Typical Timber Frame House & Insulation Specification

Based on a Chalet bungalow style house with concrete raft foundation

• Ground Floor
• DPC under sole plates
• Timber sole plates under external and internal panels

• Upper Floors
• Floor joists at 400 or 600mm centres, size dependent on span/roof construction
• 22mm T & G chipboard flooring
• 100mm acoustic insulation

• Walls
• External panels C16 C.L.S 140x38mm
• Clad with 9mm OSB 3 sheathing board and Corovin breather paper, complete with nylon tape to denote vertical studs
• 140mm Warmcel 500 Insulation (installed on site)
• Timber Lintels above windows
• Internal open-stud partitions C16 C.L.S 90x38mm
• Timber Noggins for plasterboard

• Roof / Sloping Ceiling
• Engineered Attic Roof Trusses, Bracing, Fixings, Loose Timbers for additional roofs; ie dormer roofs
• 140mm Mineral wool & TLX
• Silver Multi-Foil

• Miscellaneous
• Structural Steelwork
• Protim Treatment to all structural timbers
• Stainless Steel Wall Ties, Fixing Nails & galvanized holding-down Straps
• Cavity Fire-Stops
• Softwood or uPVC Fascia
• Softwood, Plywood or uPVC Soffit
• Panel and Elevations CAD drawings
• Structural Engineering Calculations
• U-Value Calculations