Technical Insight - How a Dry Timber Process - From Forest to Site - Reduces Snagging

How do you eliminate twisting and cracking caused by timber drying out once a new home has been constructed? You make sure the timber structure remains completely dry – from forest to sawmill, offsite factory to site.

However, this is hard to achieve unless you have complete control over the timber sourcing. 

TALO's entirely dry process using slow-grown Nordic timber is absolutely fundamental to what we do in order to achieve such high-quality, thermally efficient housing using our advanced timber superstructures. If the timber remains protected from the weather at EVERY stage, it never gets wet and therefore never has to dry out over time.

Wet timber means movement – twisting and cracking – which then leads to snagging once a house is built – a massive challenge for housebuilders, homeowners and residents.

Dry timber combined with robust offsite manufacturing processes radically reduces air permeability for a higher degree of thermal efficiency.

This fabric first approach means the homes aren’t losing heat – but that process starts in the forest.

If you are a housing provider, housebuilder or residential developer and would like to start a discussion about how we can help you to deliver low energy homes at no cost premium, do get in touch - hello@talo.co.uk