FAQ: frequently asked questions
Will I get a mortgage for a timber-frame home?
What is the benefit in building my own home?
What building insurance guarantees do I have?
I have a design can ITP produce a frame to suit?
How long will it take from order to delivery?
What are the benefits of an ITP frame?
I don’t have any confirmed design can ITP design a home for me?
Is there a risk of fire with Timber Frame homes?
I like to feel a solid construction, will I achieve that with Timber-Frame?
What Timber-Frame system suites my design best?
What insulation levels can be achieved?
How much does it cost to build a zero heat loss intelligent stud home?
Will I get a mortgage on a Timber-Frame Home: Yes to our knowledge all self build and high street mortgage providers will be happy to lend on a Timber-Frame home, with many actually preferring Timber-Frame as the home will benefit from factory controlled quality assurance and an independently assured engineers verification of compliance with all current building codes as a standard with an ITP, Intelligent Timber Properties (Timber Frame Home)
What are the benefits of building my own home: These are almost endless and different aspects have greater benefit to some than others but primarily we believe that a home, like a shoe does not come in a “one size fits all”. Self build provides you with the opportunity to live your life in your home to your standards not another’s. There is the opportunity to match your own home story with your budget so as to gain the most from the lifestyle choices which are important to you and your family. It should not be overlooked that normally self building also offers reasonable savings over the costs associated with other home purchases options.
What building insurance guarantees do I have: All the main warranty providers such as NHBC, Premier guarantee, Zurich Insurance provide 10 year insurance backed warranties, ITP, Intelligent Timber Properties (Timber Frame Homes) minimum standard framed homes exceed all warranty providers requirements.
I have a design can ITP produce a frame to suit: Yes almost without exception, all homes have a frame build solution. You can normally expect all of the frame systems we have on offer, to be available for your home design. Advice is available to both yourselves and your building designer on how each of our Frame solutions would compliment and work with your design and aspirations.
How long will it take from order to delivery: This does depend in part on the size and complexity of the home in question, but ITP’s customer service pledge is that no home will take longer than 6 weeks from receipt of order to delivery with most homes being erected within 15 working days.
What are the benefits of an ITP frame: ITP Intelligent Timber Properties (Timber Frame Homes) fine attention to detail and vast design experience, ensures that not only do we understand the frame systems involved but we also understand how it will interact with all other elements of the construction process. Our staff are dedicated in the provision of a uniquely designed and produced product that complies with our clients discerning requirements. Our homes arrive as scheduled, and providing frame specifications of superior quality and substance at a cost, lower than those associated with products of a more standard nature.
I don’t have any confirmed design can ITP design a home for me: Yes ITP Intelligent Timber Properties (Timber Frame Homes) have a full in house Architectural design facility, which will undertake all the professional duties associated with any Architectural practice. We work closely with you listening to your home story line designing a unique and bespoke home that suits your specific requirements. Full planning and building control applications are completed in house, backed with full professional liability insurance. ITP Intelligent Timber Properties (Timber Frame Homes) have a close working relationship with one of Los Angelis leading Architects for clients that want that quintessentially ultimate contemporary designed Eco friendly home that would otherwise not normally be available commercially in the UK.
Is there a risk of fire with Timber Frame homes: No as with all construction timber-frame has to comply with the current building regulations. Querulously wood or timber’s technical qualities ensure it behaves better in fire than say steel! The size of all timber members are designed to have a sacrificial charring area where as steel for example would at temperature just above that which timber will ignite buckle and deform seriously compromising its load bearing capacity. It is a paradox but when wood burns the charcoal layer that forms around it actually helps protect the inner load bearing core.
I like to feel a solid construction, will I achieve that with Timber-Frame: Yes most new homes that are built using other construction methods will almost certainly use plasterboard wall lining either dot and dabbed on to masonry or fixed to battens. In fact a Eco friendly timber frame home from ITP Intelligent Timber Properties (Timber Frame Homes) probably has a more solid tactile feeling to other build systems due to our great attention to design and fabrication detailing.
What Timber-Frame system suites my design best: This depends largely on your budget and thermal performance goals, it is important to look at your expected life story line for the home before making a final decision. For example if the home is a stepping stone to another and your expected time in the home is comparatively short it may be more cost efficient in the long term to pinch back on your goals and save those funds for the next project. However if the project is expected to be your home for many years then the opposite would apply. Most homes can be built using any one or perhaps a combination of the systems ITP Intelligent Timber Properties (Timber Frame Homes) offer, and there are almost endless options that can be explored so as to develop a overall design approach which meets with your requirements and budget.
What insulation levels can be achieved: ITP Intelligent Timber Properties (Timber Frame Homes) minimum level frame provides for a home that is capable of complying with “code 3 for sustainable development” with our “Intelligent Stud” system creating what is referred to as a “Zero heat loss” home. There is an endless range of insulation values in between the ends of the scale, but all our homes are built using unique air tight technology using “intelligent air tight systems” and materials which further enhances thermal efficiency and reduces CO2.
How much does it cost to build a zero heat loss intelligent stud home: Our clients are often shocked by just how little the increase in cost of building a “Zero Heat Loss” home using our Intelligent Stud system is. Certainly there has without doubt been a trend to date the words “Eco friendly” or “Zero heat loss” also equaled “expensive”! ITP Intelligent Timber Properties (Timber Frame Homes) believe that as we truly care about the environment then we have to offer build systems which attain these bench marks at a affordable cost. It is an irony that the very homes which would benefit most from these systems have had the product priced out of reach. We have bucked that trend and by employing the savings associated with mass production in our eco friendly production facility your build cost should not increase by more than 3-4%.
How do I obtain a quotation: Simply complete the enquiry form and email it to us with your plans attached, or if you only have paper copies of your plans please post to us with your contact details and any comments regards your requirements. You will receive an acknowledgement upon receipt and we aim to return all quotations within 7 days.
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