timber frame Gurnsey:
2014 Gurnsey
timber frame contractor
This timber frame had 3 oak beams that met in the open plan area. Using oak beams or oak posts in a stud frame is a really cost effective way of introducing instant character, it also looks really great against lime plaster.
It took me and two others 4 weeks to build.
Supply and labour cost £33,000.00 including the oak beams, oak sprockets to the second story pitched roof, the woodfibre boarding and the flat roof deck.
The frame was sat on glass foam blocks, these can be structural, they are insulating and they are also non-wicking therefore there is no requirement for plastic DPC.
The frame sat on the inner leaf, the outer leaf of the plinth was brickwork and glass foam gravel was used within the cavity.
Three oak beams met in the centre of the open plan living area.
Part of the joint broke off and created a perfect space to slip in a business card.
Using oak beams or the odd oak post within a stud frame is a really cost effective way to bring some character to the structure.
There was sheep's wool insulation between the joists and woodfibre board over the joists. The battens being fixed over the woodfibre board are to create a ventilated space under the roof deck to avoid condensation and the need for vapour barriers.
I returned to Gurnsey to install hempcrete blocks as solid wall insulation within the stone barn. I also lime plastered a few rooms.
Oak beam.
There is a 50mmx50mm timber fixed along the side of the oak beam, the joists are then notched over this where they meet the oak. This is a very easy way to fix the joists without needing steel brackets or complicated joints.
