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Your luxury timber framed house
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With lush rolling pastures and cows grazing among the orchards, Normandy invites the visitor to "slow down"
Haute Normandie is easy to reach from its ports Le Havre and Dieppe., and thanks to the improved motorway network, you can reach Rouen in 90 minutes from the Channel Tunnel.
Caen, Rouen and many places have magnificent castles, ruins and cathedrals
D- Day beaches and museums.
We are a UK company which specialises in the supply and building of luxury houses in northern France, in particular Normandy.We have three basic designs which are all between 240 to 280 m2, and which can be built for less than £500 per m2 ,which is around half the usual cost of construction in France.We can assist you from the outset, using our appointed architects who will draw up the plans and submit to the authorities for a very reasonable fee. We will then arrange for a skilled and fully registered team of artisans to be assembled ready to carry out the build,using the shell provided by ourselves. Please note that the completed house once rendered will look identical to a masonry house, however the u-values will be far superior to single skin block which is the norm in France.
Plus - very importantly, cheap building plots - sometimes for as little as 10,000 Euros !
The benefits of timber frame
Timber frame is the world's most widely used construction method, accounting for 70% of low rise construction in the developed world. Here are reasons why it is such a good building material ;
- Timber has a thermal value ( u -value) which far exceeds that of masonry. You will make considerable savings on heating bills.
- Our house shells are engineered to the highest levels of accuracy and quality in our factory to UK standards ( Q Mark)
- According to the NHBC there are far fewer problems with timber frame build than masonry construction.
- It is environmentaly friendly - it has the lowest co2 cost of any building material.Our timber comes from Scandinavian forests which replace two saplings for every tree cut down.
-It is much faster to construct than masonry build, especially in France where builders can be extremely slow !
We have evolved a method of operating which makes your build hassle-free, and far more economical than using a French main contractor. We have three basic designs used already for previous customers, and these all offer exceptional internal space of between 240 to 280 m2 . They are all typical French one and a half storey designs, but with a little extra style and flair thrown in for good measure. Please ask us for details of these designs.
We have architects already in place ( members of l'ordre d'architectes) who will submit your plans to the authorities at very reasonable cost. Once the planning is obtained we will put in place a team of fully registered artisans ready to commence your build.Normally the entire build will take between just two to three months.
To commence the whole process we require an arrangement fee of £2,000 which covers the planning process, and the organisation of the team of artisans .
Our houses take around six weeks to fabricate, and include all working drawings.
How we operate
We have a modus operandi which is far superior to French builders
Our cost of building is less than £500 per m2
We use only British artisans living and fully registered in France
We have three luxury designs to fit any French rural setting
We can put you in touch with French lending sources
( 80% LTV)
How to get started
We generally deal with customers who have already purchased their plot, which will have an up to date certificat d'urbanisme. However, we can also source suitable building plots in Normandy. We are able to alter slightly our three designs to suit your exact requirements, and we can cater for an indoor or outdoor swimming pool if necessary. We will also consider the customer's own design as long as it is over 170m2. The first step is to inform us of your intentions, and your likely time schedules., so that we can advise accordingly.
Only if you decide to proceed and instruct our architect, is the arrangement fee due.
Contact Us
Anglo French Timber Frame
Suite 271
57 Great George Street
Leeds LS1 3AJ
Tel : 0845 6430278
Fax : 0113 2429176
