Timber Frame Kits :: Frequently Asked Questions
Who are Thomas Mitchell Timber Frame?
What is the attraction of self building?
How long does a self build project normally take after delivery of the kit ?
What type of designs do you offer?
Can your standard designs be modified?
I have my own plans drawn up. Can you provide me with a kit to my own design?
Can you help with supplying a kit for a planning sensitive area?
Will you supply your Timber Frame Kit outside of the UK?
What are the first steps to building your own home?
What other services do you provide?
Who are Thomas Mitchell Timber Frame?
For 50 years, Thomas Mitchell Timber Frame have been manufacturing the highest quality Timber Frame Kits from their Fife base. That’s longer than most in Scotland, the acknowledged home of Timber Frame in the UK
What is the attraction of self building?
Self builders want an individual home, designed to their own tastes and requirements. Others build their own home because they see it as a way of getting a more interesting design and a better quality of finish and specification than is otherwise available. There is also the attraction of making significant cost savings depending on how you tackle the project.
How long does a self build project normally take after delivery of the kit ?
You should be ready to move in 12 - 18 weeks after delivery of the timber frame depending upon the weather and size of property.
What type of designs do you offer?
The list is endless, a bungalow, a villa, a block of flats, a terrace of houses and anything in between.
Can your standard designs be modified?
Yes, all of our designs can be modified to suit your own requirements, both internally & externally. Our Technical department are happy to offer advice on any modifications you require.
I have my own plans drawn up. Can you provide me with a kit to my own design?
Yes we can. Simply post or email your drawings to us with your details and we will forward a competitive quotation to you, normally within 2-3 weeks
Can you help with supplying a kit for a planning sensitive area?
Our state of the art design department regularly works in conjunction with outside Architects and Design Agencies producing design and planning sensitive solutions for today’s housing market to the best environmental standards.
Will you supply your Timber Frame Kit outside of the UK?
Yes. We are currently exporting to Cyprus, France and the Falkland Islands
What are the first steps to building your own home?
Best advice is to invest time and energy into finding out everything that is involved, working out your budget, and thinking through exactly what you want. The more you plan, the better prepared you are.
How do I find land?
There are several ways, sign up to a land finding service on the internet, scan the local papers, register with Estate Agents in your preferred location or go online and check with the relevant Planning Authority for recent applications, to name but a few.
What About Financing?
There are a number of specialised Financial Companies / Advisors who can source "self build" mortgages tailored to suit individual requirements.
What other services do you provide?
We can prepare your sketch designs to a suitable standard for both Planning & Building Warrant applications, together with the Structural Calculations & Energy Performance Certificates. We offer a joinery package to erect your superstructure. We can also recommend a Builder if you require a "turn key" package.
What about VAT?
New housing is zero rated for VAT. A builder doing the complete job would not charge VAT.
If you are doing a self build you will be charged VAT on the materials you purchase but this can be reclaimed after completion.
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