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Report BR 284 Timber frame housing systems built in the UK 1966-1975
Publication Year
1995
Document Status
Current
Abstract
System-built timber framed dwellings were gradually introduced into the United Kingdom from the early 1920s. Although masonry construction was the norm for housing before 1945, by the end of the Second World War about 2,000 timber framed dwellings had been built in the UK. The external walls of the early systems were typically of heavy framed or virtually solid timber planking, directly clad with timber boarding. This report has three main objectives: i. to record the form of construction of timber frame dwellings built between 1966 and 1975, ii. to identify which parts of these dwellings have suffered deterioration, and iii. to highlight the areas to which surveyors should pay particular attention when carrying out inspections.
Document History
Included in BRE Report 469 - Non traditional houses.
Author
McIntyre, I. S. and Stevens, A. J.
ISBN
9780860810100
Publisher Information
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