What you didn't know about timber & timber cladding?

What you didn't know about timber and timber cladding? BENNETTS TIMBER WESTERN RED CEDAR DID YOU KNOW? ThermoWood® D is heated to 212°C. The 'D' stands for durable and it is ideal for cladding. ThermoWood® D (Thuja Plicata) Grown in the USA A modified Scandinavian spruce, which has been heated making it more durable. and Canada. The oldest SIBERIAN LARCH specimen is (Larix Sibirica) found mainly in Russia & Eastern Siberia. Average life span 1460 YEARS OLD ThermoWood Larch 100 YEARS Cedar DID YOU KNOW? Western red cedar can grow to be 60m in height. That's 14m taller than the statue of Liberty! DID YOU KNOW? That 49% of Russia is forest. That's 8.5 million square kilometres or 5,312 million square miles or 3.4 billion acres! The process of timber cladding production Cladding is then machined to order Cutting of the trees Sawmill where the timber is cut into Exported to timber Site cleared then and finished for the replanted the boards. customer's needs. Treated and merchants Transported to the sawmill This can include kilned painting or staining. BENEFITS OF CLADDING • Light weight • Easy to install • Modern attractive finish • Great insulator • Weather proof • Bespoke to fit your requirements The number of Kilowatt hours to produce each material Aluminium Steel DID YOU KNOW? Concrete The UK aims to reduce carbon emissions by at least 80% (from the 1990 baseline) by 2050. Green I buildings will contribute to this. Timber 5000 10000 15000 20000 25000 Popular cladding profiles PANEL 1 PANEL 2 PANEL 3 126n FACE COVER 18 x 94 (88mm cover) BEN F/F O BEN JSN 2 18 x 144 BEN (WB 1 Featheredge Available in sawn or planed finished Matchboard and shiplap Secret Nail with shadow gap There are no particular benefits of using one profile over another, it is very much up to the individual or specifier as to which pattern to use. Featheredge would only tend to be used for horizontal boarding. How to install horizontal timber cladding This process is primarily for horizontal cladding installation, however it can also be fixed vertically. 2 Attach treated wooden Pre drill holes into the battens to the exterior wall, at a maximum of 600mm cladding if screwing. Nails can be used. Remember to apart from the centre moving outwards. use stainless steel nails or screws. Battens Battens Apply vapour barrier or breather membrane to the exterior wall depending on whether masonry or timber frame structure. This prevents moisture collecting between the wall and the cladding. 600mm apart maximum 4 Attach cladding together with cladding screws, through the pre-drilled holes and ensure that the screws Sources: are affixed both to the http://www.coniters.org/cu/Thuja_plicata php cladding and the battens. http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/ibrary/documents/treebook/westemredcedar.htm http://www.tradingeconomics.com/russia/forest-area-percent-of-land-area-wb-data.html http://www.technologystudent.com/joints/forest3a.html Continue until completed. http://www.tastimber.tas gov.au/species/pdfs/embodied pdf http://forms.southkesteven.gov.uk/Planning%20Assets/S10-2854/Additional%20Documents/Thermowood%20Technical%20Manual pdf https://www.gov.uk/government/policies/reducing-the-uk-s-greenhouse-gas-emissions-by-80-by-2050 18 BENNETTS TIMBER Created by: