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Essentials of Laying A New Timber Floor

Wooden floor has as a character, a charm that turns a house into a home. While each and every kind of wood cannot be used to lay a wooden floor, but some wood profiles such as oak and timber can recreate the magic of a beautiful wooden floor. Wood is an organic material and hence, it lives and breathes. It continuously contracts and expands depending upon the environment. A newly laid wooden floor is beautiful nevertheless, even as it grows old, wood retains its charm that made it beautiful in the first place. Wooden floor has to be laid down perfectly so that it would remain faultless and perfect in the decades to come. It is necessary that an experienced builder be called who can lay down an immaculate timber floor for your home. Nevertheless, there are a few things that have to be kept in mind before laying down a new wooden floor. ·          Looking out for damp Damp is the one thing that has to be thoroughly ch...

Damp Vs Timber: A Comprehensive Guide

Timber wood along with all its timber profile is known for its strength and longevity. Nevertheless, despite the strength of the timber, untreated damp can be exceedingly damaging to the timber and can easily result in the extensive and expensive restoration bills. It is necessary that damp must be spotted before installing timber wood in the home. There are many ways in which damp can affect a timber wood. Damp is generally caused by the increase of water in the whole or a part of the house. Whether it is the internal moisture or the seeping of dampness from outside, damp can be easily caused by both and can result in damaging the timber.  Damp, caused by a various causes like a blocked air brick, missing roof-tile, condensation or drain-pipe. Dampness in timber is often due to one of these three issues: œ Wood Rot The principal cause of damp that can be utterly damaging to timber is rot. Wet rot as well as dry rot can easily blossom in moist setti...

Top 5 Timber Global Trends for 2016

Timber wood has long been loved by architects as a captivating way to add natural warmth and linear touch to buildings and houses. Over the years, timber wood has advanced beyond recognizable situations to a level of classiness whereby modern portico and timber moulding designs are now limited only by architectural imagination.  Here are top five notable global trends in timber facade design.    1.      Multi intensity cladding In the previous decade, timber cladding was generally uniform in thickness. Now, many designers prefer to match and mix the depths to generate textures. Adding in the deeper pieces into timber facades creates a captivating play of light and shadow at various times of the day. When allowed to turn silver with age, multi-depth cladding will do so unevenly, further adding to the character of the facade. 2.      Varying cladding size Diversifying timber cladding length and width dime...