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Our latest project near Redon, Brittany. This took just seven days to erect, and is clad in cedar with slate roof tiling. We can work with any type of design ,and the house can be clad iin either render, wood or even American style siding. The choices are yours.
We are a UK company which specialises in the supply of timber frame houses throughout France. We do have several designs which can be bought from us, with a set price for the entire shell of the house, including inner and outer walls, plus the roof. If you have your own design, then we can provide a quote to have this design fabricated. 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. If you have bought land with an old house, then you may be able to use some of the original shell, whilst reclaiming the stone to form an outer cavity wall. The timber frame structure would form the inner skin of the house.
We can also supply a three man erection team to most areas of France .Therefore our team can erect the shell which will only require roof tiling to create a fully watertight structure . Compare the cost of this to typical quotes from French construction companies !
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. It also helps to reduce the high social charges which are associated with using French artisans. As the houses are prefabricated, this obviously vastly reduces labour time on site.
We work on a very flexible basis, and can offer you closed or open panel systems, and the option as to how you go about erecting the house once delivered. If you are capable of erecting the house yourself with some helpers, then we will simply deliver to site. If you require French artisans to erect, then we can offer advice on this, to ensure you do not pay too much.If you require our expert team to travel to France to erect the house, then we can do this too.
We can fabricate a house within just one month. All you have to do is submit to the planning authorities, and once this consent is obtained, your house can be ready to transport to site a few weeks later. We design to full Eurocode 5 specifications, which are the new harmonisation codes for Europe. We include all structural calculations, also to Eurocode 5.
We have set designs already drawn up by architects.We can also quote based on your design.
We supply house shells to anywhere in France.
You can choose to either use local artisans to erect the house, do it yourself, or use our team of expert erectors who will travel from the UK to France with their own tools.
Please note that we sell the actual shell of the house - the inner and outer walls, plus the roof timbers or trusses. Doors, windows, roof tiles and outer cladding are extra.
We supply external walls of 140mm or 195mm thickness, and internal walls of 89mm. Roofs are either trussed rafter or a "cut roof" with a ridge beam, rafters and purlins. The whole house shell is very carefully designed
in the UK, with full working drawings and structural calculations produced
to Eurocode 5 specification. This harmonises the standards to European specification.
The walls are sheathed on the outside with OSB board,and fitted at the factory with breather membrane. Cladding can be either wood or render-the latter requires Rendalath sheets which we supply.Internally, the panels are open, and can be packed with either solid board insulation or mineral wool. We can supply 100m fitted solid board insulation if required. Once the services are installed ( electrics, plumbing) plasterboard is simply fitted to the inside.
The beauty of pre-manufacturing is that most of the work has been done for you. The panels and roof can be erected on site either by local artisans,
the customer himself or by our team of expert erectors. The latter is charged on a daily basis.
Eurocodes
A major change in construction standards took place on 31 March 2010, with the full implementation of the Eurocodes. In conjunction with this, BSI withdrew 54 British Standards for the design of buildings and civil engineering structures.
What are Eurocodes and how do they relate to timber?
The Eurocodes are a suite of harmonized European standards covering:
* structural design
* actions on structures
* the design of concrete, steel, composite steel and concrete, timber, masonry and aluminium structures
* geotechnical design
* design of structures for earthquake resistance.
Eurocode 5 is the suite of standards specifically relating to timber structures. It replaces BS 5268, which is no longer maintained by BSI. Eurocodes 0 and 1 relate to general principles of structural design, and should be consulted alongside EC5.
Anglo-French Timber Frame uses highly skilled designers and structural engineers who fully work to, and comply with the new Eurocode 5 standards.
This means that the house shell which you have ordered from us has been properly designed by people with decades of experience, and is engineered in the factory to these precise requirements.
It also means that you can prove that your house conforms completely to the most stringent European requirements - surely a major asset if deciding to sell at a future point in time.
We are looking for investors to take part in a syndicate which will be building a five apartment chalet in Les Gets. Each owner will initially own a percentage of the plot in line with the size of their apartment. The build will take place in spring 2012.
This building will be constructed to high eco standards, so as to comply with new regulations for new builds which will take effect from 2013. This means that heating costs will be low, and no doubt this will enhance the market value of the completed apartments.
Les Gets is considered to be one of the foremost resorts in the famous Porte du Soleil region of the French Alps. Investment in such regions represents the gold standard of the French property market !
For more details please contact David Goldsbrough.
Anglo French Timber Frame
Suite 271
57 Great George Street
Leeds LS1 3AJ
Tel : 0845 6430278
Fax : 0113 2429176
