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Your Timber FAQs Answered
One of the main benefits of the BM TRADA timber technical helpline is our ability to provide expert answers to your timber-related questions. We also provide a selection of answers to commonly-asked questions online. In this section, we share some of the most common timber-related FAQs and our answers. If you can’t find the answer to your question below, please contact our timber technical helpline using the information provided above during normal UK working hours for free expert advice.
Explore Our Timber Flooring Consultancy FAQs
The long-term performance of wood flooring depends on careful selection of the system and materials, as well as installation done in the knowledge of what the floor will have to withstand and what is expected of it. Discover Our FAQsExplore Our Cladding Inspection FAQs
Timber cladding is popular with building owners and architects seeking to maximise timber's unique visual appeal and environmental credentials. It is used for internal or external applications, although you must consider the durability of the timber when selecting material for external use.
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The use of timber for external decking has a long history. In the major timber growing areas of the world such as Scandinavia, wood was used for sidewalks in the cities and lasted for many years before eventually being replaced, it is now a common feature for verandas and 'open air living' across the world.
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Wood is a natural material. From growth to use, its structural properties are highly variable as a result of several influencing factors. The effects these factors have on the structural properties of the timber section proposed require careful consideration. Discover Our FAQSExplore Our Timber Frame Construction FAQs
Timber frame is a method of construction. It is not a system of building, although there are a number of well researched systems which use timber frame as a basis.
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