SECRETS OF SUCCESS
Fast and fabulous
The Jaffreys wanted a home that would look good, be energy efficient, was future-proofed and importantly, could be built quickly, and a timber kit was the answer
Aberdeenshire, there were a few items on their wish list. They wanted a home that would look modern and beautiful, take advantage of the views out over the surrounding countryside, would be future-proof by being flexible enough to meet their needs as a family for years to come, would be as eco-friendly and energy efficient as possible, and which could be built quickly.
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hen the Jaffrey family set about building their own home near the village of Insch,
They appointed local architecture firm Annie Kenyon Architects, who regularly design homes in the area, and builders Cairnrowan Custom Homes, who suggested using a timber kit as the basis for their build. “When our builder explained how well insulated timber frame is, we decided that was definitely the route we wanted to go down,” explains owner Iain.
Before work could begin onsite, considerable clearance work had to be undertaken. The house has been built on
sloping ground on the site of an old quarry, and could only be accessed from one side. The house’s height – six metres – also meant major scaffolding was required. Luckily, these factors didn’t impact hugely on the build’s timescale. The Jaffreys’ desire for a high-quality, energy-efficient, green home that could be built quickly meant timber frame was the right choice. They settled on using a Val-U-Therm Plus closed panel system from Scotframe for the roof and walls, choosing 140 mm wall panels as they offered the best solution for thermal performance and cost effectiveness without having any detrimental effect on the size of the overall footprint. The house was built efficiently and very quickly – it was wind and watertight within just six days and complete in just 14 weeks. “We were blown away by how quickly we were able to get into our new home,” Iain says. The pre-manufactured roof and wall cassettes helped with the speed of build, thus allowing quicker access for follow-on trades. An open panel timber frame house being built by the same labour force would have taken around 20 weeks, and a brick and block house significantly longer. In addition, the costs of fitting the insulation onsite would have been thousands of pounds extra.
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www.sbhonline.co.uk
september/october 2019
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