Specify Plywood or Timber

Architects & Designers Specifying Plywood

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If you are an architect or designer looking to specify plywood for your next project, please get in touch. We can offer advice and experience to ensure the correct material is specified. It's important that viable, realistic and achievable specs are produced at the initial stage.

We are here to help architects, surveyors, engineers, contractors, interior designers - anyone specifying plywood or timber products.

Architect & Contractor Specifying Assistance

Planning and specifying - Draw on our broad knowledge of panel products & timber

Drawing take-off - We can help assist with calculations, on a guidance only basis

Fixing advice - Gain from our experience and advice

Documentation - Datasheets, DoP (Declaration of Performance)

Packing - Packed in order of installation sequence. Packed and identified per elevation
Panel identification - Numbered as per your drawing for easy contractor installation
Veneer matching - Numbered and identified to achieve the desired veneer matching sequence
Phased deliveries - For many sites, this is a convenient service
Installation - We supply panels only, but may be able to suggest an experienced independent installers

Products that are frequently specified by architects include:

Plywood Acoustic Panels

Decorative Pine Plywood

Veneered Plywood

Fire Rated Plywood

Fire Rated Timber

Value Engineering

Options for value engineering can also be considered and discussed - responsible changes that ensure safety regulations are still adhered to and the original vision is maintained.

• Converting to standard panel sizes and specs
• Utilising panel sizes you may not be aware of to achieve greater yield and economy
• Different face grade options
• Different species
• Lateral thinking to obtain the best balance between achieving the original vision within budget constraints

Specifying Timber

General points to consider when specifying timber include:

• Service Life
  
• Choosing the correct timber species
  
• Selecting the appropriate grade

We can offer advice to keep the timber well maintained and correctly installed, which would mitigate against

• Weathering / Silvering
• Shrinkage
• Rust staining from incorrect fixings
• Cupping

Specialised Timber is able to supply certified materials from CSA, FSC, PEFC and SFI certified sources which have been fully approved by DEFRA. This covers all legal, sustainable and certification requirements to allow architects to specify our products with total confidence.