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Architects' Journal|

Architects' Journal Timber in Construction Joinery. AJ 14.8.91

BRE|

Defect Action Sheet 14 Wood windows: preventing decay

Defect Action Sheet 66 Windows, doors and exterior joinery: applying putty, oil-based sealants and solvent based paints, when weather may be bad

Information Paper 17/87 Factory applied priming paints for exterior joinery
The primer plays a key role in the performance of wood finishes, forming the bond between the wood surface (the substrate) and the finishing coat. Good primer performance is therefore essential if satisfactory results are to be achieved with exterior finishing systems. This paper presents the results of tests carried out to establish the weathering performance of currently available factory-applied primers and gives advice to specifiers and joinery manufacturers on their selection and use.

Information Paper 20/87 External joinery: end grain sealers and moisture control
Effective moisture control is essential for maintaining the integrity of external joinery and achieving good paint performance. Since most water is absorbed through the end grain at joints, moisture uptake can best be prevented by sealing the end grain of joinery components before assembly. This Information Paper presents the results of an investigation into the effect of end grain sealing on the performance of external joinery and draws the attention of specifiers and manufacturers to the advantages it offers for improved performance of both the wood substrate and the paint film.

Information Paper 10/91 Selection of timber for exterior joinery from the genus Shorea
Timber from the genus Shorea is imported to the United Kingdom as a mixture of species having a wide range of properties such as density, colour, treatability with preservatives, and durability (resistance to decay). This paper offers specifiers and joinery manufacturers a set of possible selection criteria for stocks, so as to reduce the risk of including timber vulnerable to decay. It suggests that the overall durability of Shorea timber used for joinery can be improved by a selection process based on colour and density, and indicates the important of preservative treatment.

Information Paper 2/92 Factory-applied stain basecoats for exterior joinery
Stain basecoats are being increasingly used by joinery manufacturers. They are dual-purpose products that enable users to finish with either a paint system or a wood stain. Research at BRE has shown a wide disparity in the weather resistance of stain basecoats, which can have major implications for the service life of the applied finishes. This paper, intended for suppliers and users, summarises current BRE advice on stain basecoats. It outlines the results of trials to evaluate the weathering properties of these coatings, and offers guidance on their selection and performance in service.

Technical Note 12 Flooring and joinery in new buildings: how to minimise dimensional changes

British Standards Institution|

BS 8000-5:1990 Workmanship on building sites. Code of practice for carpentry, joinery and general fixings
Recommendations on basic workmanship.

British Woodworking Federation|

BWF guide to health and safety in the woodworking industry
This guide is aimed at employers, the self employed and those in control of, or managing, work activities in the joinery and woodworking industry. It provides a framework to assist in addressing the major health and safety issues within the workplace.

Specifiers' guide 2006. Joinery and woodworking
Lists the services and specialist skills offered by members of the BWF alphabetically and by county. Discusses the TWA and Fire Door and Doorset schemes. Identifies useful British and European woodworking standards.

Defence Estates|

Historic Buildings Factsheet T 6.02 Internal joinery
Document History - This set was formerly known as - Design and maintenance guides for historic buildings.
Advises on the appropriate repair of internal joinery components. Aims to elucidate the causes of deterioration, historic development and the detailed construction of the component.

Guild of Architectural Ironmongers|

Technical Manual 1.8 Timber, joinery, doors and frames
Document History - Supersedes - Timber, joinery, doors and window construction, 1998
This manual sets out the door types generally in use and provides details of the materials used and their construction.

Glued Laminated Timber Association|

Glulam specifiers guide
Glulam is probably the fastest growing structural material in Britain. Between 1985 and 1995 consumption doubled. One of the reasons is the availability of standard Glulam components, often off-the- shelf. This has given architects and specifiers the opportunity to choose Glulam for almost every kind of building. This guide gives details of the various kinds of Glulam, their properties, performance and availability. It also contains a model specification to assist in defining precisely what is needed.

Technical data sheet 1 Glulam in sports halls
Summarises the relevant clauses and highlights their significance in relation to large section structural timber. It illustrates why the low fire loading in swimming pools and sports halls has justified waivers from strict interpretation of the clauses.

Technical data sheet 2 Design for durability
Many historic buildings give testimony to long-term durability of correctly designed structural timberwork. Preservation is a valuable tool but avoiding risk is always preferable to dependence on defensive measures. Preservation treatment of common building carcassing and joinery timbers is relatively inexpensive and consequently, with little consideration of its actual need is frequently specified as a low premium insurance

Technical data sheet 3 Glulam in fire
The charring rate of timber exposed to fire is predictable. BS 5268:Part 4 sets out the criteria by which the strength of the residual section may be assessed following specified periods of endurance. This enables designers to ensure that the required fire resistance can be achieved. In practice Glulam beams 90mm thick and over will usually endure a 30-minute fire without modification. Longer periods will probably lead to an increase in thickness although this may be partially offset by a reduction in depth.

Technical data sheet 4 Solid timber decking
Solid timber decking is a natural choice, with the combined virtues of pleasing appearance, cost effectiveness in use, and structural function. It provides a natural timber ceiling, which spans clear between main structural members. It can be installed quickly and economically by nailing to the building structure. Timber decking has good insulation properties, and secondary fixings are readily attached to it. Proprietary Class 1 Spread of Flame treatments can be also be applied to the decking in-situ but only when the building is, and will remain, dry.

National House Building Council|

Good craftsmanship guide - Carpentry and joinery - carcassing
Highlights key problems with the major elements of carpentry and joinery - carcassing, and gives guidance on how to avoid them. The Guide is based on NHBC Standards.

Nordic Timber Council|

Finger jointed Swedish and Finnish redwood and whitewood
The object of this publication is to explain the types and functions of finger joints and discuss the aspects which are important to designers, specifiers, manufacturers, builders, users and buyers.

TRADA Technology|

Timber in construction | Chapter 8 - Domestic carpentry. (9 of 15)
Document History - This is the 1987 reprint. This document is part of a larger document, Timber in Construction, which has been split into parts for ease of use.
This book has been prepared by the Timber Research and Development Association as part of its 50th anniversary celebrations. There has long been a need for an authoritative reference book on the use of timbers in construction for architects and specifiers and for students in these fields. This book, with each chapter written by a specialist in the subject, is intended to fill that gap.

Timber in construction | Chapter 9 - Specifying joinery. (10 of 15)
Document History - This is the 1987 reprint. This document is part of a larger document, Timber in Construction, which has been split into parts for ease of use.
This book has been prepared by the Timber Research and Development Association as part of its 50th anniversary celebrations. There has long been a need for an authoritative reference book on the use of timbers in construction for architects and specifiers and for students in these fields. This book, with each chapter written by a specialist in the subject, is intended to fill that gap.

Timber in construction | Chapter 10 - Design and manufacture of mass production joinery. (11 of 15)
Document History - This is the 1987 reprint. This document is part of a larger document, Timber in Construction, which has been split into parts for ease of use.
This book has been prepared by the Timber Research and Development Association as part of its 50th anniversary celebrations. There has long been a need for an authoritative reference book on the use of timbers in construction for architects and specifiers and for students in these fields. This book, with each chapter written by a specialist in the subject, is intended to fill that gap.

Timber in construction | Chapter 11 - Design and detail of purpose made joinery. (12 of 15)
Document History - This is the 1987 reprint. This document is part of a larger document, Timber in Construction, which has been split into parts for ease of use.
This book has been prepared by the Timber Research and Development Association as part of its 50th anniversary celebrations. There has long been a need for an authoritative reference book on the use of timbers in construction for architects and specifiers and for students in these fields. This book, with each chapter written by a specialist in the subject, is intended to fill that gap.

Timber in construction | Chapter 12 - Timber, decorative and practical. (13 of 15)
Document History - This is the 1987 reprint. This document is part of a larger document, Timber in Construction, which has been split into parts for ease of use.
This book has been prepared by the Timber Research and Development Association as part of its 50th anniversary celebrations. There has long been a need for an authoritative reference book on the use of timbers in construction for architects and specifiers and for students in these fields. This book, with each chapter written by a specialist in the subject, is intended to fill that gap.

Wood Information Sheet 1/33 Performance of joinery products
This document covers; windows; wood stairs; doors and; possible future requirements.

Wood Information Sheet 1/47 Timber external doors
Covers legislative and performance requirements, timber selection, design considerations, finishing treatments, together with guidance on storage and installation, which can often be critical in the overall performance of the doorset in use.

Wood Information Sheet 4/16 Timber in joinery (Sept 2002 revision)
The first section of this information sheet provides an outline of the requirements of BS EN 912. The second section gives more general guidance relating to specifying timber in joinery.

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