Is a timber-frame whole house kit right for your self-build?
What is a house kit and how can it be customisable?
Timber frame house kits are factory engineered houses/bungalows designed and manufactured to a specific building design, or a custom design if you prefer. They are manufactured to high-standards by creating specific building components also called panels such as walls, floors and ceilings. These panels are made to the designed sizes and delivered to the building site together with everything else that goes inside the home - staircases, kitchens, bathrooms, doors etc. - to create a high-performing home.
Hassle-free!
With so many choices in a self-build home - one of the real advantages of whole-house kits is that the whole process can be much more hassle-free. For example Scotframe provide a wide range of different designs to suit budgets, tastes and space requirements as well as a range of design and architecture services to help create exactly what you need
High-performance, how?
House-kits are engineered under factory conditions and designed and built to very low tolerances. So each component is designed perfectly to fit together, Scotframe use a technology called 'Val-U-Therm' - which involves high-levels of injected insulation to fill every void in the building's panels. Once constructed together the panels create an extremely efficient building fabric with no air gaps to let in draughts; creating a low-cost comfortable home all year round.
What can be customised?
What your home looks like and the layout is totally up to you! You can choose one of a wide range of standard designs or create a customised design to fit your tastes or the local environment. From external facades to windows, doors and door knobs to kitchens and staircases. You can configure your home how you want. However you customise your home - you will always have an efficient building, created from sustainable timber, that will last generations and have plenty of natural light.
Inspiration? See some of Scotframe's homes.
Timber frame house kits can be customised to your needs. Flooded with natural light - and a huge variety of styles/finishes and looks.
We just love these examples of timber-frame house homes made from customised house kits from Scotframe.
Did you know?
Scotframe was acquired by saint-Gobain in 2016 and manufactures at two sites - one outside of Glasgow and one in Aberdeenshire. All timber used is from FSC [Forest Stewardship Council] sustainably managed sources.
Estimating and Scheduling Service
To take the stresssout of your project and help with estimating your building materials and sheduling their arrival on site try a service like Build Aviator. Their expert Quantity Assessors can help make sure you haven't forgotten anything and make sute it arrives on time and in the right order.