

Roof Coverings on, Windows in and Brick Skin Started
The roof covering is clay plain tiles, so with this amount of area, the works take two weeks. There is a ‘flat top’ with roof lights to this roof which has to be also covered, in this case with GRP which is my covering of choice if there is a lot of detailing (around roof-lights etc) The beautiful timber windows are fitted at this stage, which is different to Masonry construction where they are fitted once the brick/block superstructure is complete. Brickies simply build up t


Scaffold Up and Timber Frame Erected
With timber frame, the scaffold has to be erected beforehand in its entirety. However, the format is unique to timber frame insomuch as the height of the lifts and the distance away from the structure, in order for it to do its job. If thought out correctly, the adaptions afterwards for follow on trades is minimal; if not, it all has to come down and go up again for brickwork or render. Despite the atrocious weather, the timber frame arrives and goes up over a period of three