Oh crap, can we switch?

[Onoff]

12 minutes ago, Declan52 said:

There is no right way to build.

 

Tell that to this lot:

 

 

?

[Declan52]

34 minutes ago, Onoff said:

 

Tell that to this lot:

 

 

?

If they had used better air tightness methods then the big bad wolf would have been dining in KFC instead of some tasty pork chops.

[SteamyTea]

18 minutes ago, Declan52 said:

dining in KFC instead of some tasty pork chops

KFP

With fried green tomatoes at the whistlestop cafe.

 

[Dave Jones]

12 hours ago, DragsterDriver said:

yup I wouldn’t touch lightweight blocks, would have to be concrete block internal skins. 
 

 

silly.

[epsilonGreedy]

@CalvinHobbesthe main factors for the thermal performance of your new build are:

1. Wall Insulation
2. Attic insulation
3. Floor insulation
4. Glazing thermal performance
5. Air tightness
6. MVHR
7. Heating system
8. Natural solar gain
9. Solar panels

Apart from item-1, these factors are independent of your timberframe or not choice. In the case of masonry walls a wide cavity will get you a decent thermal U value.

 

I have read many of these timber frame debates over recent years here and concluded the best argument for timber frame is that it simplifies project management because you would contract out the creation of a weather tight shell to an expert contractor. The erection of the shell happens in a blink of the eye relative to the rest of your self build.

 

Current material price instability is particularly acute for wood which is a transient negative for timber frame.

 

 

[puntloos]

11 hours ago, epsilonGreedy said:

@CalvinHobbesthe main factors for the thermal performance of your new build are:

1. Wall Insulation
2. Attic insulation
3. Floor insulation
4. Glazing thermal performance
5. Air tightness
6. MVHR
7. Heating system
8. Natural solar gain
9. Solar panels

Apart from item-1, these factors are independent of your timberframe or not choice. In the case of masonry walls a wide cavity will get you a decent thermal U value.

 

Now put them in ascending order.. You know, for science..

11 hours ago, epsilonGreedy said:

I have read many of these timber frame debates over recent years here and concluded the best argument for timber frame is that it simplifies project management because you would contract out the creation of a weather tight shell to an expert contractor. The erection of the shell happens in a blink of the eye relative to the rest of your self build.

 

Current material price instability is particularly acute for wood which is a transient negative for timber frame.

Meh, concrete isn't doing great either.