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Chestnut - Carbon Neutral Timber Cladding

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Chestnut is a species of wood that exudes natural beauty and a golden colour. Chestnut is suited to a wide range of timber cladding projects.

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Application

External cladding applications.

Description

Hardwood chestnut timber cladding.


Features and benefits:

  • Good workability.
  • Takes fixings well.
  • No treatment required.
  • Not as vulnerable to knocks, scrapes and scratches as other materials.
  • Used within projects that require a hard wearing and stable wood.
  • Wide choice of standard profiles.


Moisture movement:

Wood’s moisture content will change relative to its surroundings. Different species have different degrees of movement and this must be accounted for in cladding design.


Good design and installation practice will help minimize the effects of moisture:


  • Use eaves and overhangs to deflect rain - or flashing to protect the board tops.
  • Finish cladding at least 200 mm from the ground or a horizontal surface. Where possible use a surface that diffuses rain, such as gravel.
  • Board widths should generally be 4 to 6 times board thickness (typically less than 150 mm).
  • Design detailing must include measures that minimise water penetration.

General information

Color

Brown

Silver

Grey

Material

Timber

Uniclass

Pr_25_71_97_43 Hardwood weatherboardsPrimary

CAWS

H21/115 Vertical timber weatherboarding

H21/10 Vertical timber weatherboarding

H21/111 Horizontal timber weatherboarding

H21/110 Vertical timber weatherboarding

H21/15 Horizontal timber weatherboarding

Specification data - Hardwood weatherboards

Third-party certification

PEFC certified.

FSC certified.

Standard

To BS EN 350:2:1994.

Reaction to fire classification

-

Manufacturer guidance

Timber cladding is suitable for buildings of 18 m or lower. No combustible materials are permitted for cladding on residential buildings over 18 m high.

Wood species

Chestnut.

Profile

Guidance for specification option:

Insert requirements.

Density

560 kg/m³.

Colour

Pale golden brown.

Guidance for specification option:

Ages to silver grey if left unprotected.

Fixings

Stainless steel or galvanized screws.

Durability

Class 2 (to BS EN 350:2:1994).

Movement

Medium.

Strength

High.

ExpectedServiceLife

60 years.

Guidance for specification option:

Occasionally wet.

30 years.

Guidance for specification option:

Frequently wet.

Sustainability data

Country of material origin

United Kingdom

Embodied carbon

A1-A3 (production stage) as defined in BS EN 15804

7.08 kg CO₂ eq/m²

Self declared

Guidance for specification option:

The embodied carbon (kgCO2e/m2) in Ecova Clad Chestnut Timber Cladding has been independently calculated at 7.08 kgCO2e/m2. This Carbon is offset by Ecova Clad delivering a carbon neutral product.

Recyclability

100% Recyclable

Literature

Chestnut Data Sheet

Chestnut Data Sheet

Profiles Range

Profiles Range