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How Can I Protect My Timber Frame While it’s Being Built? Q My timber frame has arrived on site but we are expecting a spell of bad weather. Are there any measures we can take to protect the frame while getting it to watertight stage? Will it warp? Nazir Abbas A PAUL NEWMAN SAYS: One of the most important parts of a timber frame self-build is to get the roof felted, battened and tiled as soon as the frame is erected. Once this is done, the build is essentially waterproof and if the windows have been fitted, then the build is fully waterproof at this point. Almost all timber building systems are delivered to site with a breathable membrane already fitted to the outside face of the external walls (and…

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Homebuilding & Renovating (Digital) - 1 Issue, June 2018

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