TIMBER DOOR JAMB, LINTEL/HEAD

A door jamb (also sometimes doorjamb) is the vertical portion of the frame onto which adoor is secured. The jamb bears the weight of the door through its hinges, and most types of door latches and deadbolts extend into a recess in the doorjamb when engaged, making the "true" (leveling) and strength of the doorjambs vitally important to the overall operational durability and security of the door. The word "jamb" comes from the French "jambe", meaning "leg". Lintel, or in contemporary usage Post and beam, is a simple construction method using a lintel, header, or architrave as the horizontal member over a building void supported at its ends by two vertical columns, pillars, or posts. This architectural system and building method has been commonly used for centuries to support the weight of the structure located above the openings created by windows and doors in a bearing wall. In architecture, a post-and-lintel or trabeated system refers to the use of horizontal beams or lintels which are borne up by columns or posts. The name is from the Latintrabs, beam; influenced by trabeatus, clothed in the trabea, a ritual garment. The trabeated system is a fundamental principle of Neolithic architecture, Ancient Greek architecture and Ancient Egyptian architecture. Other trabeated styles are

the Persian, Lycian, Chinese, Japanese, and nearly all the Indian styles. The traditions are represented in North and Central America by Mayan architecture, and in South America by Inca architecture . A noteworthy example of a trabeated system is in Volubilis, from the Roman era, where one side of the Decumanus Maximus is lined with trabeated elements, while the opposite side of the roadway is designed in arched style. In India the style was used originally for wooden construction, but later the technique was adopted for stone structures for decorated load-bearing and purely ornamented non-structural purposes.

TIMBER STRIPS FOR FLOORING/ PARQUET/ ENGINEERED FLOOR PANEL

Parquet flooring takes wooden blocks of a particular size, type and wood species and lays them down in a strict geometric pattern. Pros of Parquet Flooring Parquet flooring can be highly customised due to the extensive range of wood types and design possibilities that can be combined together. The majority of parquet floors are compatible with under floor heating systems. Parquet flooring is a very stable method of installation There is only a minimal height increase for concrete floors (19mm) No beading is required so the floor can be cut tight to the original skirting boards. The cons of Parquet Flooring Parquet flooring can be expensive, so is not ideal for a low budget wood floor installation.

Distressed Wooden Flooring Distressed wooden flooring, also known as aged wooden flooring is a new solid wood floor that has an aged / distressed appearance. The distressed appearance is created by tumbling the flooring in a special machine, which cause irregular damage the face and sides of the timber giving it an authentic used look. Pros of Distressed Wood Flooring Due to its worn appearance it s very practical for a domestic or commercial premises. Distressed flooring doesnt require the same level of care as a perfect lacquered product making it ideal for families with children and pets. Areas of a distressed / aged floor can be repaired locally very easily without the need to restore the entire floor. Future dents and scratches add to its appearance. The cons of Distressed Wood Flooring Distressed wood flooring is slightly more expensive than a normal pre oiled product due to the cost of distressing the surface. Engineered Flooring Engineered flooring is available in thicknesses from 14-20mm and incorporates a hardwood wear layer between 3-6mm which is bonded to a layer of plywood or spruce. There is a wide variety of products available from 3 strips to single planks in various widths and finishes. The Pros of Engineered Flooring Some types of engineered flooring can be very cost effective to meet clients budgets. The majority of engineered floors are compatible with both electric and water under floor heating systems. Engineered flooring can be used with sound reduction systems to meet building standards in flats. The Cons of Engineered Flooring Some engineered floors can look artificial, similar to plastic laminate floors. The 14mm thickness ranges only have 3-4mm wear layer which gives them a short life as they can only be restored 2-4 times. If skirting boards are fitted a beading is required to cover the expansion gap.

End Grain Flooring & Solid T&G Wood Blocks End grain flooring features a beautiful pattern and is often chosen for its decorative appearance. It is produced by cutting across the growth rings of the tree. The Pros of End Grain Flooring End grain flooring is very durable and hardwearing. It has a distinctive appearance. It is good for commercial premises such as restaurants, commercial kitchens and shops.

The Cons of End Grain Flooring End grain flooring can be expensive. The sub floor it will be installed on needs to be very good. End grain flooring cannot be used with any type of under floor heating. If skirting boards are fitted a beading is required to cover the expansion gap. Solid T & G Strip Floors Solid T&G Floors are available in thicknesses from 15-20mm, widths from 57mm to 500mm and lengths up to 5M. Produced from 100% solid timber they have a central T&G to the sides and ends and are either secret nailed through the T&G or glued to the sub floor. The Pros of Solid T&G Strip Flooring Widths of solid T & G strip flooring not exceeding 130mm can be secret nailed to joists as a structural floor to replace existing floorboards. Pre finished options can be cost effective but are more expensive than engineered floors.

The Cons of Solid T & G Strip Flooring Solid T & G strip flooring cannot be used with any type of under floor heating. If skirting boards are fitted a beading is required to cover the expansion gap. If installed over existing timber floorboards a plywood may be required, which means that the floor height will increase by approximately 20-26mm. Mosaic Panels Mosaic panels are small pieces of timber pre assembled in a 5-1 squares and supplied as tiles. The tiles are generally mesh backed and can be glued directly to plywood or a concrete sub floor. This type of flooring was popular in the 50s and 60s and is still sold generally for repairs and replacement floors. The Pros of Mosaic Panels Mosaic panels offer a cost effective wooden floor. They can be installed directly to concrete sub floors. The majority of mosaic panel flooring is compatible with both electric and water under floor heating systems.

TIMBER CEILING STRIPS

Timber Ceiling Systems for Style and Functionality Offering a premium finish, the often decorative timber panel ceiling systems are also one of the most functional on the market. With excellent acoustic control, these timber panels can be laid into a grid or standard system so theres little hassle. Ideal for offices, educational facilities and retail environments, the timber panel ceiling systems are available in a variety of finishes to complement your building today, and for the future. Sleek, modern and unobtrusive, see how timber panels can add that unique ambience youve been searching for your building.

TIMBER SKIRTING
MDF Skirting Boards
-more durable and less flaky skirting board

Oak Skirting Boards

-Oak Skirting Boards offer a beautiful finished wood and are much more durable than MDF.

Pine Skirting Boards

-Pine skirting boards are a good middle ground between the low cost of MDF skirting boards and the quality of oak skirting boards. Pine has a wider grain than Oak and is not quite as dense, but still offers a nice wood grain finish and good durability.

Oak Veneered Skirting Boards

-Oak Veneered Skirting Boards provide the Oak finish but on a backing of cheaper MDF. Oak Veneered skirting boards come in at a little more expensive than Pine but with the tighter wood grain. Varnished Oak Veneered MDF Skirting looks almost as good as solid Oak skirting.

Ash Skirting Boards

-Ash is a great choice for a unique and high quality skirting board. It is a slightly cheaper substitute for Oak skirting boards. Ash skirting boards have a slightly wider grain than Oak, with a different character. Ash is a fairly modern hardwood which can be lacquered for a nice finish and will change its colour slightly over time towards a nice golden finish.

Beech Skirting Boards

-Beech skirting boards are light in colour with a speckled grain making it unmistakable. Much modern furniture is made from beech and beech skirting boards will match beech furniture beautifully. Beech is an expensive wood, being better quality than Oak, but is still cheaper than Maple skirting boards. It will easily last for 30 years or more if cared for.

Walnut Skirting Boards

A rare and unique wood, considered to be the creme de la creme, walnut skirting boards are the absolute top of the range. You will find walnut skirting boards and furniture in the most expensive hotels in the world as it is one of the rarest woods which is still commercially available. Walnut has a deep rich colour and a very decorative grain. Walnut is a very strong dense wood with a very tight grain - it will last in excess of 100 years. Jaguar motors are one of the may car manufacturers that decorate the interior of their cars with Walnut.

UPVC Skirting Boards

-UPVC skirting boards are a modern innovation which can easily be installed over the top of old skirting boards. UPVC (or PVCu as its called in Europe) has revolutionized the window and door industry. UPVC skirting boards are cheaper than MDF or wood.

TIMBER WINDOW/DOOR
CASEMENT TIMBER WINDOWA traditional style of Window that sits just as comfortably in modern architecture, available in a wide variety of styles, casements are perfectly designed to catch a prevailing breeze or focus your view. Standard Features

Manufactured from 40mm thick solid timber Mortice and Tenon Joints for ultimate strength 140mm x 40mm rebated frame (not nailed on stops) Hung on galvanised Friction stays for trouble free operation Glass fixed with matching Timber Bead Foam filled Vinyl weather-strips to Head and Sill ensuring a weatherproof seal

Optional Features

165mm x 65mm Hardwood sill with overhang to match traditional styles Stainless Steel friction stays Colonial Glazing bars to divide the window pane (including curved styles) Full range of Locks, Handles and Bolts fitted for your convenience Wide variety of Glazing options (tinted, laminated, obscure etc)

ENTRY TIMBER DOORIf first impressions mean anything to you then you cannot go past a striking entry door. Your choice is only limited by your imagination. Simple, or elaborate, your front door says a lot about you. Standard Features

Manufactured from 40mm thick solid timber Mortice and Tenon Joints for ultimate strength 140mm x 40mm rebated frame (not nailed on stops) Glass fixed with matching Timber Bead Kwila hardwood sill

Optional Features

Doors hung in frame on Brass or Stainless Hinges Full range of Locks, Handles and Bolts fitted for your convenience Colonial Glazing bars to divide the Door pane (including curved styles) Wide variety of Glazing options (tinted, laminated, obscure etc) Weather seals pre fitted

TIMBER DOOR PANEL/ SOLID DOOR/ FLUSH DOOR

Solid doorPrecise joinery and painstaking sanding of wood that is hand selected for color and grain combine to create architecturally correct doors fit for the finest homes. Furniture quality conversion varnish finishes, including stain color matching, distressing, tinting, antiquing and glazing can also be added as an option to match the colors and decor of your home. Matching solid wood moldings in over 500 different profiles are available from our wood molding shop to ensure that your solid wood doors and solid wood moldings stay consistent throughout your house. solid wood doors are available in over 20 different wood species including American woods such as alder, ash, birch, cherry, cypress, fir, hickory, maple, red oak, white oak, pine, poplar and walnut. Custom doors can also be made to your specs to accommodate most any height or width.

Flush door-

Many modern doors, including most interior doors, are flush doors:

Stiles and rails - As above, but usually smaller. They form the outside edges of the door. Core material: Material within the door used simply to fill space, provide rigidity and reduce druminess. Hollow-core - Often consists of a lattice or honeycomb made of corrugated cardboard, or thin wooden slats. Can also be built with staggered wooden blocks. Hollow-core flush doors are commonly used as interior doors. Lock block - A solid block of wood mounted within a hollow-core flush door near the bolt to provide a solid and stable location for mounting the door's hardware. Stave-core - Consists of wooden slats stacked upon one another in a manner similar to a plank & batten door (though the slats are usually thinner) or the wooden-block hollow-core (except that the space is entirely filled). Solid-core - Can consist of low-density particle board or foam used to completely fill the space within the door. Solid-core flush doors (especially foam-core ones) are commonly used as exterior doors because they provide more insulation and strength.

TIMBER PLYWOOD
Plywood is a manufactured wood panel made from thin sheets of wood veneer. It is one of the most widely used wood products. It is flexible, inexpensive, workable, re-usable, and can usually be locally manufactured. Plywood is used instead of plain wood because of its resistance to cracking, shrinkage, splitting, and twisting/warping, and its general high degree of strength. Plywood layers (called veneers) are glued together with adjacent plies having their grain at right angles to each other. Cross-graining has several important benefits: it reduces the tendency of wood to split when nailed at the edges, it reduces expansion and shrinkage equating to improved dimensional stability, and it makes the strength of the panel consistent across both directions. There are usually an odd number of plies so that the sheet is balancedthis reduces warping. Because of the way plywood is bonded (with grains running against one another and with an odd number of composite parts) it is very hard to bend it perpendicular to the grain direction.

3 plywood

5 plywood

Nyatoh plywood

TIMBER COLUMN/BEAM
ColumnColumn or pillar in architecture and structural engineering is an structural element that transmits, through compression, the weight of the structure above to other structural elements below in, other word column is a compression member. For the purpose of wind orearthquake engineering, columns may be designed to resist lateral forces. Othercompression members are often termed "columns" because of the similar stress conditions. Columns are frequently used to support beams or arches on which the upper parts of walls or ceilings rest. In architecture, "column" refers to such a structural element that also has certain proportional and decorative features. A column might also be a decorative element not needed for structural purposes; many columns are "engaged with", that is to say form part of a wall.

BeamA beam is a horizontal or vertical structural element that is capable of withstanding load primarily by resisting bending. The bending force induced into the material of the beam as a result of the external loads, own weight,span and external reactions to these loads is called a bending moment. Beams are traditionally descriptions of building or civil engineering structural elements, but smaller structures such as truck or automobile frames, machine frames, and other mechanical or structural systems contain beam structures that are designed and analyzed in a similar fashion.