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When purchasing timber decking and associated joists or bearers, a common question is what Use Class should the timber be treated to? The answer is dependent on where the timber deck will be used.
When to use graded over traditional battens As a general rule when working on an NHBC site your battens need to be factory or pre graded to BS5534. If the customer has asked for graded, or if the contract and/or roofing specification requires it, BS5534 graded battens should also be used. It is a legal …
As a structural timber it is important that your timber deck is designed correctly, based on bearers, joist span, treatment class and strength grade of your timber. Even if this specification process is carried out accurately, the quality of the timber you use will affect the finished deck. The framework of the deck may be …
All timber decks, whether domestic or commercial, are designed to carry specific loads; these include both uniformly distributed and point loads. The grade rules for the use of structural timber are set out within BS 4978:2007+A1:2011 but how do you know which grade to use?
As a result of publicity about the Construction Products Regulations and CE marking, we’ve seen a recent increase in questions from customers about the requirement for CE marking on roofing batten. John Brash can confirm that our roofing battens do not fall within the scope of CE marking and so there is no requirement for …