https://stud-prefab.site/guides Timber frame pricing, take-off and prefabrication guides. en Sat, 07 Nov 2026 18:08:00 GMT https://stud-prefab.site/guides/timber-frame-take-off-from-a-2d-plan https://stud-prefab.site/guides/timber-frame-take-off-from-a-2d-plan How to take off a whole timber frame house from a 2D plan: wall studs and plates, floor joists, roof trusses and areas. Method and worked example. Fri, 06 Nov 2026 08:00:00 GMT https://stud-prefab.site/guides/timber-frame-panel-shop-drawings https://stud-prefab.site/guides/timber-frame-panel-shop-drawings What a timber frame wall panel shop drawing must show: studs, plates, noggings, lintels, boards, marks, dimensions and parts list, and how to check it. Fri, 06 Nov 2026 08:00:00 GMT https://stud-prefab.site/guides/timber-frame-cutting-list https://stud-prefab.site/guides/timber-frame-cutting-list How to build a timber frame cutting list from the framing: sections, lengths, quantities, marks, grouping by panel and section, offcuts. Worked example. Fri, 06 Nov 2026 08:00:00 GMT https://stud-prefab.site/guides/timber-frame-wall-openings-lintels https://stud-prefab.site/guides/timber-frame-wall-openings-lintels How to frame and count a timber frame window opening: lintel, king and jack studs, sill, short studs and blocking. Cut list and worked example. Fri, 06 Nov 2026 08:00:00 GMT https://stud-prefab.site/guides/timber-frame-prefabrication-workshop-workflow https://stud-prefab.site/guides/timber-frame-prefabrication-workshop-workflow The ten steps of a timber frame prefabrication workshop, from the plan received to the panel installed: who does what, and where hours are lost. Fri, 06 Nov 2026 08:00:00 GMT https://stud-prefab.site/guides/price-timber-frame-house-from-plans https://stud-prefab.site/guides/price-timber-frame-house-from-plans A 6-step method to price a timber frame house from the drawings: check dimensions, take off walls, openings, floors and roof, then turn quantities into a price. Fri, 23 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT https://stud-prefab.site/guides/timber-frame-wall-take-off https://stud-prefab.site/guides/timber-frame-wall-take-off How to take off a timber frame wall: count studs, plates and opening framing, then convert to m³ and weight. Method, worked example, common mistakes. Fri, 23 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT https://stud-prefab.site/guides/timber-frame-estimating-software https://stud-prefab.site/guides/timber-frame-estimating-software Timber frame estimating and design software sorted by stage: spreadsheets, timber CAD/CAM, PDF takeoff tools and AI agents. What each needs, and what it feeds. Fri, 23 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT https://stud-prefab.site/guides/timber-frame-wall-panel-layout https://stud-prefab.site/guides/timber-frame-wall-panel-layout Panelised timber frame: set a maximum panel width, keep joints out of openings, number panels for erection. Worked example on a 12 m elevation, 3.0 vs 2.4 m. Fri, 23 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT https://stud-prefab.site/guides/stud-spacing-400-vs-600-mm https://stud-prefab.site/guides/stud-spacing-400-vs-600-mm Stud spacing at 400 or 600 mm centres (16 or 24 in. o.c.): stud count, timber volume, insulation area and stud section, with a worked example on an 8 m wall. Fri, 23 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT https://stud-prefab.site/guides/timber-frame-glossary-english-french https://stud-prefab.site/guides/timber-frame-glossary-english-french Timber frame terminology in UK English, US English and French: studs, plates, cripple studs, lintels, membranes, joists, take-off terms and the false friends. Fri, 23 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT https://stud-prefab.site/guides/dxf-vs-pdf-plans-for-take-off https://stud-prefab.site/guides/dxf-vs-pdf-plans-for-take-off DXF, vector PDF, scan or dimensioned sketch: what each plan lets you measure for a timber frame take-off, how to prepare it and what to ask the architect. Fri, 23 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT