SonnyB Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 Hi All, Are there any timber frame companies that will also take on the insulated raft construction? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickfromwales Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 3 minutes ago, SonnyB said: Hi All, Are there any timber frame companies that will also take on the insulated raft construction? Hi. MBC TF have this down to as fine an art as anyone can expect. They’ve had their bumps in the road, as have a few, but on the whole a good company with a very good product in my own opinion. I have zero affiliation with them, but would gladly speak highly of them to you. If you wish to see their projects just ask the reps ( Keith or Lee are extremely helpful ) and go see for yourself. They offer a tour of the factory too, so you can see what you’ll be getting for your money. 👍 Other TF companies are available, but ( by coincidence ) I have worked on / been around a lot of MBC builds vs any other supplier. Do your research and measure twice at least! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelvin Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 Yes in hindsight we should have gone with MBC… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryE Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 As I have posted elsewhere, we have a MBC TF house and are delighted with it. They are more expensive than some other TF suppliers, but when comparing them you really need to make sure what the scope of supply is. MBC offers a pretty complete package which includes many aspects that other TF suppliers exclude or cost as options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonnyB Posted January 9, 2023 Author Share Posted January 9, 2023 Thanks for the confirmation and comments - they certainly seem like a great company (have been to visit) and are most likely the front runner based on our research. I was hoping for a close runner-up to do a comparable cost analysis but there doesn't seem to be an obvious 2nd choice that I've found yet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickfromwales Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 14 minutes ago, SonnyB said: Thanks for the confirmation and comments - they certainly seem like a great company (have been to visit) and are most likely the front runner based on our research. I was hoping for a close runner-up to do a comparable cost analysis but there doesn't seem to be an obvious 2nd choice that I've found yet... Happy days. The airtightness scores we've had from a few on their builds have been extremely good ( 3 with sub 0.3 ACH, one was 0.25! ). Allows us to spec smaller heating systems too. Darren, who heads the airtightness team, is very meticulous. There are, indeed, very few who offer what they do. Consider the 300mm blown cellulose offering ( their upper tier passive spec ) as, combined with the 400mm in the roof, the sound deadening is incredibly good vs PIR filled roof / wall types ( if budget allows that is ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deancatherine09 Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 We ended up with MBC. As we are project managing it hugely de-risked the process getting one supplier to do both the insulated slab and timber frame. We've gone for their passive standard one and they are starting on site next week. The only issue I've had with them is the PM seems to rub everyone up the wrong way but the technical designer we've had has been excellent so far. We did have Scotframe as a second choice, but we would have had to engage a second contractor to do the foundations. Then they blew it by accidently forwarding us an internal email complaining about how picky we were 😁 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twice round the block Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 11 hours ago, deancatherine09 said: We did have Scotframe as a second choice, but we would have had to engage a second contractor to do the foundations. Then they blew it by accidently forwarding us an internal email complaining about how picky we were 😁 Are you picky 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonnyB Posted January 11, 2023 Author Share Posted January 11, 2023 Thanks again, really good to hear your thoughts on the whole process! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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