External Walls - Timber Frame

Timber frame construction is the developed world’s most widely used residential building method.

Overview

Timber framed construction is contributing to the drive to provide people with good, modern homes of proven sustainability and efficient construction. With a huge supply of plantation timber available, this form of construction is environmentally friendly.

Advantages

Insulated external timber frame walls can provide better insulation performance than masonry walls of comparable thickness.Timber frame offers unique advantages to home owners, builders and contractors:

• Construction is faster, with a home often weather proof in 4 to 6 weeks after work begins.
• A wide range of U-Values can be achieved depending on Building Regulations and the required level of thermal performance.
• Excellent thermal efficiency (potentially better than masonry construction)
• Potential for easy future renovation
• Pre-fabrication enhances quality control due to off site manufacture, thereby reducing the risk of on-site workmanship problems.
• Relatively lightweight requiring reduced footings and foundations compared to masonry construction.

Knauf Insulation Products

• TP 116: an unfaced glasswool available in batts for simple friction fit installation.
• TP 138: an ultra high performance glasswool product with lower thermal conductivity than is possible in rock wool.

Knauf Insulation manufacture products for a range of timber frame systems, giving options depending on Building Regulations the preferred method of construction, and the required level of thermal performance.

Note: the lower the thermal conductivity and the higher the thickness, the lower the heating bills.