Wood Information Sheet 0-5 Timber frame building - materials specification
Publication Year
2019
Document Status
Withdrawn
Abstract
An overview of materials typically specified for conventional timber frame buildings; considering framing, trussed rafters, sheathing, floor decks, vapour control, breather membranes, cavity barriers, cladding and lintels.
Document History
Superseded by the July 2022 edition, with minor amendments. March 2019 edition. Supersedes the August 2018 edition. First published March 1998; revised 2003, 2006, 2013, 2016, 2017 and 2018.
Publisher Information
BM TRADA
BM TRADA originates during the 1930s when a forerunner of what later became the Timber Research and Development Association (TRADA) was set up to promote the use of wood in construction. Their publishing programme delivers an extensive range of timber information - Eurocode 5 guidance, span tables, Wood Information Sheets and technical manuals on timber structures, characteristics, performance aspects such as fire and durability, and common applications.
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