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£30,000 raised for Southern Area Hospice

QTF Homes and team would like to thank everyone who contributed and supported proprietor Raymond Moan on his latest fundraising efforts for Southern Area Hospice services which raised £30,000 for the wonderful organisation. Raymond took part in over 10 weeks of training for  ‘The Southern Area Hospice Strictly Goes Country’ competition to help raise vital funds

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Passivhaus Designs and how to get them

What is a Passive House? A passive house is a concept that originated from Germany, where its known as Passivhaus. It is important to note that a passive house is not a brand name, but a construction concept that can be applied by anyone – commercial buildings as well as residential houses. A passive house

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Timber or Block Build: What do you need to know?

What are the Advantages of timber for a ‘self – build’ than choosing block build house? We get asked by many clients why should they choose a Timber Frame for the building of their home and what the advantages, life-span and quality of our timber is like. We have put together a list of the

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Self Builders in England could see dream home come true under new Government plans

THOUSANDS more people could build their own dream home under Government plans to tackle the housing crisis by doubling the number of self-builds in the UK. Some 11,000 homes are self-built each year. However, plans for many more are thought to come unstuck over difficulties finding suitable plots. The Government still believes an increasing number

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Investors in People Award for QTF Homes

QTF Homes are delighted to have been awarded with  an ‘Investors In People’ award.  Reflecting leading workplace trends, the standard has been developed to describe the capabilities your organisation needs to succeed and highlight the small steps required to achieve excellence. QTF Homes always give 100% in ensuring we communicate effectively with our clients to

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Home Building and renovation show

Meet the experts. See the products. Bring your plans to life. QTF Homes are delighted to announce they will be attending The Home Building and Renovation show in HIC, HARROGATE 4 – 6 NOVEMBER. The show brings together a host of building and renovation companies from across the UK and Ireland and promises to give

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What is a Passive House and what are the benefits?

Considering a Passive house? When planning to build a house, we obviously pay close attention to factors such as costs, architectural design, as well as how comfortable and how functional it will be. But more and more often we find ourselves thinking about energy efficiency. If we want to have a house that looks good,

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Fundraising for Southern Area Hospice Services

Cheer on Raymond! QTF Homes very own Raymond Moan will be taking part in training over the next 10 weeks for ‘The Southern Area Hospice Strictly Goes Country’ competition to help raise vital funds for the Southern Area Hospice Services. Strictly Goes Country’, which will follow a similar format to ‘Strictly Come Dancing’, will see the

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Best of East Visitor Centre at the Hollywood Arches

QTF Ltd were delighted to have been involved in the construction of a new East Side Visitor Center located close to the Connswater shopping Centre on the Newtownards road between the Albertbridge Road and Holywood Road. Quality Timber Frame Ltd provided a Timber Frame for the construction of the third floor of the new building.

QTF Services are accredited Passive House Consultants

QTF Services are delighted to be accredited as a Passive House Consultant agency, making QTF one of only two companies in Northern Ireland to be accredited with CPHC. Passivhaus buildings are designed to provide a high level of home comfort while using very little energy for heating and cooling. These houses are built with meticulous attention to