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   Timber Frame Specification

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Our specification list is comprehensive. Not only does it consist of those materials required to get your home fully 'Wind and water tight' it also includes an extensive range of those materials required for ‘finishing off’ your home.

Our specification is the result of supplying homes throughout Britain and abroad for the last twenty plus years. It consists of high quality products sourced from reputable companies and timber materials sourced only from well managed sustainable forests.

Our specification is flexible. It can be adapted to suit the individual requirements and requests of the individual home owner.
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GROUND FLOOR

DPC - 150mm plastic below soleplatePlasterboard and Insulation
Soleplate - 140 x 38mm treated
Floor Joists - 145 x 45mm at 400mm centres
  (Pre-cut to length)
Floor Dwangs - 145 x 45mm/120 x 45mm
Floor Starter Plate - 145 x 18mm treated
Flooring - 18mm T & G V313 chipboard
Insulation - 140mm glassfibre on support
  membrane
Typical U Value - 0.21 W/m²K
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UPPER FLOORS
Floor Joists - Size & centres as required by design
  (Pre-cut to length)
Floor Dwangs - Size & centres as required by design
Floor Starter Plate - 145 x 18/22mm treated starter strip
Flooring - 18/22mm T&G V313 chipboard dependent on joist
  spacing
Insulation - 100mm sound deadening insulation
Ceiling Branders - 50 x 38mm treated as required by design
Plasterboard - 12.7mm plain plasterboard (tapered edged) on vapour
  barrier
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EXTERNAL WALL PANELS
Top & Bottom Plate- 140 x 38mm treated
Studs- 140 x 38mm treated at 600mm centres
Lintels- 220 x 45mm treated or as required by design
Sheathing- 9.5mm OSB (factory fitted)
Breather Membrane - Glidevale Protect tf200 thermo (factory fitted)
Headplate- 140 x 38mm treated
Packer Headplate- 140 x 14mm treated as required by design
Insulation- 140mm glassfibre (between studs)
Plasterboard- 12.7mm Plain plasterboard (taper edged) on vapour
  barrier
U Value- 0.28 W/m²K
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Wall Detail
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ROOF
Trusses- Pre-fabricated trusses at 600mm centres
 - Truss design to suit house type
 - Truss clips and hangers as required by design
Wind Bracing- 100 x 25mm treated
Roofing Felt- Glidevale Protect ‘A1’ or RSD Pro-Breathe
  Membrane + eaves felt
Sarking- 9.5mm OSB or 22mm treated sarking boards
Counter Battens- 38 x 19mm treated as required by design
Tile Battens- 50 x 25mm treated as required by design
Ceiling Branders- 50 x 38mm treated
Valley/Ridge Boards- 100 x 18mm treated
Fascia Board- 195 x 25mm redwood
Soffit- 9mm WBP ply
Gable Peak Panels- As external wall panels
Gable Ladders- 89 x 38 treated
Barge Boards- 145 x 25mm redwood
Ventilation- Eaves Ventilator as required by design
Plasterboard- 12.7mm Plain plasterboard (taper edged) on
  vapour barrier
Insulation - 280mm (2 x 140mm) glassfibre to horizontal
  ceiling
 - 145mm Kingspan TP10 to sloping ceiling
 - 140mm glassfibre to oxter walls
U Values- 0.13 W/m²K (horizontal ceiling)
 - 0.21 W/m²K (sloping ceiling)
 - 0.27 W/m²K (oxter wall)
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Roof Trusses

See: Further Specifications

Download: Specification 2009


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Station Road, Duns   Berwickshire   TD11 3HS   Tel: 01361 883785   Fax: 01361 883898   Email: enquiries@fleminghomes.co.uk