Are proper foundations required for timber-framed structures?
Yes they are. When considering domestic low-rise buildings, Building Regulation compliance and the need to avoid differential movement usually mean that there is little to choose between substructures for timber-frame buildings and masonry types. Clearly, there will be less dead load with timber frame, and that may have an effect on specialist foundation designs (should they be required), but in general terms there will be no appreciable difference.
