16 South West Building & Construction


September 2010 DUCHY TIMBER & PAYNE TIMBER...


It’s all go for


company The state of the art Stenner multi-rip saw.


Article by Andy Halpin, general manager of Duchy Timber and Payne Timber


Fencing at the luxury apartments project.


THE summer is drawing to a close and the rain of autumn is now upon us - however I am sure we will be granted a few more weeks of sunshine. It’s all go at Duchy Timber as our plan to have ‘Approved Stockists’ all over Devon and Cornwall comes together. You can now buy Duchy products from as many as 17 approved stockists from Bristol to Penzance and well into Dorset.


Partitions for the apartments scheme.


The Duchy product stands apart from its competition in its quality and integrity and these stockists realise the benefit of a high quality product that has been locally produced by local people, supporting the local economy, and ticks all the environmental boxes. They have a broad range of products available to them from fencing to gates, structural beams, landscaping material and cladding. Backed up by Duchy’s high


quality machine lines, sawmill and expert knowledge of timber and production, they have become part of a winning team with confidence they are selling something that has a quality guarantee second to none. We


have just invested


£48,000 in expanding our feather edge production. Our state of the art Stenner multi-rip saw is now a six-bank machine - meaning we cut a blank into six pieces of feather edge at a time increasing production by 30%.


The Stenner is a high precision machine ensuring all of the timber cut is to exactly the same dimensions, giving a uniform finish and a far superior board to that of our competitors.


Couple that with the new computerised upgrade to the treatment tank, and you have a fence that has a guaranteed lifetime unlike the cheap imported competition. Any installer or customer


September 2010 South West Building & Construction 17 ...WOOD WITHOUT COMPROMISE


Features at apartments


will be quick to see and realise the benefits of such quality and guarantee. We have recently supplied a


variety of bespoke timber fencing, from acoustic panels for roadside application, to heavy duty post and rail and some hit and miss in hardwood. We were asked by Lion Gold Contracting to come up with a ‘fencing solution’ for luxury apartments at Saunton Sands in North Devon.


The customer wanted durable but stylish fencing around the car park and bin store. As the area is exposed, the fence had to let the wind through but block vision of the unsightly bins etc.


Then we had to design steps and a partition between the apartments on the ground floor that would reflect the surrounding landscape and coast. For the car park, the customer wanted knot-free hardwood, so we chose Iroko, machined in our workshop and fixed on site with marine grade stainless steel fixings. The hit and miss boards allowed the northerly wind to dissipate whilst enhancing the appearance of the car park. The ground floor partitions


were far more fun. We copied the style of the groynes on the nearby beaches and used large treated Douglas fir posts with a groove


down each side


allowing us to slot in the partition made of nine by two Douglas fir.


The steps were enhanced, again with marine grade stainless wire and fittings, giving a nautical look. The stair treads and boardwalk were made of our own Douglas fir decking which we had impregnated with resin inserts to give a very durable non-slip finish.


All of the timber was treated to British standard sector 4 which offered the contractor peace of mind that they had a finished product they can rely on that will look good and last for years to come. A last finishing detail was the locally grown Duchy larch cladding to the underside of the balconies - beautiful grain and very durable.


So well received was our project that one customer viewing the apartments had us copy the groyne effect on a smaller scale in her back garden. She is very happy with the finished project and the enhancement to her garden. So you can see we are very


versatile at Duchy Timber and our sister company Payne Timber and we will be very happy to help with any challenges and projects you may have. Give us a call and see what we can do for you.


FLOORING


Suppliers of Quality Timber Products DECKING


FENCING SAWNED MACHINED CLADDING Stainless wire and fittings, and larch cladding


The stair treads and boardwalk were made of Douglas fir decking which had been impregnated with resin inserts to give a very durable non-slip finish.


The groyne effect in a customer’s garden.


DOORS


Duchy Timber, Downend, Lostwitiel, Cornwall PL22 0RB


Tel - 01208 872338 Fax - 01208 873657 Email - sales@duchytimber.co.uk www.duchytimber.co.uk


Payne Timber, Finnimore Ind Est., Ottery St. Mary, EX11 1NR Payne Timber, Woodlands Road, Torquay, TQ2 7AT


Tel: 01404 815878 Fax: 01404 815879 Email: sales@paynetimber.co.uk


Tel: 01803 616999 Fax: 01803 616444 Email: torquaysales@paynetimber.co.uk


www.paynetimber.co.uk


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