The Builder’s Guide to Wood Flooring
A wood floor is an environmentally sound choice when the timber is sourced from sustainably managed forests like those typically found in the UK, Nordic countries, Europe, Canada and the United States.
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Understanding Fire Protection Terms – Combustibility
There are four recognised stages in the development of any fire: Ignition, Spread and Growth, Flash point into a fully developed fire and Eventual Decay. During the early stages, when a fire is still becoming established, the important factors are: Ignitability, Spread of Flame, Smoke Production and Flaming droplets.
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The Builder’s Guide to Timber in Joinery
On this "Builder's guide to timber in joinery" you would be able to get a more in depth idea of timber as a sustainable source, and its importance on finished product manufacture
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The Builder’s Guide to Plywood
Plywood is a highly versatile building material which spans a wide range of applications from wall and floor sheathing to designer interiors and glider fuselages. There are many types of plywood available, including specialist tropical veneers such as marine plywood which, while having very good weather resistance and strength properties,...
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Panel Guide Full Book
PanelGuide gives the panel user and specifier guidance and information on the use of wood-based panels in an authoritative and comprehensive manner. It covers all the main types of wood-based panel: - Plywood (including blockboard and laminboard) - Particleboard (chipboard, flaxboard, cement-bonded particleboard) - Oriented strand board (OSB) - Fibreboard...
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Understanding The Flame Retardant Treated Wood Supply Chain
Those who manufacture construction products for which a Harmonised European standard exists have an obligation to draw up a Declaration of Performance (DoP) and apply a CE mark when the product is first placed on the market. The key CPR definitions are explained in Guidance Note WPA FR 4.
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Understanding a Fire Test Classification
Wood and wood-based panels can perform well in fire if they have been enhanced using a factory controlled process to either impregnate them with flame retardant (FR) or apply an FR coating to the surface. Panel products can also be manufactured containing a flame retardant. In all cases, the products...
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External Timber Cladding and Fire Risk
Building Regulations are intended to ensure that a reasonable standard of life safety is provided in the event of fire. The appropriate use of timber products can play a critical part in improving the performance of buildings in fire situations and in extending the time available to occupants to exit...
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Fire Rated Wood-based Products & CPR
CE marking of construction products (those and only those covered by a harmonised European standard) is mandatory under the Construction Products Regulation (CPR). Harmonised standards include guidance on the minimum information that should be included with the CE mark.
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