{"id":130,"date":"2017-01-08T01:20:38","date_gmt":"2017-01-08T01:20:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.d1294676-34744.cp.blacknight.com\/sites\/castle\/?page_id=130"},"modified":"2019-01-22T10:04:56","modified_gmt":"2019-01-22T10:04:56","slug":"why-choose-timber-frame","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/castletimberdesign.ie\/about-timber-frame\/why-choose-timber-frame\/","title":{"rendered":"Why choose timber frame?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>There are many reasons to choose timber frame.<\/em><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3ab7a4;\">Timber frame is versatile:<\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In Ireland it has been used to build dwellings, apartments, nursing homes, hospitals, schools, offices and retail outlets.\u00a0 Timber frame houses are currently accounting for 50 per cent of the housing market.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3ab7a4;\"><strong>Thermal properties:<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Timber frame homes offer good acoustics, energy efficiency, are warmer and are environmentally friendly and perceived as such.\u00a0 Timber frame companies are at the forefront of energy conservation and sustainable construction. Passive construction can easily be achieved when using timber frame construction methods.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3ab7a4;\"><strong>Rapid:<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Timber frame is advantageous for its rapid construction \u2013 up to 60% of the building is delivered to site.\u00a0 Once up, the windows can be put in the following day and the building is sealed.\u00a0 Internal trades are now no longer dependant on block work and can start sooner.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3ab7a4;\"><strong>Waste:<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">With timber frame there is no on site wastage as everything is fabricated off site.\u00a0 Wastage and mess due to blockwork, plaster board, plastering etc is greatly reduced.\u00a0 A tidier site means a safer work place, less wastage and increased savings.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3ab7a4;\"><strong>Finishes:<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Timber frame aids internal finishes.\u00a0 All walls are straight and plumb, corners are square and true.\u00a0 With timber frame there are less of the \u201cwet\u201d trades, plasterboard needs only to be skimmed and paint, decorative materials and floor coverings can be applied sooner to dried surfaces.\u00a0 There is little or no shrinkage causing cracks, meaning fewer defects, less aggravation and less call-backs.\u00a0 This means more rapid occupancy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rapid occupation means good cash flow \u2013 first floor and roof stage payments can be obtained faster.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 It also means quicker draw down on your mortgage, freeing up finances.\u00a0 No long periods of renting during construction.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3ab7a4;\"><strong>Healthy:<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Condensation causes dampness and mildew and is the result of badly insulated houses.\u00a0 This occurs when heat escapes and more humid air condenses onto colder surfaces.\u00a0 Timber frame homes meet and exceed Part L of the building regulations and offer superior warmth to masonry built houses.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] There are many reasons to choose timber frame. Timber frame is versatile: In Ireland it has been used to build dwellings, apartments, nursing homes, hospitals, schools, offices and retail outlets.\u00a0 Timber frame houses are currently accounting for 50 per cent of the housing market. Thermal properties: Timber frame homes offer good acoustics, energy efficiency,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":10,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/castletimberdesign.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/130"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/castletimberdesign.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/castletimberdesign.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/castletimberdesign.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/castletimberdesign.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=130"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/castletimberdesign.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/130\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":169,"href":"https:\/\/castletimberdesign.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/130\/revisions\/169"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/castletimberdesign.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/castletimberdesign.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=130"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}