Sentences with phrase «timber frame walls»

The timber frame walls and roof are insulated with Thermohemp, while the floor has a meaty 420 mm of extruded polystyrene insulation.

I dislike seeing that most tiny houses are built with simple timber frame walls full of thermal bridges.

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The basic idea of straw bale building is this: Instead of constructing houses from traditional materials, an efficient and environmentally friendly method can be employed in which straw bales finished with plaster and supported with timber or rebar frames serve as the walls of the house.

The two - form entry infant school with 240 children was built in 1957 over a single storey, over two floor levels using a timber ‑ framed modular system with single ‑ glazed wooden windows and vertical painted timber board - clad uninsulated hollow walls.

Discovering your suite, you find it solidly built with stone walls and a timber frame.

The structural details of FFTT as a «strong column — weak beam» balloon - frame approach using large format Mass Timber Panels as vertical structure, lateral shear walls and floor slabs.

engineered lightweight timber frame construction (FSC Certified) Warmcell cellulose fibre insulation external wall and roof cladding varies (options include timber, corten steel, fibre cement, rubber, aluminium, zinc) aluminium & timber composite windows by Velfac internal doorset by Sunfold rooflight (optional extra) by The Rooflight Company Energy Label A + rated kitchen appliances sanitaryware by Duravit; fittings by Hansgrohe stainless steel drainage pipes and fittings by Blucher LED / low energy lighting by Philips electric underfloor heating by DEVI photovoltaic panels (optional extra); solar water heating (optional extra) whole house ventilation by Vent - Axia (optional extra) wood burning fireplace by M Design linoleum / cork flooring by Forbo; timber flooring by Junkers; carpet / plant fibre flooring by Crucial Trading solvent / VOC free paint and varnish by Ecos Organic Paints bike storage by Cycloc

«Because it was split level, it had to have a retaining wall along the back, and if it was going to be any other construction type, timber frame or block wall, a concrete retaining wall would have had to go in there.

Mexican architecture firm Productora has used pigmented concrete walls, brickwork steps and timber - framed windows to construct this museum and library in Oaxaca.

For example, increased density wall linings and / or an exposed concrete floor slab can provide enough beneficial thermal mass in a timber frame Passivhaus building.

The thickness of walls depends on the U-values required which in turn is greatly dependant on the performance of the insulation, the type of construction (whether concrete or timber frame), overall design, orientation, compactness and so forth.

1 Oscar Baldry getting down to work in the old newsagent's shop; 2 laying Kingspan and Ecotherm insulation in the ground floor of the old shop; 3 first floor metal web joist detailing, with membrane behind the joists for airtightness; 4 ground floor walls feature 50 mm Xtratherm internal insulation; 5 this is followed inside by an Intello vapour control barrier and a further 25 mm Xtratherm; 6 the new timber frame first - floor twin - stud walls and roof rafters are of a fully breathable construction and full - filled with Warmcel cellulose insulation; 7 holes in the timber - frame where the Warmcel insulation was pumped in; 8 a pro clima Intello membrane on the inside of the first - floor walls and roof; 9 and finally, 50 mm Thermafleece (sheep wool) lined service cavity to the interior.

By contrast, the new timber frame first - floor walls and roof are of a fully breathable construction consisting of a twin - stud wall filled with Warmcel cellulose (recycled newspaper) insulation.

In any case, the company says that their standard 3 - inch insulated panel offers a whole - wall performance of R - 24, equivalent to twice the thermal efficiency of a 4 - inch structural insulated panel (SIP) wall, and is 2.5 times lighter than a timber - framed, 2 x 4 batt - insulated wall.

Architects: Gresford Architects Project Manager: Trunk Low Energy Building Passive house certifier: Warm Timber frame: MBC Timber Frame Insulated foundations: KORE Structural engineer: Tanner Structural Design Glazing: Ideal Combi MVHR: Green Building Store General fit out & contractor: Husker Ltd Electric contractor: Nightingale Electrical Building society: Ecology Building Society Thermal bridge assessor: Passivate M&E consultant: Crofton Landscape architect: New British Landscapes Airtightness products: Siga Roofing membrane: Partel OSB & sheathing boards: Coillte Panel Products Wall & roof insulation: Springvale EPS Mineral wool insulation: Knauf Thermal blocks: Foaframe: MBC Timber Frame Insulated foundations: KORE Structural engineer: Tanner Structural Design Glazing: Ideal Combi MVHR: Green Building Store General fit out & contractor: Husker Ltd Electric contractor: Nightingale Electrical Building society: Ecology Building Society Thermal bridge assessor: Passivate M&E consultant: Crofton Landscape architect: New British Landscapes Airtightness products: Siga Roofing membrane: Partel OSB & sheathing boards: Coillte Panel Products Wall & roof insulation: Springvale EPS Mineral wool insulation: Knauf Thermal blocks: FoaFrame Insulated foundations: KORE Structural engineer: Tanner Structural Design Glazing: Ideal Combi MVHR: Green Building Store General fit out & contractor: Husker Ltd Electric contractor: Nightingale Electrical Building society: Ecology Building Society Thermal bridge assessor: Passivate M&E consultant: Crofton Landscape architect: New British Landscapes Airtightness products: Siga Roofing membrane: Partel OSB & sheathing boards: Coillte Panel Products Wall & roof insulation: Springvale EPS Mineral wool insulation: Knauf Thermal blocks: Foamglas

The stem wall is about two feet thick on the north, east and west sides of the house in order to support sturdy 6 x 6 timber framing and straw bale insulation.

I did contemplate painting the frames white but felt that they would blend into the walls to much so left the timber as it is!

Horizontal panelled - timber walls teamed with grey steel window frames and extra large windows create a super modern structure perfect for urban living.

Cream walls and accessories are offset by contrasting dark laminate flooring from Allied Carpets, wooden furniture and timber - framed windows in the adjoining conservatory.