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Sweet Chestnut - Hardwood Timber Cladding
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VT3042 Profile
VT3042 Profile
Chain of Custody Certification
Certificate type
External timber cladding boards.
Application
Sweet Chestnut Hardwood weatherboards for external timber cladding in a range of profiles and sizes. Cladding board Suitable for private, commercial and infrastructure projects, including:
- Housing
- Education
- Healthcare
- Offices
- Retail
Other applications for cladding board include external timber fins/ louvres on a range of structures:
- Car park screening
- Solar shading
- Fencing
Description
External Sweet Chestnut hardwood timber cladding boards, available in a range of sizes and profiles.
Features and benefits of Cladding Board:
- Similar appearance to Oak.
- Durability Class 2.
- Weathers to a silver grey colour.
General information
Color | Brown Blue Black Cream Green |
Finish | Smooth Textured Coated Grained Woodgrain |
Material | Timber |
Shape | Other Rectangle |
Length | 6000 mm |
Width | 45 mm 70 mm 95 mm 120 mm 145 mm |
Height | Bespoke |
Warranty description | Other |
Uniclass | |
CAWS | B91/460 Timber cladding H21/10 Vertical timber weatherboarding H21/111 Horizontal timber weatherboarding H21/15 Horizontal timber weatherboarding H21/115 Vertical timber weatherboarding H21/116 Horizontal timber weatherboarding H21/110 Vertical timber weatherboarding |
SKU Code | Sweet Chestnut |
Specification data - Hardwood weatherboards
Classification data | |
Third-party certification | FSC Certified. |
Standard | To BS EN 14915. |
Reaction to fire classification | Class D-s2, d0. |
Release of dangerous substances | None. Guidance for specification option: Untreated Sweet Chestnut does not release harmful substances under EN 14915. |
Water vapour permeability | High. Guidance for specification option: Natural timber is vapour-permeable; μ ≈ 40–60 typical for hardwoods. |
Thermal conductivity | 0.13 W/m•K. |
Resistance to fixings | Stainless steel fixings. |
Sound absorption | Low. Guidance for specification option: Solid timber generally reflects sound; not a dedicated acoustic material. |
Biological durability | |
Use class | Class 2. |
Standard | To BS EN 350, durability Class 2 (durable). |
Wood species | Sweet chestnut. |
Quality of timber (exposed surfaces) | Guidance for specification option: Exposed surfaces to comply with BS 1186-3 (Quality of timber for joinery). |
Profile | VT3042. |
Finished size | |
Face width | 45 mm. 70 mm. 95 mm. 120 mm. 145 mm. |
Thickness | 20 mm. |
Flame-retardant treatment | Not required. Fire-retardant coatings. Guidance for specification option: Consult manufacturer and insert requirements. |
Applied finish | Not required. Guidance for specification option: As standard. Stained. Guidance for specification option: Optional, consult manufacturer and insert requirements. Oiled. Guidance for specification option: Optional, consult manufacturer and insert requirements. Painted. Guidance for specification option: Optional, consult manufacturer and insert requirements. Other. Guidance for specification option: Optional, consult manufacturer and insert requirements. |
Preservative treatment | Guidance for specification option: Not required (naturally durable hardwood; no chemical treatment needed for external use). |
Environmental rating | |
Volatile organic compounds (VOC) emissions level (maximum) | Low. Guidance for specification option: Low (untreated timber emits negligible VOCs; coatings may introduce VOCs—check product SDS). |
MoistureContent | 14–18%. |
Density | 550 kg/m³. |
Accessories | Manufacturer guidanceConsult manufacturer for more details. |
Sustainability data
Contains Red List materials | No |
Country of material origin | France |
Country of product manufacture | United Kingdom Guidance for specification option: (England). |
Manufacturing plant location | |
Material | Timber |
| Carbon dioxide equivalent | |
Carbon dioxide equivalent, as defined in BS EN 15804 Self-declared | |
Stage Normalised unit (kg CO₂ eq/kg) Declared unit (kg CO₂ eq/m) Stage:A1–A3 ('Production stage') Normalised unit : 0.42 (kg CO₂ eq/kg) Declared unit : 0.67 | |
Recyclability | 100% recyclable. |
Recycled contentAs defined in clause 7.8 of BS EN ISO 14021 | 0 % |
Expected Life | 40 year |
Product certifications
Chain of Custody Certification
FSC® Certification - Vincent Timber
Literature
Sweet Chestnut Data Sheet
Case studies
Sweet Chestnut - East Broadway Train Station