Non-Standard Construction

Cover for homes not made of bricks and mortar

With such a range of different styles available to the home owner today, there's every chance you live in one of the homes in the UK which is classed as non-standard. That's where Swinton's home insurance could help. Considering everything from wattle and daub properties to state-of-the-art eco homes and steel or timber-framed houses.

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Types of non-standard construction houses

In the UK, most houses are built with brick or stone walls and slate or tile covered roofs. However, there are many other ways to build houses, often referred to as non-standard construction methods. These include:

• Timber frame - these use a wooden structure to support the walls and roof of the house, with thin walls made of another material such as bricks, boards, slabs or tiles
• Steel frame - these houses are also supported by an internal structure surrounded by a thinner ‘skin’ of another material, except that steel rather than wood is the material holding the building up
• Pre-fabricated houses - these are built in a different location before being assembled on-site. Wood and steel are common materials in this approach presently, as they are lighter and therefore more portable than concrete, bricks or stone however many older ‘pre-fab’ houses post WW2 were made from pre-cast reinforced concrete panels with steel which were then bolted together

Please note that insurance cover can vary from one insurance provider to another so you should check your own insurance documentation for exact details of the cover already held.