Wood Information Sheet 2/3-71 Specifying externally exposed structural timber
Publication Year
2019
Document Status
Withdrawn
Abstract
Factors associated with specifying structural timbers that are outdoors but don't touch the ground, including types of structures, their design, specification and preservation.
Document History
Superseded by the August 2022 edition, with minor amendments. May 2019 edition, with minor amendments. To be read alongside WIS 4-28 Durability by design. Supersedes the March 2018 edition. First published in November 2017; revised 2018 and 2019.
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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