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Using UK grown Sitka spruce for external cladding

By: Contributor(s): Language: English Series: BRE Digest ; 500Publication details: Watford BRE 2006Description: 8p. ill. 30cmISBN:
  • 186089176
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • 693.892 $2 18
Summary: Reviews the properties and treatment of Sitka spruce, which is the most widely grown softwood in the UK and which is increasingly being used for timber cladding. Looks at the results of projects funded by the Forestry Commission and the EU Northern Periphery Programme which show that Sitka spruce has the potential for a longer service life than is achieved currently.
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Reviews the properties and treatment of Sitka spruce, which is the most widely grown softwood in the UK and which is increasingly being used for timber cladding. Looks at the results of projects funded by the Forestry Commission and the EU Northern Periphery Programme which show that Sitka spruce has the potential for a longer service life than is achieved currently.