Mount View Barn

When self builders, Murray and Lucy, decided to build a home using an existing agricultural building, all research led to timber.

As well as providing the rustic farmhouse look and feel that they wanted, using timber frame to build within the existing modern portal framed barn would give the best thermal performance. While other build methods had issues with thermal bridging, timber frame resolved the problem, allowing them to create an energy-efficient home.

Navigating this kind of project requires a specialist, sensitive approach, so the couple sought advice and input from suppliers who had experience of working on barn conversions. Their research led them to Frame Technologies and they instantly struck up a good report with MD Simon Orrells.

Frame Technologies provided the complete structural shell for the project, with all the walls, floors and roof, as well as all insulation, to ensure there were no gaps. They also managed the building regs drawings, foundations design, SAP assessment, overheating assessment, advised on the renewables strategy and involved trusted partners to support with mechanical ventilation.

The home was built using Frame Technologies’ TechVantage™ E – a super insulated panel system, which delivers an exceptional energy-efficient building envelope with minimal wall thickness.

The completed property has achieved a fantastic SAP Calcs Rating A, with a score of 100, and incredible U-values of 0.12 W/ m²K through the walls and 0.10 W/ m²K through the roof.

Work started on the foundations in January 2023, the Frame Technologies team were on site in March and the timber frame was signed off just five weeks later. The house was complete by the autumn.

The finished 408m² four-bed home combines modern living with a rustic farmhouse feel, that’s bursting with character, complete with wide open plan spaces, stunning features and individuality.

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