Mon, 25 May 2026 12:54:01 +0100 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/ Lussumo Vanilla 1.0.3 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1615&Focus=19065#Comment_19065 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1615&Focus=19065#Comment_19065 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:10:44 +0100 jamesingram I was thinking of local oak, feather edge , left to weather
planning will probably restrict it to feather edge

Anybody got any suggetions or advice
for the most sustainable option , cost efffiective and durablilty
how about sweet chesnut ?

I've not got much experience of anything other than treated pine youi get in every builders merchants, timber yard

thanks for your help


Jim]]> https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1615&Focus=19068#Comment_19068 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1615&Focus=19068#Comment_19068 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:28:17 +0100 joe.e https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1615&Focus=19072#Comment_19072 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1615&Focus=19072#Comment_19072 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:31:34 +0100 jamesingram Any concern regarding the type of nails I'd need to use]]> https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1615&Focus=19075#Comment_19075 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1615&Focus=19075#Comment_19075 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:40:00 +0100 fostertom http://www.cornishwoodland.co.uk/products/architectural/cladding.htm . Because cedar is 'very durable' is used very thin - tapers from 4mm to 20mm at 150 wide - two boards sawn from a 25x150 plank. Lovely refined look, lovely grey colour it weathers to. On 19x50 vertical battens, 50x50 sawn cedar cover-corners project just the right amount and look very crisp. 19x75 or 100 sawn window linings, 19x150 or 175 sloping cills. http://www.space-and-light.co.uk/index_files/page0001.htm

Or waney-edge boards from any hardwood, for a chunky rustic look, unlikely to be durable, so treated and at least 25 thick, not feather-edge tapered.]]> https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1615&Focus=19091#Comment_19091 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1615&Focus=19091#Comment_19091 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:51:45 +0100 jamesingram home growns good even if it lack the life expentency
Thanks

found these suppliers on the web search for anyone else who may be looking
http://www.benchmarktimber.co.uk/index.htm
http://www.vastern.co.uk/cladding.htm]]> https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1615&Focus=19098#Comment_19098 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1615&Focus=19098#Comment_19098 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 21:26:40 +0100 rogerwhit https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1615&Focus=19105#Comment_19105 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1615&Focus=19105#Comment_19105 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 21:59:31 +0100 joe.e Hope the above all makes sense...]]> https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1615&Focus=19110#Comment_19110 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1615&Focus=19110#Comment_19110 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 22:15:35 +0100 rogerwhit https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1615&Focus=19129#Comment_19129 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1615&Focus=19129#Comment_19129 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 08:52:01 +0100 joe.e https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1615&Focus=19133#Comment_19133 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1615&Focus=19133#Comment_19133 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:32:40 +0100 fostertom https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1615&Focus=19163#Comment_19163 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1615&Focus=19163#Comment_19163 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:40:35 +0100 joe.e Clinker planking, which is what the larch got used for, is where the planks overlap like house cladding. It allows for the movement of the wood, so it's good for boats that are in and out of the water - beach-launched fishing boats, traditionally. I imagine that the timbers traditionally used were those that best withstood the wet-dry cycles, which supports the use of larch for external cladding.]]> https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1615&Focus=19166#Comment_19166 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1615&Focus=19166#Comment_19166 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:46:32 +0100 fostertom https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1615&Focus=19179#Comment_19179 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1615&Focus=19179#Comment_19179 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:07:46 +0100 joe.e bilges - is often a damp, badly-ventilated place, wet with fresh water and not salt. Any spot that's not under water, but is not dry and ventilated, tends to rot. It seems to be permanent dampness that causes rot, not very wet / very dry cycles.
Old sailors used to throw handfuls of salt into inaccessible areas of their boats, to 'pickle' them. I have no idea if it worked. I have also read that North Sea cargo vessels, when new, would be sent on one trip to the Caribbean for sugar, so that the sugar residues that seeped down into the bilges would rot-proof them. Again, no idea if true, or if true, whether it worked. I gather that oak timbers from Viking vessels taken from the sea after 800 years or so are often completely black but still hard and sound.]]> https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1615&Focus=19257#Comment_19257 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1615&Focus=19257#Comment_19257 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:24:26 +0100 CWatters
Rawnsley woodland products
http://www.cornishwoodland.co.uk/products/architectural/cladding.htm]]>