Timber cladding

BCL timber cladding panels are designed and built on a ‘secret-fixing’ principle in a controlled factory environment, ensuring the highest levels of quality and can be made out of a wide range of accredited hard and soft woods.

The continued growth in the use of timber in recent years as a preferred means of cladding buildings, reflects the unique characteristics that timber provides for Architects & Designers.

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The following points illustrate just some of the inherent advantages to be gained by the specification of Timber Cladding:

• Environmentally friendly
• A renewable resource
• Suits all types of buildings
• Provides design versitility
• Durable & long lasting
• Low in maintenance cost
• Lightweight
• A good insulator
• Wide range of species available
• Unlimited choice of finished appearance
• Speed of installation (off-site panel assembly)

The principle of timber rain-screen cladding has been around for decades, but has once again become a design consideration as it is ideally suited to the climatic conditions found in the UK.
An outer rain-screen deflects most of the driven rain, whilst behind this is a ventilated and drained cavity. Within the design brief BCL will also ensure that the correct selection & use of damp-proof membrane, Insulation & Breather membrane, combine to meet the thermal insulation requirements of the building envelope.

An additional step taken by BCL to improve both the speed & quality of installtion is the introduction of off-site panel prefabrication techniques. The profiled timber is converted into a range of carefully designed panel sizes to suit each elevation of the building. This approach to a project can reduce both installation cost and timescale and will provide an enhanced visual appearance resulting from our ISO 9001 2000 Quality control procedures.

If you would like further information or have a particular project requirement, please contact Brian Barrett. who will be pleased to assist.