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Cedar Shingles – Making the Best Choice

Jul 17, 2015/ Comments Off / in General News / by
Cedar Shingles – Making the Best Choice

There are many different types of Western Red Cedar shingles out there on the market, with varying degrees of quality. So how does the buyer and user know what to choose? This article will explain the differences and give some helpful advice in encouraging you to choose Cedar shingles. However, before we do, let’s take…

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Don’t Judge a Batten by its Cover

Jul 16, 2015/ Comments Off / in General News / by
Don’t Judge a Batten by its Cover

What does it mean when a roofing batten is dyed a fancy colour? The simple answer to that question is: “Not very much”. A batten being a dyed a particular colour does not by itself mean anything – unless there is more information on the batten than merely a coloured surface. There has been a…

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Scaffold Boards Uncovered

Jul 11, 2015/ Comments Off / in General News / by
Scaffold Boards Uncovered

Isn’t it always the case that we only ever seem to pay attention to something when it goes wrong? The scaffolding industry is no different. Timber scaffold boards are always looked upon as being “OK” until they fail. As well as taking everyone by surprise, people then start looking for someone to blame! In the…

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SR Timber Urges Caution with 100% Safety Claims for Battens

Nov 25, 2013/ Comments Off / in General News / by
SR Timber Urges Caution with 100% Safety Claims for Battens

100% safety claims for roofing battens are lulling roofers into a false sense of security, warns SR Timber, one of the leading distributors of specialist roofing battens and the renowned ‘Premium Gold’ battens. As the industry has rightfully and successfully educated roofers into understanding that graded battens are much safer than ungraded battens and save…

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Battens – Standards Made Easy

Aug 19, 2013/ Comments Off / in General News / by
Battens – Standards Made Easy

At the end of my first article about battens, I said that I would try to “de-mystify” the British Standards that batten producers should comply with, in order to produce high quality material such as SR Gold. In fact, there is really only one main Standard that relates directly to battens – and that is BS5534:2014. But…

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The Journey of the Batten

Jul 26, 2013/ Comments Off / in General News / by
The Journey of the Batten

Just exactly how does a timber roofing batten become a batten that is suitable to use on a roof? This introductory article is intended to illustrate the “journey” that begins with a tree and ends up with a product that is used all over the UK in its tens of thousands every month, and for…

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