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A guide to which structural timber for what project

Choosing the right product for your project is critical to ensure the specification and investment is at the right level. Use our guide to help you.
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  • Timber frame

    Timber frame is one of the most established form and most used forms of structural timber. Technologically advanced and the most sustainable form of construction material, it enables the two types, both open and closed panel timber frame build systems to be designed and manufactured offsite in factory controlled conditions.

    As products are manufactured offsite, higher levels of quality control mean exemplary accuracy, while improving speed of build on site. Reduced site prelims, less material waste and labour requirement, lower site and office overheads, improved productivity and supervision on site all save time. Improved build quality results in reduced snagging and higher satisfaction levels while faster build times with an average of 25% less labour days on site, improves cash flow.

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  • Structural insulated panels (SIPs)

    Structural Insulated Panels, known as SIPs are engineered timber panels consisting an insulating rigid foam core of expanded polystyrene or polyurethane foam, inserted between two structural facings, typically oriented strand board (OSB). These insulated load bearing panels are an advanced method of construction providing high levels of quality control.

    SIPs are manufactured offsite in factory-controlled conditions delivering excellent structural and thermal characteristics in one system. The core materials provide thermal insulation, resisting moisture penetration while the insulating core also reduces the overall panel weight.

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  • Glulam

    Glued laminated timber (Glulam) is an engineered wood system used as a structural building material. It is produced by laminating layers of kiln dried, stress tested timber together using durable, moisture-resistant adhesives and hydraulic presses. Each lamination can then be finger-jointed to produce longer lengths.

    Glulam is used in a broad range of construction projects from large scale buildings to bridges. You’ll often find it is left as exposed timber in buildings, providing stunning aesthetics in the finished project.

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  • Cross laminated timber

    Cross laminated timber (CLT) is constructed from timber lamellae, typically spruce, which is stacked in layers, arranged perpendicular to each other and then bonded under high pressure using formaldehyde free adhesives to form large format structural building components.

    The solid timber panels are mass customised structural components that can be used as wall, floor and roof panels for construction projects of all building sectors, providing exceptional qualities in regard to the reduction in a buildings embodied carbon.

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We’ve got this wave of people wanting houses. With timber frame we know can deliver homes quicker than other approaches.

Oliver Novakovic Technical and Innovation Director at Barratt Developments plc.

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