Housing association branches out with timber homes

A new affordable housing development for Nottingham Community Housing Association has been built using timber frames.

The 15-property scheme in Lincolnshire was constructed by Bourne-based builder Larkfleet Homes.

Kestrel Timber Frame designed the frames based on building drawings supplied by Larkfleet and manufactured them in its factory at Market Deeping. They were then delivered to the site and erected by Kestrel’s team, allowing the builders to complete the development in a fraction of the time required by conventional construction techniques – making significant cost savings and handing over the site ahead of schedule.

Karl Hick, managing director of Larkfleet Group said: “Building using timber frames is more environmentally friendly than using more traditional methods and allows houses to be built more quickly to very high standards of quality. These homes were built to demanding environmental standards which will, for example, reduce residents’ fuel bills because of the high levels of insulation.”