I might be completely bonkers, but I am looking to replace my current ageing Ikea Jerker (it has served me well but is starting to show its age, it has moved a few times and I just want a bit more ...

The Irish Timber Frame Manufacturer’s Association nicely round it up — in timber frame “the inner load bearing/support wall is replaced by an engineered rigid timber frame structure”. This is not ...

Timber Frame has been a feature of home building and construction since the earliest recorded times. Today timber frame construction in Ireland is one of the fastest and most economical ways of ...

Swiss researchers have overturned the assumption that windowed timber walls offer no structural support after they proved that they can withstand more than 100 kilonewtons of horizontal load. The ...

We are considering a large extension to the rear of our property and the builder is pushing us towards a timber frame structure as he says it’s easier to get an airtight seal to prevent draughts. He ...

Gain comprehensive knowledge of timber structures from experts. Learn advanced design of timber structures. The advent of mass timber and tall wood buildings has brought timber design back into the ...

The glazing, set in robust hardwood frames, is screened with storey-high louvre shutters; they modify the quality of daylight entering the rooms, contribute to privacy and, with their fine detail and ...

Q My timber-framed house was built in 2005 and the supplier provided flexible steel wall ties. However, the builder said that these were not necessary and they were less convenient to use than the ...

Timber frames, for so long limited to the low-rise residential sector, have begun to break into commercial and higher-rise uses, thanks to technological breakthroughs. What does the future hold? For ...