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Different types of timber cladding profiles

Timber cladding is a natural, lightweight yet durable material which ensures a beautiful finish. In this blog post, we showcase the timber cladding profiles most commonly used so that you can find the right profile for your project.

Durability vs Use Class of Timber

It is vital that the timber you choose is suitable for the project’s location, weather and environment. In order to ensure the correct timber is selected, both durability and use class play an important part in the decision process. Here, we discuss in further detail what this means.

How to check if an unlabelled product is FSC certified?

What do you do if a product does not have the FSC® logo on it? Is it still FSC® certified or is it from a non-certified or perhaps even illegal source? The product may in fact still be certified by the FSC, but there are a few steps you can take to ensure it is as outlined in this blog.

Sapwood vs Heartwood

Trees are comprised of both sapwood and heartwood. You may have heard of these terms, but here we discuss in further detail what exactly they are, what the difference between the two are, how you can identify each type and how their varying properties affect how you work with the wood.

Which types of wood are best for timber decking

When it comes to decking for a garden, a larger landscaping project or even a pier, there are a lot of options out there. Depending on both your budget and what you want the decking to look like, there are many options for you to choose from. Here we discuss the different types of wood that are best for decking to help you choose the correct wood for your next project.

Using Wood for Sea Defence

Groynes are a popular form of sea defence in the UK and many of our beautiful beaches have wooden groynes built on them. They play a vital part in efforts to help protect our beaches from further coastal erosion and to help our beaches be as stable of possible. Although groynes can be made from several different materials, including stone and concrete, here we discuss why wood is a great option to choose.

What is the FSC?

FSC stands for the Forest Stewardship Council which is a non-governmental organisation dedicated to promoting responsible forest management worldwide. Here we explain why you should choose FSC certified products and explain why our forests need sustainable management.

15 top facts about timber

Building with wood has many great benefits. Timber has been used over hundreds of years to build quality, long lasting buildings and structures. But why is it so good? Here are just a few facts that show why wood is such an amazing and interesting material.

Using timber for piers

EcoChoice have a had strong presence in the marine construction industry for many years, and in particular we have specialist experience in delivering timber components to piers, pontoons and marinas. In this article we look at the type of timber that we use for piers, why we use it, and look at two of the piers that we have helped with in recent years – Southend Pier and Hastings Pier.

Why use Ekki timber?

Ekki is one of the main species of timber that we sell here at EcoChoice. In this article we explain what Ekki is, look at the key benefits of using it and why it is so popular, and look at some of its main uses.

Why is oak such a good product to use?

Oak is an incredibly popular choice when it comes to choosing timber, and for good reason. Oak does a good job for just about anything that timber can be used for, meaning that whatever timber product you might want to make, you can do so using the same tree. We explore the key benefits of oak in this article.

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