A chara, – Jack Hanafin (Letters, May 5th) points out that the majority of timber-frame buildings in this country have a masonry outer leaf. If your house doesn’t have an outer leaf of stone, concrete or brick, then home insurers classify it as “non-standard”, and many won’t provide insurance. Premiums for “non-standard” buildings are higher than those for “standard” buildings. Until that changes, we probably won’t see many all-wood constructions. – Yours, etc,
MARIA ROBINSON,
Tallow,
Co Waterford.
