Browse Forums Owner Builder Forum Re: pre fab truss and frame v chippy 2Nov 27, 2011 5:41 am The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. Re: pre fab truss and frame v chippy 3Nov 27, 2011 5:55 am Landscape Design & Construction http://cherub.squarespace.com/ Re: pre fab truss and frame v chippy 19Apr 11, 2016 8:12 pm I bought pack lots of H2 timber studs (each pack is roughly +200 off 6m H2 studs) and I cut each stud, wall plate & noggin to length on site. The supply cost for the studs was insignificant (about 2.5%) in the total build cost. My labour cost as a hands-on owner builder were zero. I did use about $2,000 worth of fixings though. My house has gable walls and the internal walls are raked. My previous experience on an earlier build with prefabricated raking frames was bad as the rectangular frames were spot on but the raking walls were way out and I had to cut them down & re-make them. The other issue for me was delivery and unloading on site. I am building in a remote area and the transportation and unloading costs for prefab frames were very high. Prefab frames take up a lot of room on a truck but pack lots of timber take up very little space and can be added to someone else's delivery if you are not in a hurry. Depending on where you are building you may need to factor in delivery costs. It's hard to comment as the photos area bit dark ( you might need a new 15 - just got one and wow ) Jokes aside, I can see one member that is cracked. I would find a… 2 2213 This is 100% true. You can not hang anything on steel frames. very frustrating 8 8021 |