A-Z About building a timber home

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Since the prehistoric times, when people first started to leave their caves and build up their own shelter, Timber has been the leading construction material. It was not a difficult task for our ancestors to recognize the benefits of using wood. Available in abundance, timber posses the good qualities of being resistant, a good insulator and an easy makeover which makes it a popular choice for all. For years multiple civilizations have used the material and found it quite appealing and a good choice in every way.

Timber comes in multiple forms, structures, sizes and shapes. There is a wide variety of the material available in the market. One needs to carefully study the various types and know more about the advantages and disadvantages of every timber material to conclude what is best for individual use. Climatic conditions, place of use and purpose of use are extremely important factors in deciding the best timber. This article provides a brief detail on the various popular timber types and their strength and weaknesses

Advantages of Planed Timber

Planed timber is nothing but wood in an organized and planed structure formulated by passing the raw board through a planer or four cutter machine to fetch the desired smooth structure on all four sides. The major advantages of using planed timber as a building material is the obvious fact that after using a planer splinters reduce remarkably, and it highlights the grain of the wood and painting becomes much easier on the smooth surface. These kind of timber saves the trouble of treating it again after construction and they are one of the most durable timber varieties.

Disadvantages of Planed Timber

Though planed timber is often appreciated for do it yourself works, the pre planed and shaped sizes can become a problem for making complex shapes. Apart from this the planed timbers are obviously more expensive than the raw rough boards which can be used in low cost construction. Lastly, planed timber sometimes posses slower seasoning and little shrinkage towards growth rings.

Advantages of Shaped Timber

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Shaped timbers are those varieties which are cut from a log in different sizes and shapes. It can either be of versatile rectangular length and width or it can also be found in a wedge shape. Each shape of timber has a different appearance and distinctive qualities which make it more popular among users. Among the shaped timber one of the popular varieties is the Quarter Sawn timber which is an ideal option for hardwood species and has a good wearing surface for furniture or floors. This variety is endowed with qualities like less shrinkage, cupping and wrapping and it posses the best grain on the face.

Disadvantages of Shaped Timber

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Shaped timber usually comes without being plane on the surface so it makes it difficult to be used right away. The shaped timber often loses its structural stability since most of them are cut into several shapes for better usage. Shaped timber also has it's limitations in terms of form and function for projects that do not use standard shapes and sizes.

Advantages of glued laminated timber

Glued laminated timber is a methodology where logs are glued vertically or horizontally with adhesives which are absolutely eco-friendly and allows the passage of water vapor and air. The Glue laminated timber is usually made of softwood which is specially dried in exclusive chambers to control the moisture content of the beams. The glued laminated beams are pasted in numbers of 2 to 5 achieving a width of maximum 200mm. The major advantage of this type of timber is that it fetches a higher surface quality since all defects and knots are removed before the use of adhesive. Thermal insulation also becomes greater in these types since gaps and cracks are completely removed while glued.

Disadvantages of glued laminated timber

The greatest disadvantage of the glued laminated timber is the price component. This variety is comparatively more expensive that its other couterparts which make it difficult to use it widely for some individuals.

In a nutshell, there are various types of timber available in the market and each one has its own merits and demerits. The basic problems of timber like being affected by rodents and getting exposed to fungi and moisture swelling and shrinkage are to a larger extent controlled by several methods. It is now a much safer and a wiser choice to use timber in every construction project. 

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