Building with home grown round timber

Darby, H.J.

Building with home grown round timber - 1987 - Farm Buildings and Engineering 4(1) Spring-Summer 1987, 18-21(4) .

Building systems using such timber have considerable potential, but there are problems with non-uniform sections and with jointing. Development work is being undertaken at various centres. A development project by ADAS at the Farm Buildings Development Centre at Reading hopes to produce an economic building system suitable for both professional firms and DIY builders. Figures.