Timber
Repairs - structural and cosmetic
| Timber
Repairs - structural and cosmetic | |||
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| We are a National Service - with local Specialist Surveyors | | ||
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| Types of Timber that can be repaired | |
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External - listed and historic window frames, door frames, posts, timber frames, wall plates, rafter ends, purlin ends, facias and soffits. Internal - listed and historic window frames, door frames, skirting boards, staircases, joists, carrier beams, bressumers, lintols, arches, rafters, tie beams, purlins, ridge beams, 'A' frames, trusses (King Post and Queen Post) and lath and plaster ceilings. Types of damage - splits, cracks, holes, end decay, mid span decay, excessive bending or deflection, decorative, fire, water, wet rot, dry rot and insect attack. A bad break in a rafter - caused by long term woodworm |  |
| Example | |
| The Log House, near Lymington - suffering from Wet Rot, treated with Boron Ultra 78 Paste by injection and Boron Rods, inserted into the same holes.
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to Price List and Order Form now Wet rot in a traditional log house |  |
| How to repair Timber | |
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Splits and shakes - inject Thixotropic Epoxy Holes and small voids - fill with Moulding Mortar Ends and Mid span gaps - fit a Timber-Resin Splice - made to measure - INSTANT ESTIMATE - 01626 331351 Bending/deflection - high tensile rebar in Structural Epoxy Grout Go
to Price List and Order Form now Split in timber rafter at Sherbourne School |  |
| Example | |
| Sherbourne School - trusses injected with Thixotropic Epoxy to 'make good' splits and shakes, using temporary injection flanges.
Injection being carried out with Thixotropic Epoxy after surface filling with Moulding Mortar |  |
| How to treat Timber | |
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1. Eliminate the source of moisture and protect against future ingress 2. Cut out the decay back to sound timber - test extent of softness with drilled holes 3. Repair described in 'How to Repair Wood Rot' above. 4. Inject with Boron Ultra Paste, surface treat with Boron Ultra Gel. Add Boron Ultra Rods of solid preservative for timbers likely to remain damp or subject to seasonal wetting (e.g. window frames, door posts, garden posts, wall plates). Go to Price List and Order Form
now Diagram of positions for Boron Rods in posts |  |
| Example | |
| Railtrack Railway Sleepers - fitted with Boron Rods to areas where the Creosote treatment has begun to fail. Prevents failure and reduces future maintenance.
Railway Engineers installing Boron Rods |  |
| How to prevent Timber damage | |
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1. Protect structures from penetrating and rising dampness 2. Apply breathing protective coatings to external timbers - Vinabore 3. Treat vulnerable timbers with Boron Products - insert Boron Rods, inject Boron Paste, brush surfaces with Boron Gel and apply Ultra 12 Liquid by spray or brush for indoor use to floor and roof timbers. Go
to Price List and Order Form now Drilling pattern for bearing ends - Boron Rods and Paste |  |
| Example | |
| Wooden Statue, Leicester - a public park feature, the sculpture in Elm was suffering badly from wet rot. Repaired with Moulding Mortar and treated with Boron Ultra Gel, then surface coated with Vinabore repellent.
Rocking Horse treated for woodworm with Boron Ultra 12 |  |
| Types of Laminated Beam repair | |
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Delamination - inject the glue line with Thixotropic Epoxy Holes and cavities - cut out to sound and fill with Moulding Mortar Splits and shakes - fill with Moulding Mortar, inject through with Thixotropic Epoxy, fit Epoxy Glass Rods as connectors across splits bonded in with Thixotropic Epoxy. Go to Price List and Order Form
now Laminating a new English Oak section in our workshop |  |
| Examples | |
| Canadian School Sports Halls - a perfect example of delamination, injected and fitted with epoxy glass rods HMS Raleigh C of E Chapel, Plymouth - wet rot damage to roof Glulam Beam - repaired with Moulding Mortar and Thixotropic Epoxy.
Repairing a lintol with bars internally and Mouldable Epoxy Mortar externally
WOOD PRESERVATIVE AND BIOCIDE SAFETY Use wood preservatives and biocides safely. Always read the label and product information Data Sheet before use. Wear the correct safety equipment and keep unprotected people and animals out of the treated area for the statutory period given on the label. All products have some hazards and the COSHH Regulations (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health) apply to ALL building repair and construction products that we sell, even Cement. If
in doubt consult us for free technical help. Take care not to contaminate soil,
waterways or the environment with the product or the waste and packaging. |
Property
Repair Systems |
