Countries, nations and standardised areas
EN14081-2 is the standard that governs machine controlled strength grading of timber in Europe. A new version of this was published in 2018, and in […]
Standards
Grading of home grown timber (summary)
Yesterday I spoke at the “Green Drinks” organised by SEDA and AECB. (The other main speaker was Nick Marshall, coordinator of the Association of Scottish […]
CE marking and UKCA marking – no deal preparations
Since our last post on Brexit, in which we mentioned the new UK conformity mark to replace the CE mark, The UK Government has updated […]
A quick summary of timber strength grading
The physical and mechanical properties of wood vary hugely – not just between species, but also within species, from forest to forest, between trees in […]
What became of EN14081-4
EN 14081-4 “Timber structures. Strength graded structural timber with rectangular cross section. Machine grading. Grading machine settings for machine controlled systems” is the standard that […]
Grade stamps – who done it
The grade stamp on structural timber from Europe must say who the manufacturer is – by means of the name, logo or both. In the […]
UKTGC website
The UK Timber Grading Committee now has a website: http://uktgc.org.uk Being brand new, it is still very much a work in progress and we welcome […]
Brexit & timber again
This post is an addendum to the previous one about the no-deal Brexit preparation notices – and with thanks to the TTF for the information they […]
Tiling batten sizes (UK)
This is a short post looking at how tiling batten dimensions (according to the standards, at least) have changed over the years. It is sometimes […]
The strength of tiling battens (UK)
BS 5534:2014+A2:2018, the UK code of practice for slating and tiling for pitched roofs and vertical cladding, contains rules for visual grading of tiling battens. […]