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External Timber Soffits - (suspended ceilings)

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BCL Timber Projects Ltd Third party certifications:
  • Health & Safety Accreditation

    Health & Safety Accreditation

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  • TRADA

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  • Constructionline

    Constructionline

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  • PEFC

    PEFC

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  • ISO 9001 Quality Management

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  • Constructionline Gold

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  • Grown in Britain - GiB

    Grown in Britain - GiB

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Suspended Timber Ceilings for external use using sold wood slats - for soffits and external timber cladding

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Application

For external timber ceiling and soffit cladding applications.

Euroclass B 'Reaction to Fire' (EN13501-1)

Pre-tested options and project specific testing available.

SIDOS compliant 'bomb-blast' suspended ceiling grids available

DREEAM compliant

Demountable + Safety Tether options

Description

BCL's design-flexible, suspended ceilings using timber cladding panels for external soffit applications. Timber panels are available in hit and miss, shiplap, tongue and groove and board-on-board styles.


BCL's open-configurable system offers thousands of design options, whilst harnessing the efficiency benefits of prefabrication, to deliver high-performance timber slat panels, sized according to layouts - removing any cutting or modification on site and allowing faster, more efficient installation with less on-site waste.


The secret-fixing wood cladding panels remove surface weaknesses and penetrations from screws and nails to the exposed face of each timber slat, meaning exposed timber panels age better and coatings last longer.


There are two different suspension grids for external timber soffits and ceilings, depending on your preferences and access requirements:

  • CS-1 Concealed Semi-Fixed - Timber ceiling panels are screwed to the underside of a fully concealed aluminium sub-grid, offering increased security. This suspended ceiling system is suitable for high-level, banked or external timber ceilings that are exposed to wind-loading. All timber panels can still be mechanically unscrewed and demounted by maintenance staff.
  • CF-1 Concealed Fixed - Timber panels are hung onto a tubular aluminium sub-grid using proprietary BCL panel clips. This suspended ceiling system is usually reserved for complex geometry, allowing for the creation of double curves in the support grid.


Features and benefits:

  • Full systems fire testing to EN 13501-1.
  • BIM level 4 Full system design (in Revit or similar).
  • SIDOS Compliant ‘Bomb-blast’ grids available.
  • Flexible panel sizes to suit layouts - no cutting = < 1% waste.
  • Secret-fixings - timber cladding panels age better and coatings last longer.
  • Integrated lighting / services
  • Solid timber slats - natural variation and beauty.
  • FSC® and PEFC certified - Full BREEAM Mat03 credits.
  • High recycled content (typically 20 - 30%).
  • High natural/ organic content (typically 55 - 65%).
  • Bespoke fire retardant colour coatings.
  • Direct installation service.

General information

Color

Brown

Beige

Black

Blue

Bronze

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Finish

Woodgrain

Anti-graffiti

Anti-microbial

Antiqued

Brushed

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Material

Wood

Timber

Aluminium

Bamboo

Polyester fibre (PET)

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Shape

Rectangle

Square

Other

Diamond

Oval

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Length

Bespoke

Width

Bespoke

Height

Bespoke

Warranty description

30 year

Uniclass

Ss_30_25_22_51 Modular suspended ceiling systemsPrimary

CAWS

K40/10 Unit/ modular suspended ceilings

K40/115 Unit/ modular suspended ceiling system

Specification data - Modular suspended ceiling systems

System performance

-

Manufacturer guidance

BCL perform full systems fire testing to EN13501-1. The solid timber slats are typically pressure treated with non-hazardous (zero biocide) fire retardant to achieve either Euroclass B or C timber soffits. Consult manufacturer for details.

Ceiling support

CS-1 Concealed Semi-Fixed.

Guidance for specification option:

Panels 'screw-up' to the underside of fully concealed T-bar sub-grid, can be mechanically unscrewed to demount if required. 

This system is suitable for high-level, banked or external timber ceiling systems that are exposed to wind-loading.

CF-1 Concealed Fixed.

Guidance for specification option:

Panels 'hang' to a fully concealed tubular sub-grid using suspension hooks.

The ceiling or soffit panels are hung onto a tubular aluminium sub-grid using proprietary BCL panel clips. This system is usually reserved for complex geometry.

Ceiling units

44 mm wide x 19 mm deep slats + 11 mm gap (hit & miss cladding).

44 mm wide x 44 mm deep slats + 21 mm gap (hit & miss cladding).

44 mm wide x 44 mm deep slats + 44 mm gap (hit & miss cladding).

44 mm wide x 69 mm deep slats + 21 mm gap (hit & miss cladding).

44 mm wide x 69 mm deep slats + 44 mm gap (hit & miss cladding).

69 mm wide x 19 mm deep slats + 11 mm gap (hit & miss cladding).

69 mm wide x 19 mm deep slats - Closed 'Shiplap' cladding.

69 mm wide x 19 mm deep slats - Closed 'Tongue & Groove' cladding.

69 mm wide x 44 mm deep slats + 44 mm gap (hit & miss cladding).

94 mm wide x 19 mm deep slats + 16 mm gap (hit & miss cladding).

94 mm wide x 19 mm deep slats - Closed 'Shiplap' cladding.

94 mm wide x 19 mm deep slats - Closed 'Tongue & Groove' cladding.

94 mm and 69 mm wide x 19 mm deep slats - Closed 'Board-on-board' cladding.

119 mm wide x 19 mm deep slats - Closed 'Shiplap' cladding.

119 mm wide x 19 mm deep slats - Closed 'Tongue & Groove' cladding.

144 mm wide x 19 mm deep slats - Closed 'Shiplap' cladding.

144 mm wide x 19 mm deep slats - Closed 'Tongue & Groove' cladding.

144 mm wide x 19 mm deep slats - Closed 'Featheredge' cladding.

Barriers in ceiling void

-

Fire barriers

-

Manufacturer guidance

Insert requirements or omit.

Acoustic barriers

-

Manufacturer guidance

Insert requirements or omit.

Plenum barriers

-

Manufacturer guidance

Insert requirements or omit.

Samples required

-

Manufacturer guidance

Insert requirement or omit.

System accessories

None.

Polyester coated fibreglass.

Third-party certification

Not required.

FSC certified.

PEFC certified.

Manufacturer guidance

Please contact BCL to determine which timber is certified FSC® or PEFC according to your requirements.

Timber species

Western Red Cedar.

Larch (EU).

Bamboo (strand woven).

Sweet Chestnut.

Douglas Fir.

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Sustainability data

Contains Red List materials

No

Country of material origin

United Kingdom

Country of product manufacture

United Kingdom

Recyclability

BCL panels are ideal for repurposing, easy to demount and modify or break-down into constituent parts for individual material recycling - typically 90-95% of a system can be easily recycled (based on material mass)

Recycled content

As defined in clause 7.8 of BS EN ISO 14021

30 %

Guidance for specification option:

Typically. Varies depending on configuration - consult BCL for more information.

Third party certifications

Health & Safety Accreditation

Health & Safety Accreditation

TSHP - Risk Management

TRADA

TRADA

TRADA / Timber Development UK Certificate

Health & Safety Accreditation

Health & Safety Accreditation

SSIP Acclaim - Health & Safety Accreditation

Constructionline

Constructionline

Social Value Certificate

PEFC

PEFC

PEFC Chain - of - Custody Certification (BMT-PEFC-COC-1589)

ISO 9001 Quality Management

ISO 9001 Quality Management

ISO 9001 : 2015 - Quality Management Systems

Constructionline Gold

Constructionline Gold

Construction Line (Gold Certification)

Grown in Britain - GiB

Grown in Britain - GiB

Grown in Britain - GiB - UK Chain - of - Custody Certification

Literature

National Assembly Wales - BCL Acoustic Timber Ceilings

National Assembly Wales - BCL Acoustic Timber Ceilings

Wetherby- Secret Fixing Timber Soffit

Wetherby- Secret Fixing Timber Soffit

BCL Acoustic Timber Systems Technical Information Handbook (new)

BCL Acoustic Timber Systems Technical Information Handbook (new)

Case studies

The Senedd, The National Assembly Building for Wales

The Senedd, The National Assembly Building for Wales