First Floor Timber Frame Extension

Designed by ar design studio this striking rear extension to a hampshire home boasts a timber frame extension at first floor level to house a new bedroom space for the family image credit.

First floor timber frame extension.

The clients decided upon timber frame for the extension and the manufacture began once contracts had been agreed. Oak is considered a premium building material so an extension built with it will cost from 2 400 per m2. A timber frame extension can be added to virtually every type of home in the uk. C o ar design studio always double check with your local authority before starting work especially if your property is listed or located in a.

Our clients came to vision after a very unfortunate situation left them with no builder or timber frame supplier which both left our clients in turmoil over where to go next with their project. Let s look at speed and costs as we ve never met a homeowner who. The external panels were delivered on a rigid lorry and lifted onto the newly formed first floor using posi metal web joists and peel clean flooring with the use of a telescopic handler. The offsite prefabricated panel construction is equally suited to two storey or wraparound extensions as it is to a first floor extension or a straightforward single story ground floor extension.

It is also by far a better insulated consrtruction and the u values are reached easily by timberframe construction. A timber frame extension usually costs less than a traditionally built extension because there are fewer labour hours involved in the construction.