Buyer’s Guides
Buyer’s Guides
Any commercial or home improvement project needs careful planning and consideration — you’re bound to have plenty of questions and queries. Our team of timber experts are here to help.
From decking to cladding, from fencing to oak structures, we’ve pulled together our insights into a series of buyers’ guides to help you with planning, designing and costing your next project.
Wood Drying Process: Sticking, Air Drying and Kilning Explained
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One of the most important and time consuming aspects to processing timber is getting it dry – and it can be more challenging than you might think.
Timber Cladding Fire Safety Ratings & Rules: Is It a Fire Risk?
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The Grenfell disaster and the ongoing cladding crisis in the UK has naturally led architects, contractors, specifiers and home improvers to question the safety of materials used for cladding.
Timber vs Composite Cladding: What’s Best for Your Project?
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Cladding can add beauty to any garden room, house or commercial building. But is solid wood better than a wood-plastic mix (also known as composite)? It depends what your priorities are.
A Guide to American Hardwoods: Tree Types and Species
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From the opulent darker tones of black walnut to the airy creamy whites of hard maple, the United States is home to an incredible variety of hardwood.
What to Look for When Buying Wood: The True Value of Timber
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When specifying timber, is it simply about finding the lowest price, or is there more to consider?
Quality Timber Starts At The Source: Introducing Our European Suppliers
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At Duffield Timber, we believe in excellence from forest to finish. This means a steadfast commitment to consistently delivering superior wood that guarantees long-term value for our customers.
Tropical Timber Species Guide: Wenge
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A tropical African hardwood with phenomenal strength and a signature luscious dark brown colour, wenge is a truly stunning, statement choice for top-notch furniture making, joinery and flooring.
What’s the Difference Between Feather-edge and Shiplap Cladding?
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The type of wood you choose for your cladding project is one key consideration, but you also need to think about the profile — that is, how boards are machined. Feather-edge and shiplap are two popular options.
Tropical Timber Species Guide: Ipe
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Ipe, also known as Brazilian Walnut, is a central and south American hardwood with a deep, rich brown appearance and truly remarkable strength.
Douglas Fir vs Siberian Larch Cladding: Which Is Best?
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When it comes to exterior jobs like cladding, two timber species often cross many people’s lips — Douglas Fir and Siberian Larch. Which is best for your project?