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One-and-a-half-storey timber frame house under construction with roof trusses, dormers, breather membrane on the roof and full scaffolding, in rural Ayrshire
Timber frame manufacturer · Dalry, North Ayrshire

Timber frame kits, roof trusses and floor joists, manufactured in Ayrshire

Core Timber Systems supplies house builders, developers and self-builders with internal timber frame kits, roof trusses and mid-floor joists — made by a local team in Dalry and delivered to sites across East and West Scotland.

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  • STA Assure Gold
  • Frame, trusses & joists from one supplier
  • Typical lead time 6 weeks
  • Delivering across East & West Scotland
Memberships & accreditationsSTA Assure GoldISO 9001PEFCSMAS Worksafe
What we make

The structural package for your build

One supplier for the frame, the roof and the floors — so the components are designed to work together. Plus garden room kits for homeowners.

One-and-a-half-storey timber frame house under construction with roof trusses, dormers, breather membrane on the roof and full scaffolding, in rural Ayrshire

Timber frame kits

Open panel timber frame kits manufactured to your house type drawings and delivered to site, ready for your own erector or joiner.

Timber frame kits
Vaulted room in the finished house with exposed timber collar trusses and a full-height glazed gable looking out over a lawn to the sea

Roof trusses

Roof trusses manufactured to suit your roof design, supplied with truss layouts and calculations, on their own or as part of a full kit.

Roof trusses
Inside a timber frame house under construction: OSB-sheathed wall panels with window openings, metal-web floor joists overhead, and the floor deck laid with taped joints and temporary bracing

Mid-floor joists

Mid-floor joists for two-storey and storey-and-a-half homes, coordinated with the frame.

Mid-floor joists
Finished single-storey garden room with vertical timber cladding, grey-framed glazed double doors and a gravel base

Garden rooms

Garden room kits with the timber frame, floor joists, flooring, roof timbers and roof sheeting, supplied ready for your own builder or joiner to put up.

Garden rooms
Frame stageThe same house during construction: the timber frame up, sheathed and wrapped in membrane, with full scaffolding, red roof tiles going on, site fencing, a skip and a portable toilet in the foreground
CompletedAerial view of a finished white-rendered house with red tiled roofs in Portencross, North Ayrshire, set among trees beside the sea with hills and an island behind
The same Portencross house at frame stage and finished — built on a full Core Timber timber frame kit
Built with Core Timber

Featured project: a finished family home in Portencross

Core Timber supplied the full timber frame kit for this house in Portencross, North Ayrshire — shown here at frame stage and now complete, rendered and roofed, with exposed timber trusses inside.

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Who we work with

For developers, builders and self-builders

Whether you are building a single plot or a multi-plot site, we can supply the timber frame, roof trusses and mid-floor joists for your project.

Developers & house builders

Trade quotes for house types and multi-plot sites, with a single point of contact.

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Self-builders

Building your own home? Come to us directly or through your builder or joiner.

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Large timber frame building under construction on a hillside site, fully scaffolded with the frame and sheathing up and membrane on, timber packs alongside and a gravel track in the foreground
A Core Timber frame up and scaffolded on site
Why Core Timber

Why choose Core Timber Systems

Manufactured in Ayrshire

Everything is made at our facility at Capital Business Park in Dalry, North Ayrshire, by a local team.

Run by people who've built on site

Our team are former joiners and site managers, so we know what it takes to get the job done on site, and done to a high standard.

One structural package

Timber frame kits, roof trusses and mid-floor joists from one supplier, coordinated to fit together.

Accredited

STA Assure Gold with the Structural Timber Association, plus ISO 9001, PEFC and SMAS Worksafe accreditations.

Responsibly sourced timber

PEFC certification helps show that timber comes from sustainably managed forests.

6-week typical lead time

A typical lead time of 6 weeks, with kits delivered to sites across East and West Scotland.

Factory floor seen from a mezzanine: staff in orange hi-vis building timber frame wall panels and roof trusses on blue workbenches, with stacks of wrapped timber packs, OSB and plasterboard sheets, and extraction ducting overhead
Made in our Dalry factory in North Ayrshire, where wall panels and roof trusses are made
How it works

From drawings to delivery

A straightforward process, whether you are a developer with a dozen plots or a self-builder with one.

  1. Enquire

    Send us your drawings or tell us about your project.

  2. Quote

    We price the frame, trusses and joists from your drawings.

  3. Design

    We manufacture to your engineer's approved building warrant design, and prepare truss layouts and calculations.

  4. Manufacture

    Components are made at our Dalry facility, with a typical lead time of 6 weeks.

  5. Delivery

    Delivered to your site in East or West Scotland, ready for your own erector or joiner.

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Projects

Recent projects

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CompletedFinished detached house with white render, red tiled roofs, several gables, a round porthole window, a paved patio and lawn

Finished family home, Portencross

Core Timber supplied the full timber frame kit for this house in Portencross, North Ayrshire.

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Frame stageGround floor of a timber frame house under construction: metal-web floor joists overhead fixed to a steel beam with metal joist hangers, and OSB-sheathed open panel stud walls around the room

Open panel frame and metal-web floor joists

Core Timber open panel wall panels and metal-web mid-floor joists installed around structural steelwork.

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Self-buildGround floor open panel timber frame walls, sheathed in OSB, standing on the slab within the red structural steel frame under a blue sky

Self-build home, Newmains

Core Timber open panel timber frame kit built around structural steelwork, from frame going up to roof sheathing.

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Get in touch

Talk to us about your next build

Send us your drawings or give us a call. We supply house builders, developers and self-builders from our base in Dalry, North Ayrshire.

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Call 07834 516698 Get a quote