January 2010 South West Building & Construction 5
NEWS
Competition winners
PRACTICAL training is available in the ancient art of lime and its application. For thousands of years lime putty has played an important part in the world’s structures. For anyone with the responsibility of the maintenance of a traditionally constructed building today, lime is no less relevant to them than to the pharaohs of Ancient Egypt. Had Hadrian used a hard cement mortar when building his Roman wall it is very unlikely that we would have anything like as much left today as we do. Mike Wye & Associates educate people through DVDs and training to help owners, builders and other professionals avoid making costly mistakes.
TIMBER Frames (West) UK supplies timber frame house kits and extension kits to the trade and to self-builders. The frames are of high quality, using Scandinavian pine or spruce sourced from renewable forests. They are built to the customer’s specification and design and come pre-cut and jointed with plans numbering each component for ease of assembly.
Because the timber frames are structurally sound, the external covering only needs to be decorative and a barrier against the elements. It is not necessary to have brick or stone to create a strong structure. Timber Frames (West) UK can supply a timber frame house kit as a complete package including
The November issue of South
West Building & Construction
magazine ran a competition with a first prize of two places on a Mike Wye & Associates course on ‘Using lime in renovation’ and five runners-up prizes of training DVDs based on the course. We are pleased to announce that the winner of the first prize is Peter Youd of Woodbury, near Exeter. The runners-up are Jon Bayes, Dennis Wilkinson, Tony Barnard, Justin Colamarino and Richard Everett.
If you were not lucky enough to win, you can still book a place for £70 each by calling 01409 281644.
Full training programme details and dates can be found at the website
www.mikewye.co.uk.
Timber frame kits
insulation, windows, external and internal doors, staircases and other components or just the frame itself. The team at Timber Frames (West) UK can design a customer’s timber frame from the foundations up or anywhere in between. The firm also offers a timber frame erection service to waterproof stage. Contact Timber Frames (West) UK to discuss the affordable timber frame house kits or email your plans for a free quotation. The business is based at
Trevenn House, Marshgate, Camelford, Cornwall, PL32 9YN. Tel 01840 261415. Email sales@timberframes
westuk.co.uk. Web www.
timberframeswestuk.co.uk.
Building With Traditional Craftsmanship
Established 1928
Complete Design & Building Service
Historic & Listed Building Restoration
● Extensions ● New Builds ● Roofing ● Restoration & Repairs ● Cob, Lime & Stone Specialists
Local Authority Approved Contractors
Covering the Devon area
01626 774298
www.fjhelmore.co.uk
Email:
fjhelmore@btconnect.com
We welcome both self builders and trade. Please contact us on 01840 261415
Email
sales@timberframeswestuk.co.uk www.timberframeswestuk.co.uk
Timber Frame House Kits
We can supply your timber frame house kit as a complete package
Including... insulation, windows, external and internal doors, staircases etc or just the frame itself
Timber Frame Extension Kits
We also supply timber frame extension kits
Manufactured to the same standard as a house kit and contain the same components but on a smaller scalel!
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