DECKING
‘MUST HAVE’ NEW TIMBER DECKING RESOURCE The Timber Decking and Cladding Association (TDCA) in collaboration with the Timber Trade Federation (TTF) have jointly published a new resource – the Timber Decking Handbook. Produced with support from the Wood Protection Association (WPA) and Wood Campus, the Handbook is aimed at specifiers, buyers and installers of timber decking.
A go-to reference The 52 page book provides clear, relevant and up to date information covering decking design, installation, material choice and UK building and planning regulations. The Handbook references the existing TRADA Timber Decking manual – the two documents will complement each other – the Handbook acting as a summarised and illustrative guidance with TRADA’s being more detailed and of particular interest to the architect and structural engineer.
Partnership Agreement The Decking Handbook has been produced as part of the TDCA/TTF partnership agreement – and on the back of the publication of the Timber Cladding Handbook last year, will help strengthen the market for both timber cladding and decking.
This is all in addition to the TDCA’s existing work within the timber cladding and timber decking industries. The organisation operates the DeckMark and CladMark quality schemes, which verify the quality of the materials that have been approved, or the high standards of the installer that has been accredited. Both the DeckMark and CladMark schemes require a full audit and assessment of the business in question, prior to any accreditation being awarded followed by annual surveillance audits thereafter. The handbook will be freely available as a pdf download from the TDCA website at: www.tdca.org.uk/publications with printed versions costing £15 each including P&P.
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Ensure your timber decking or cladding is fit for purpose through design, specification, material choice and installation. Whatever the size of your project, TDCA can offer: - an accredited materials, supplier and installer database - impartial and expert help by phone or email - inspiration through galleries and case studies - inspection & expert witness services - free downloadable resources including Decking and Cladding Handbooks, Codes of Practice and Technical Bulletins
email: info@tdca.org.uk visit: www.tdca.org.uk The Timber Decking and Cladding Association is an independent, not-for-profit technical and advisory body. It was established to promote the materials, design and installation practices required to create good quality decks, associated landscape structures and cladding on buildings.
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