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In response to the increasing popularity of timber cladding among architects, designers and builders in recent years, John Brash - one of the UK's leading manufacturers of roofing battens and scaffold boards - now offers a cladding range. The product is attractive, versatile, allows for great flexibility in design and can be used for any scale of building or project. The use of timber cladding can also reduce building costs, due to the low weight and high insulation properties of the material. If used with similar lightweight roof coverings, such as shingles, the need for bulk masonry walls is eliminated, reducing the level of foundations required. Western Red Cedar is said to be a popular choice, being highly durable and resistant to decay.

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With smoking banned from July 1st in all enclosed public places including offices, restaurants, factories, pubs and bars, timber decking will be a popular choice amongst specifiers for exteriors. Timber decking has become a popular material to use when creating safe outdoor smoking areas. Specialist timber importer, John Brash, has developed a hard wearing non-slip structural timber decking solution know as JB Antislip Plus. Said to be a variant on conventional decking, Antislip Plus uses a formula of resin based aggregate inserts, which is injected into the grooves of the deck boards. Alternatively grooves can be machined into smooth boards to receive the inserts. The resin inserts are dark grey in colour and blend in with the natural colour of the deck board as it weathers over time. The decking was developed with Health and Safety standards, The Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) and Part M of the Building Regulations. The softwood range is manufactured from premium joinery grade European Redwood.

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Refurbishment of The Central Store in Port Stanley, Falkland Islands, has been completed using 17000 cedar shakes as cladding from John Brash. The original shingles were Chilean softwood, but this did not meet new requirements for fire resistance, so 600mm by 19mm Western Red Cedar Shakes were specified. Shakes are hand split using a mallet and a cleaver, creating the rough textured surface. Western Red Cedar contains its own preservative against fungal attack, although life expectancy is dependant on conditons. The shakes applied to this project were pre-pressure treated with a non-leaching fire retardant.

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Specialist timber importer, John Brash has provided the timber for the roof and walls for the Alnwick Garden tree house, part of a public garden in the North East which focuses on regeneration. Once complete, the tree house will cover a floor area of 557m² and accommodate a restaurant, shop and education resource centre known as ?The Roost?. The structure is almost entirely made of timber, with the walls and roofs clad in cedar shingles and shakes supplied by John Brash. Over a four month period the company has delivered 349 bundles of treated cedar shakes, 228 bundles of untreated cedar shakes and 48 bundles of untreated cedar shingles to the project. They are being used to clad the 815m² of walls and 70m² of roof, providing durability and a very high strength to weight ratio.

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Thermowood timber cladding from John Brash has been used to add the finishing touch to a residential development in the Birmingham suburb of Moseley. Some 3,000m of Thermowood has been used to clad the rear elevation of Pitmaston Court, a 1930?s Art Deco building that has been refurbished by Grainger Homes. Thermowood is a product from Finland and is from European Redwood timber that has been treated at high temperature to reduce sap and resin levels. This treatment increases the durability of the timber and results in a timber that is claimed to last up to five times longer than untreated boards.

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