Engineered wood: Fact sheet no. 11
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This wood for good fact sheet is an introductory guide to engineered wood.
This sheet briefly explains engineered wood and then discusses the creation process and a number of the benefits of the different types of engineered woods available, included in which are: engineered timber beams (I-beams), heat treated wood, laminated wood panels, engineered constructional floors, compressed wood floors and engineered wood floors.
Contents:
- Engineered timber beams (I-beams)
- Heat treated wood
- Laminated wood panels
- Engineered construction floors
- Compressed wood floors
- Engineered wood floors
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List of Wood Information Sheets
This document contains a fully comprehensive list of all the most up to date Wood Information Sheets (WIS) published by TRADA. Available to members for free or non-members for £12.00, these Wood Information Sheets provide technical guidance related to almost every timber topic under the sun.
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