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We Have Been Shortlisted For Two Structural Timber Awards

We are incredibly honoured to be nominated for not one, but two Structural Timber Awards. The shortlisted projects are as follows:

Commercial Project of The Year – Four Oaks Methodist Church

  • Curved glulam timber frame – exposed and architectural feature
  • Glazing integrated into the glulam frames
  • Glulam connections – engineered circle of dowels as architectural feature
  • SIPS – Structurally insulated panels to infill – highly insulated

Private Housing Project of The Year – Simon Hood Developments

  • SIPS – Structurally insulated panels to infill – highly insulated
  • Vaulted roofs throughout with glulam feature beams
  • Unique three-storey ‘cat slide’ roof

 

All of us here at Timber Innovations are eagerly awaiting the awards night with our fingers crossed we’ll be taking home on of, if not both, at the end of the night.

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An accidental self-builder!

Speed is the decisive factor, as timber frame proves the perfect build solution for family dream home

Timber Innovations client Dave Powell became a self-builder by default – but is delighted he took the decision, and now putting the finishing touches to his lovely new timber frame home near Stafford he shares with his family.

“To be honest, I wasn’t looking to do a self-build initially,” said Dave. “We looked at a number of properties, nothing top of the range, just something I could improve to our own desires, and when we found somewhere, we couldn’t get the planning permission for the changes we wanted to make, so we demolished it, and started from scratch.

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