All orders are treated with utmost care

Please allow us to provide a very competitive quote

Durability (class 4 is most durable)

Please contact us for prices

 

Siberian Larch Profiles (finished sizes)

We mill any size but these are the most popular profiles

21x145 (135 cover) planed T&G Shiplap

21x145 (110 cover) planed PMV

 

Please refer to our common profiles page

Benchmark Designs offer the full service.

Matching trim can be milled to customer specifications.

 We have partners who can fit if required

 

 

Photographs shown with  the kind permission of

PGL Adventure Holidays

Siberian Larch Cladding

Timber  Research & Development Association

Benchmark Timber

Importers Merchants & machinists

The top of this building is kiln dried Siberian Larch

The lower area is Western red Cedar

Photograph shown with  the kind permission of

 Nata Lee Ltd

Photographs shown with  the kind permission of

The Bowbridge Group

Siberian Larch (Larix Sibirica)

Should be distinguished from European Larch which is less durable & of lower quality

The Tree & Forrest

Larch is a dense & hard. The Siberian grows as the name suggests in central Siberia where there are about 600 million acres of Forrest half of which is Larch. Stocks of standing timber are increasing which means this is a sustainable resource.

 

Physical properties of Kiln Dried Siberian Larch

Sapwood is white with a slight yellow tinge.

Heartwood is variable in colour ranging from light straw, pinkish brown to  brown.

Kiln dried : 800kg/m3

 

Good dimensional stability which means it shrinks & swells minimally in service due to changes in humidity.

 

May split during nailing so pre drilling recommended.

 

We supply a mix of grades 1 to 4 which is equivalent to U/S grade.

This it a good quality grade but has a greater number of knots than our Cedar.

Larch also has the occasional sap pocket

 

Durability

Larch heartwood is naturally durable when left untreated

High natural resistance to rot & fungus

Sapwood moderately durable (identified by a thin line of a lighter colour).

50 year expected durability if untreated

 

Applications

Suitable for architectural timber cladding & decking.

 

 

Treatment

Siberian Larch will slowly weather to a grey colour. If this is not desired then treat with a Alkyd resin based stain.

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