After many years looking at Green Building Forum and eBuild and I still can't quite believe it, we nearly have PP for a replacement dwelling in Dartmoor National Park. Just paid for the S106. Our new build will have a footprint of 199sqm with an additional 84sqm on the first floor. Its basically 2 pitched roofed rectangle buildings timber clad at right angles to one another with a flat roof link building in between. Now lots to plan and cost and I look forward to any advice as I will have lots of questions. I am not a builder but have some experience with my brothers self build nearing completion in Dorset. Basically it will be a timber frame, lots of external and internal wall insulation with a seamed metal roof. MHRV, UFH, thermal store and ashp or gshp.
My first (daft) question is has anyone used a steel portal frame within a timber frame as I had thoughts of putting the roof on asap, told you........
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Regards
James.