Terry D wrote:

bruce phipps wrote:

Back in the 1980s World in Action ran a scare story about timber
framed homes (specifically Barratt homes if I remember correctly)
which caused resale values of these types of houses to plummet.

Is this still the case? Are buyers and mortgage lenders wary of such
houses?

If I buy a 1980s Barratt timber framed home will I find it difficult
to sell in the future?
I am located in Yorks. Housing market is buoyant but I have a seen a
detached house for sale which is slightly cheaper than market value...
I know that these houses were timber framed ones built in the 1980s.

bruce


I think that most houses in Scandinavia are timber framed. My first house
was a Yuill timber frame semi and I found it excellent for heat insulation
and soundproofing. I bought it for £3375 in 1969 and sold for £7400 after
seven years. When I moved into a conventional (brick/concrete block
construction), I was very disappointed with the levels of insulation (sound
& heat) and even experienced damp patches on walls due to bridged ties in
the walls. I then had to pay for cavity wall insualtion, which wasn't
necessary in my previous timber frame. If I ever planned to build my own
house, I would definitely go for a timber frame.

Terry D.


Good timber frame is very good. I just built a massive one.
Crap timber frame may be less so.

Barrat houses suffered from poor sound insulation and 'cardboard'
internal walls. Its not too hard to improve that, but you can't
eliminate it entirely.