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Timber Frame - Post & Beam Frame

REFS & NAMESCONTACT DETAILTEL NO.WEBSITE
Potton Traditional style timber frame houses 01767 263300 potton
Design & Materials General timber frame design & materials supply 01909 540123
Border Oak Traditional timber frame construction 01568 708752 borderoak
Custom Homes 01293 822898 customhomes
Huf Haus Swedith contemporary style timber frame houses 01789 720270 huf-haus
ScandiaHus Timber frame housing 01342 327977 scandiahus
Oregon Canadian timber frame 01670 798702 oregonhomes
The Self Build House Company Ltd. 01342 312513 email: sales@sbhc
Concept Timber Super E homes 01225 792939 super-e
Interhabs 01463 798331
Scot Frame Leading supplier of timber frame based in Scotland scotframe
Tra-haus tra-haus
Acorn American post & beam 01932 351030
Timber Peg Homes UK American post & beam 01727 823032
Counter & King 01923 819222
Wood for Good 0208 365 2700 woodforgood
TRADA Timber Research & Development Association 01494 564748 trada

PIF companies

Permanently insulated formwork
Beco Wall Form Insulation used as permanently insulated formwork becowallform
THB Traditional House Building Bureau 01344 725728 housebuilder
Thermalite Technical help line. Blockwork, lightweight aircrete blocks 0990 626900
Tarmac Technical help line 01903 723333
Durox Technical help line 01375 656241
Celcon 01732 880520 celcon
Brick Development Association General advice on anything to do with bricks 01344 885651 brick
Aircrete Bureau Advice on all lightweight blocks. Now produce good aircrete
advisory magazine on the use of lightweight blocks
New Home Construction Systems
Celcon Jamera concept : for new homes. 01732 880520 celcon
Celcon Thin joint blockwork 01732 880520 celcon
Marshalls Panabloc home construction system marshalls
Marley Building Materials Ltd. Therrmalite 01675 468400

MODULAR EXTENSIONS

Metsec Steel building frame solutions 0121 601 6000 metsec

Basements

The British Cement Association 3 publications available from the BCA : Sellers Market 01344 762676 bca
Design & Realising the hidden Asset
Kellerbau Specialise in building in-situ reinforced concrete basements 0151 6252604
Thermonex Basement System Basement construction thermonex
Guardian Basements Specialise in putting basements under existing homes 0117 9518158
The Basement Development Group 01344 725737 basements
The British Structural Waterproofing Association 0208 8668339
Ready Mix Concrete Bureau 01344 725732
Abbey Pynford 01923 211160 abbeypynford
Archer-Hoblin 020 7794 1297 archer-hoblin
Basement Force 020 7924 1434 basementforce
Cellar Conversions 020 7244 8585 cellarconvert
Construction Going Underground 020 8360 9808 basementconversions
PynTec 01428 684077
The Big Basement Company 020 8998 4152 bigbasement
The London Basement Company 020 8847 9449 tlbc
Underpin and Makegood 020 8342 3400 underpin
In Situ Poured Concrete Basements
BECO 01652 651641
Stiro Stone 01580 767707
Pre-cast Basements
HB Basements 0208 669 0066
Roger Bullivant 01283 511115
Thermonex 01204 559551 thermonex
Guardian Basements 0208 669 0066
Basement Force 0207 924 1434 basementforce
O'Shea Group 0208 959 3600
Cellar Conversions 0207 244 8585 cellarconvert
Room Below 01753 890474
Construction Going Underground 0208 365 8029 basementconversions
WT Specialist Contracts Structural repair & stabilisation 01273 479764 lotgroup
Berche-Rolt Ltd Masonry reiforcement 01825 713000 berche-rolt

Underground Homes

earthhouse
BESAThe British Earth Sheltering Association besa-uk
daviscaves
terr

Building Conversions

Lighthouses Trintiy House 0207 481 6900
Redundant signal boxes Signalbox
Redundant school buildings & redundant churches The Church of England Redundant Churches Division 0207 898100
They will give you details of redundant churches available
across the UK
Redundant Pubs
Redundant Farm Buildings Rural Property Surveyors / Estate Agents
Traditional House Building Bureau Advice on traditional house building 01344 725728 housebuilder
Brick Development Association 01344 885651 brick
Building in stone
Stone Roofing Association This website has information on geology, architecture & brookes
roof construction and is an excellent reference for anyone
thinking of building in stone or slate
Burlington Stone burlingstone
The Lime Centre Information on the use of lime in building thelimecentre
Cedar Shingle Roofing
John Brash & Co. 01427 613858 johnbrash