A garage in Northumberland has been lovingly restored using British larch cladding. Owner, Martin Gale, re-built the garage entirely using BSW british-grown timber. The timber frame structure was constructed using Easi-Edge C16 strength graded material and the entire 70sqm building is clad in British Larch cladding.
Detail:
The building is 70 square meters.
Larch Cladding
- 1100 linear metres of BSW4 profile in 2.4 metre lengths
- 200 linear metres of BSW7 profile in 3.0 metre lengths
- 100 linear metres of BSW7 profile in 3.6 metre lengths
Easi-Edge
- 300 pieces of 4.8 metres X 45mm X 95mm
- 25 pieces of 4.8 metres X 45mm X 145mm
Sawn Bundled (Roof Battens)
- 150 pieces of 3.6 metres X 25mm X 38mm
Martin commented, "I needed a material that was natural looking in appearance as well as durable. The British larch cladding fitted the bill perfectly."
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