Materials and Construction

Timber Structures with Paul Hensey FSGD

Date & Time: 13 February 2025 - 14:00 - 17:00 

Future events in this series with Paul Hensey include Freestanding Walls and Retaining Walls - see the CPD Calendar to book your space.

Please note that this event will be recorded and will be made available to delegates after the event. Once you have booked onto the event you will be sent a Zoom registration link, please complete the registration then you will be sent a link to join the Zoom meeting along with a Zoom information sheet and a Zoom recording and privacy statement.

Timber Structures

Overview:

With the right specification and application of detailing, timber when used in a garden or landscape can be one of the most characterful and evocative of materials. With consideration it can have a long life in service, but often unrealistic expectations are placed on it and while timber is often used both structurally and as a decorative or facing material it relies on fixtures and substructures to retain its integrity and perform as required. The specification of timber is as much to do with the detailing of these elements as the timber components themselves.  

This webinar will consider timber as used in freestanding structures such as pergolas and fences, decks and walkways. Details will consider timber in contact with the ground, methods of fastening and designing for maintenance 

Timber specification and classifications: 

• Strength, use, durability, timber spans 
• Suitable types and species of timber 
• Treatments 
• Walls and cribs 
• Pergolas 
• Decks and platforms 
• Ground connections 
• Providence of timber 
• Fasteners and fixings 

Sample drawings of many of the details and situations discussed will be shown, but due to limitations impose by copyright drawings will not be issued as separate files.