Structural Timber
Creating structures with local timber
Historically, timber construction has always been a significant part of domestic and commercial buildings.
The oldest timber building in England, the Stave Church at Greensted in Essex, has timbers dated at 12th century. 15th century buildings are commonly found and still in use in many of our market towns, remnants of a period in time when timber framing dominated as a construction method.
Today these traditional building methods continue and, perhaps because of our more eco-friendly culture are going from strength to strength. What were 'dying trades' like lath plastering, green Oak framing, thatching etc are being brought back into the realm of general construction work and the craft of building is being restored.
Whilst the traditional is having a resurgence timber construction
in general is moving into the 21st century. New technologies and
developments in engineering mean that timber is being acknowledged
as the most feasible, flexible, and future-proof building product
available.
These modern methods of construction and engineering are exploring
the boundaries of what timber can do. The Gridshell at Singleton
and the Visitor Centre at Saville Gardens are examples of alternative
timber structures.
When choosing a timber for structural work performance i.e. strength, durability and grade, is the main consideration and visual qualities of the species would probably be less important. We offer Visual Strength Grading for Oak as an additional service.
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