Timber Repairs

Timber repairs

Timber repair strategies are always directed by good diagnostic investigations and a professional's detailed knowledge of both the extent and cause of the timber damage or defect that requires repair. 

Fungal decay and attack by wood destroying insects are common causes of defects that lead to degradation, loss of materiel and weakening of structural timbers. Where this is the case the cause of the decay or infestation is the primary control mechanism, and only when this has been quantified and managed, can the extent and nature of repairs be established.

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Repairing timber

Timer repairs can take many forms. Splice repairs are an age-old solution to the loss of strength of volume of timber and the simple substitution of defective elements of a timber structure with new timber components fitted to old structures, is one of the inherent advantages of wooden structures.  

Skilled joiners can often affect incredibly effective repairs without losing any of the intrinsic qualities of the building structure or its aesthetic. 

It can be advantageous to adopt modern techniques that allow timbers to be strengthened, retained or preserved. The use of resin technology, steel and fibre reinforcement can be cost effective and highly successful where original timbers and fabrics are to be retained. 

In all situations where timber repairs are required; the process, extent and nature of the repair must be led by the findings of good diagnostic investigations and an understanding of the wider implications of any defects that are discovered.