Technical Help & Investigation

Woodexperts provide technical assistance and consultancy on design and specification; as well as site investigations, condition surveys and thorough reports when things go wrong.

With unparallelled expertise in every aspect of wood and timber-based materials, Woodexperts have helped hundreds of clients from individual home-owners to multinational corporations, and from the heritage conservation sector to architects at the cutting edge of timber construction.

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Just a selection of the topics on which Woodexperts can offer advice and assistance:

UNDERSTANDING WOOD AS A MATERIAL

  • Hardwoods: properties and uses
  • Softwoods: properties and uses
  • Wood-based board products: Manufacture and uses
  • Wood Species Identification
  • Moisture Content specification
  • Wood Machining problems

TIMBER DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION

  • Structural Engineering design and calculations
  • Architectural designs and drawings for timber
  • Detailing of timber structures and joinery components
  • Condition Surveys prior to refurbishment

Design Consultation

Assisting designers, architects and builders at the cutting edge of timber-based construction

Condition Surveys

As well as advising on historically accurate seating for the Globe Theatre, Woodexperts have carried out condition surveys on historic timber structures such as HMS Warrior and Skidby Windmill, East Yorkshire.

SITE INVESTIGATIONS &
CONDITION SURVEYS

We can provide technical help and advice on the following topics:

  • Condition of timber in historic structures
  • Inspection and identification of problems relating to materials, installation or workmanship
  • In-situ grading of structural timber members
  • Moisture content surveys
  • Dry rot and woodworm surveys

TIMBER DECKING & FENCING: DESIGN & INSTALLATION

  • Selection of approved components for Timber Decking
  • Technical advice on Decking Installation and Design
  • We can help you with technical information about the correct specification of wooden fence posts, rails and panels, to the relevant sections of BS 1722.
  • We can help you to achieve an acceptable Quality Assurance Scheme for Fencing
  • We can train your staff to produce Post and Rail Fencing to the correct grade and quality, as specified in BS 1722-7

These are essential factors in meeting the requirements of the Highways Agency, so that you can get onto their Tender List.

QUALITY ASSURANCE SYSTEMS

Woodexperts can help you to design and install a Quality System that will:

  • Help you to meet the requirements of clients and specifiers
  • Improve the efficiency of your production facility
  • Help to increase your profit margin
     

We can help you with Factory Process Control (FPC) Systems: for example, as required for CE Marking; and independent 3rd-Party Product Schemes including:

  • Tiling battens to BS 5534
  • Scaffold boards to BS 2482
  • Post & rail fencing to BS 1722 Part 7
  • Plywood to BS EN 13986