<b></b><b>Fanning the flames</b><br> Battles between the timber frame and brick-and-block battalions of the housebuilding industry are usually bloody and expensive affairs - squadrons of PR men sent into front-line air strikes, press releases by the lorryload and lunches around town to politely point out that the opposition might have problems proving their parenthood. <p></p><p>Who would have predicted, therefore, that the latest spat between sworn enemies could arrive free, gratis and for nothing? It's merely a by-product of the great restructuring of the industry. </p><p>Persimmon's takeover of Beazer sparked instant speculation about the future of BeazerÕs timber frame division. But The Financial Times - no doubt totally unprompted - helpfully added paraffin to the flickering embers by comparing annual results from Redrow and Wilcon in the same story. </p><p>Oozing unhealthy scepticism, the Pink'Un urbanely observed that &amp;"timber frame forms part of a wide-ranging 'reinvention' of Wilcon&amp;". It went on to applaud &amp;"the more traditional Redrow model, which is delivering more&amp;".</p><p><b><b>Ideal urinal </b></b><br> Bellway seems to be the last of the major housebuilders exhibiting at the ever popular Ideal Home Show this year. The impressive show house is home to some pretty exciting new products - rubber roof tiles, solar heating and …