Two of the UK’s leading timber associations have joined forces to publish – Site check: The timber frame pocket book – the ultimate guide to best practice in timber frame construction
TRADA and the Structural Timber Association (STA) have combined their expert knowledge to update and merge individual timber frame publications to produce a single-source ‘best-of both’ guide to on-site construction.
Site check: The timber frame pocket book is an invaluable tool for all those responsible for high quality workmanship, imperative when the burgeoning timber frame sector has grown at almost twice the market rate in one year alone.
TRADA’s Rupert Scott said: “We are delighted to collaborate with the STA to provide the timber industry with a single source of timber frame advice. Site check: The timber frame pocket book equips site managers and other construction professionals with a handy aid to supervise and check that subcontractors’ work is done to a high standard.
“The timber frame market is enjoying spectacular growth, providing a golden opportunity for those operating in this sector. And with the Chancellor recently committing £44bn for the largest house-building drive for decades, this growth shows no sign of abating.”
Written as an illustrated guide that can be easily consulted by on-site management, this pocket book gives construction professionals the competitive edge by helping them to ensure sub-contract work is carried out to the highest standard.
“With a shared objective to enhance the standards within the structural timber sector, our collaboration with TRADA brought together the technical expertise of two of the timber industry’s leading organisations,” said Andrew Carpenter, Chief Executive of the STA.
“Quality management should be an end-to-end process – from the sourcing of raw timber and offsite manufacture in well managed factories – to the final onsite installation. The Site Check pocket book will be a valuable asset to site managers and although concise, the information will play an important role in refining onsite quality controls.”
From timber frame delivery and storage to installing a breather membrane, insulating and damp-proofing to masonry cladding and roof framing, Site check: The timber frame pocket book is bursting with high quality guidance and diagrams, as well as handy check-lists for onsite inspection.
Site check: The timber frame pocket guide is available to buy at TRADA Bookshops – visit: https://bookshop.trada.co.uk/.
There will be an opportunity to meet the book’s author when Robin Lancashire, TRADA’s Senior Timber Frame Consultant, takes to the stage to talk about Site check: The timber frame pocket guide on 8 March at the newly refurbished Timber District at Ecobuild.
