framed house

wood-frame construction

Building construction in which exterior walls, load-bearing walls and partitions, floor and roof constructions, and their supports, are all built of wood. See balloon framing, iron framing, platform framing, post-and-beam framing, post-and-girt framing, western framing; also see timber-framed building, timber-framed house. Compare with steel-frame construction.

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OAK FRAMED HOUSE (The Longhouse) Kilcreggan, Argyll One year to build, despite setbacks during a rough winter in 2003 Cost: PS380,000 (PS150,000 over budget).

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The pictures of Jennifer and Colin Creese's self-built oak framed house featured last week were taken by Jeremy Phillips

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Black-and-white timber framed house Moated, with a Hazel walk.

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And the first house they visit is indeed an oak framed house although that's not at first apparent.

Shedding light on Gelli Dywyll's medieval history; Y Ty Cymreig visits an oak framed house in Montgomeryshire this week, as Marred Jones explains

ORGANISER S behind the restoration of a prestigious Grammer School with one of the oldest histories in the Midlands and a 15th century timber framed house in Kings Norton, the winners of BBC Restoration 2004, are appealing for sponsors.

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A remarkable oak framed house, Neuadd Cynhinfa in Dolannog, takes centre stage in the programme.

It's oak frames hold old secrets

Included in the pounds 325,000 asking price is the photogenic, timber framed house thought to date from the 16th century and with later additions.

Grade II listed farmhouse

We have been building wooden framed houses in Europe for centuries, but most houses in England are brick and block.

PAUL BRANNEN COLUMNIST

Four steel framed houses, complete with fitted kitchens and bathrooms and double glazing, are to be slotted together on site in Blackburn, Lancashire, that legendary home of 4,000 holes.