Timber Frame Rates

swarcodesign

Hi,

Anyone done a self build recently? Looking for an idea of timber frame rates for a new build.

kieran.

What are you looking for exactly?

swarcodesign

Kieran

Looking for m2 rate for timber frame house.

delfagio

There are many different types of timber frame house, manufacturers all have varying wall thickness to achieve certain u-values.

One company may have a wall 500mm thick achieving a u-value of 0.12 while another company could have a wall 250mm thick achieving the same u value. The wall thickness will vary the cost. So one rate per m2 will not work for all timber frame manufacturers.

I went with a SIP timber frame house and it worked out at 350euro/m2 approx.

All of the time it will be the design, shape, type of build you want that dictates the costs. Any complicated layouts or designs will add to costs...i.e. any cantilevered floors, open plan designs may require more structural steel elements, large openings or corner windows also require more structural input.

If you have plans I'd suggest contacting some timber frame companies to get costs from them for your house design

Gumbo

swarcodesign wrote: »

Kieran

Looking for m2 rate for timber frame house.

Best to email your plans to all the timber frame companies.
On the whole, there is no major cost saving imo

Calahonda52

swarcodesign wrote: »

Kieran

Looking for m2 rate for timber frame house.

I suspect, being a self build you see it like blockwork: buy the 4 by 2 and chipboard and bit of glass fibre and sure it will be grand:)

B-D-P--

How long is a piece of string,

Regardless of how big it will be the questions that actually affect price are
What heating are you using, what insulation, what finish, is there much excavations needed, how many corners are you putting in, standard triple glaze or passive windows, PVC or Aluclad windows, garage or no garage, what technology do you want in the house, what type of kitchen, these are just some of the hundreds of decisions needed to make that really effect the price.

Price per sq foot is a gimmick to get you in the door.

kieran.

swarcodesign wrote: »

Kieran

Looking for m2 rate for timber frame house.

No such thing sorry !

davinlarkin

swarcodesign wrote: »

Hi,

Anyone done a self build recently? Looking for an idea of timber frame rates for a new build.

Same as block but quicker , cleaner, easier, generally warmer end result .

mrsWhippy

davinlarkin wrote: »

generally warmer end result .

Hmm can you really say that? Surely that depends on a million factors....

kieran.

I doesn't really matter what your build method is, what it comes down to in the end is:

• Quality design/Detailing
• Quality of the product specified
• Quality of the workmanship

Timberframe/ Masonary/ ICF/ EWI etc are all equally acceptable building methods and if each is done to a high standard there is little difference in the end product, except some may have a higher/lower thermal mass than others.

davinlarkin

mrsWhippy wrote: »

Hmm can you really say that? Surely that depends on a million factors....

Can really say anything one likes... its an opinion based on experiences working in timber frames ... and yes does depend on million factors but i said generally speaking.
I would put my bottom dollar that if you detailed two houses same but one block build and one timber frame. Timber frame will retain heat better.