Pros & Cons of Timber Frame Buildings | ConstructionChatpros & cons of Timber Frame Buildings. Anyone who considers ... To simplify the issues covered in this article, a typical brick-clad 'open panel' timber frame supplied and erected on site by a specialist company is compared with a typical 'brick and block' masonry house. Speed ... A clear advantage for timber frame construction is that the insulation is contained within the depth of the structure, so a typical timber wall can be thinner than its masonry equivalent, for example, by 50mm.