I’m a student from Nottingham Trent Uni and I would be most grateful to anyone who can find the time to answer a couple of simple questions to assist me in the write up of my dissertation. The dissertation is based upon the increased use of mechanization in the production of timber frame housing.
Q1. If you were to choose to live in rural Britain which of the following styles of house design do you think you would most want to live in:
a) Traditional brick and block
b) Traditional oak frame
c) Other
Please feel free to comment on your decision.
Q2. The increased use of advanced mechanization in the production of timber frame bespoke houses has enabled more developers to build new homes in a highly desirable traditional style. This will ensure that it will become the predominant form of house construction by 2020.
a) Agree
b) Disagree
Please comment on your opinion.
Thank you for your time.
Replies
If I were to contract mad cow disease and decide to move to the UK to live in the country, I would probably want to live in a traditional style house, complete with wench, just for the experience. I don't know the difference in the two styles you list, and I'm sure what we here in the colonies think of as traditional English probably is far from the truth.
Advanced mechanization = building more house in less time = increased profits...so yes, the second statement is probably correct.
Whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell'em "Certainly, I can!" Then get busy and find out how to do it. T. Roosevelt
What's a bespoke house?
Bespoke means custom or special ordered.
Q1: Oak, as long as it is not more expensive to heat than the brick. Just my preference.
Q2: No, I don't think custom housing will ever replace whatever can be produced cheaper and faster. Row houses will probably continue to spread everywhere.
Dusty and Lefty
my family left great britian in 1959, we buried my mum they last june. I think I rather live in a trailer.
Q1 Oak as long as it doesn't involve a traditional heating system.Consider, though, that like most North Americans, I haven't a clue what the difference is between one and the other. The presence of brick? the absence of brick?
Q2 No opinion because of a near total lack of knowledge of the British home building industry. I find the idea that timber frame could become a predominant form of house construction anywhere to be completely astonishing, however. Please tell us more.
Ron
English timber = American lumber. Don't get your hopes up.Whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell'em "Certainly, I can!" Then get busy and find out how to do it. T. Roosevelt