Cladding: your questions answered

Cladding questions
Cladding: your questions answered
by Jennie Ward|13 March 23|Build, Supply
The Timber Decking & Cladding Association (TDCA) answers the common timber cladding questions its technical team are often asked. External timber cladding is an arrangement of boards covering the exterior of a building. It provides extra protection against the elements and also adds an attractive design feature to the building....
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masterclass in wood treatment
A masterclass in wood treatment
by Jennie Ward|09 March 23|Build, Supply
Gordon Ewbank, Director of the Wood Protection Association, gives a masterclass on why wood needs preservative protection. All mature trees have an inner core known as heartwood. This is surrounded by an outer layer of younger sapwood where the tree stores nutrients essential for its growth. These food reserves remain after the...
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‘An exoskeleton and a spider’ | working with the combustibles ban
by Guest Author|30 September 22|Build, Design
Dave Lomax from Waugh Thistleton Architects and Kelly Harrison from Whitby Wood consider the implications of recent fire safety regulations for mass timber construction.
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