle to find the skills now as well.

 

[S J H]

Cant remember which way they work but if building new id want them ! along with triple glazing and a heap of insulation will reduce your heating to nxt to nothing, thats a big saving over the life of a house !!

I wouldn't mind, but my wife wants it more traditional.

 

[multi power]

Too slow and takes ages to dry out. I think you'd struggle to find the skills now as well.

When I get to the stage of building it will be a 5 year project, build in my spare time and as cash allows , so no issues with time , skills could well be another matter,

 

[designanddetail]

We fixed timber batons to the walls to create service gap then fixed plasterboard to batons. Also meant we could do it ourselves as dot and dab is supposedly an art which needs mastering.

 

[multi power]

So this plaster board on walls still needs to be skimmed?

 

[S J H]

So this plaster board on walls still needs to be skimmed?

Or tape and joint,

 

[designanddetail]

Skim looks a much better job. Taped joints is what the mass builders do

 

[mo!]

When I get to the stage of building it will be a 5 year project, build in my spare time and as cash allows , so no issues with time , skills could well be another matter,

When I'm building (this summer) it will be as quick as possible as I will have two mortgages to pay!

 

[RWG Contracts]

When I'm building (this summer) it will be as quick as possible as I will have two mortgages to pay!

Steel framed, fiber cement roof and Yorkshire board sides, take me 3 week

 

[multi power]

Steel framed, fiber cement roof and Yorkshire board sides, take me 3 week

Box profile be cheaper, and quicker

 

[Forever Fendt]

Have to render first, so whenever I've done it previously, I'm told it's cheaper and a better job to plasterboard.

You also get less sound transmission from room to room with dot and dab plasterboard, make sure you get the moisture resistant in kitchen,bathrooms ect

 

[RWG Contracts]

Box profile be cheaper, and quicker

It's noisy

 

[multi power]

It's noisy

What about the insulated sheets?
In all seriousness that's what I want on my house roof

 

[Forever Fendt]

What about the insulated sheets?
In all seriousness that's what I want on my house roof

thats what @nick... put on his P/D houses

 

[RWG Contracts]

What about the insulated sheets?
In all seriousness that's what I want on my house roof

When we built my old bosses house it's steel framed with something like 160/180mm composite roof over clad with tiles

 

[mo!]

Steel framed, fiber cement roof and Yorkshire board sides, take me 3 week

Frame company reckon 3 days from sole plate to topping out. Cladding on afterwards sparks, plumbers and MVHR can start on day 4.