Origin Charred or burnt wood (yaki sugi-ita, yakisugi, shou sugi ban) has evolved from a Japanese technique of preserving and enhancing the look of wood mainly used for the external building envelope i.e cladding. This is done with the use of fire, burning to create a heat treated surface and carbonised layer around the timbers exposed…
Pre-finished or Painted cladding has become very popular in recent years. Timber cladding is prefinished either enhance its aesthetics, maintain the natural wood tone or to enhance the service life. A wide range of products are available on the market in the form of lacquers, varnishes, oils, waxes, stains etc. These are supplied in various…
It is important to ensure that timber or wood cladding (siding,rainscreen, weatherboarding) is installed, fixed by a professional/qualified individual moreover to always follow the timber cladding supplier’s guidelines.Guidelines, instructions that are given below cover cladding that is mainly for external applications. All timber cladding and battens should be appropriately treated to protect them against rot…
To be able to answer the question you need to know, the timbers durability class as given in BS EN350-2, you also need to know the Use class of the timber given in BS8417 all explained below.Biological performance is based on the resistance to microbiological attack of a species heartwood. Standards or reference documents used…