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Building Sustainably » Windows & Joinery » Mouldings
PAR/PSE (planed all round or planed square edge) timber is produced from the main joinery softwood species, but also from many sustainable hardwood species.
A comprehensive range of sizes and widths is available, ranging from approx. 12mm to 100mm in thickness and from 38mm to 275mm in width.
In softwood, unsorted, fifths and sawfalling qualities are used where the visual aspect is important. Sixths are used for hidden and constructional framework, such as seating.
Planed all round timber
Mouldings are generally produced in a similar way to PAR/PSE timber, using similar species. The best quality softwood ranges are usually manufactured from unsorted and saw-falling redwood and whitewood, but many product ranges are also made in fifths.
These products are manufactured in specialised high tech, high speed woodworking machines, producing an almost glass-like surface finish, which facilitates the application of stains, colours and finishes.
A wide range of sizes and profiles is available, covering most dimensions, from approx. 8mm to 50mm in thickness and from 28mm to 275mm in width.
Typical moulding products include skirting boards, architraves, window boards, beadings, dado rails and cornices.
