Post and beam and timber frame are both beautiful methods of building but most people think of them as one and the same. Although they are similar, there are subtle differences between them. Both are ...

CNW/ - ThirdGen Timber Group, parent company of True North Log & Timber Homes and Legacy North Construction Management, has ...

Are you after an adventurous project with grand designs? A fresh beginning with an eco-friendly, new-build home designed to your specifications could be just the ticket. “Over the past three decades, ...

Why aren't we using Irish wood to build Irish homes quickly, cheaply and sustainably at a time when we are in desperate need?

In an age of mass production, flimsy building materials, and cookie-cutter homes, timber frame structures stand out as a testament to the timelessness of true quality. Learn to Timber Frame (Storey, ...

THE humble timber frame is apparently not so humble after all. The majority of new housing in Scotland is now timber-frame but the housing industry has been less than imaginative so far in its use of ...

In recent years the construction industry has become more conscious of the need for quality, energy-efficient, environmentally friendly housebuilding methods. At the forefront of this development has ...

A fire that ravaged a timber-frame building in Edinburgh last month was the latest in a series of similar incidents that have blighted the industry over the past few years. Thomas Lane examines what ...

Work on the new Velindre Cancer Centre (nVCC) has reached a major milestone with the installation of the timber frame that will form the internal Lolfa ...

Fires in timber frame buildings are more likely to spread than those in other building types, government figures have revealed. The Communities and Local Government department released data on fires ...

Timber frame’s share of the new build housing market dropped from 75% to 68% in Scotland during 2009 The statistics, compiled by the UK Timber Frame Association, show that timber frame’s share of the ...