Last month the Victorian government decided to bring forward their decision to end native logging in Victoria 6 years early and to cease all operations as of Jan 1st 2024. The reality is this has already happened and mills haven’t received any hardwood logs from Victorian Forests since November 2022. This is a short sighted […]
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Introducing the stunning Merricks Bush House. This spectacular country home located in Merricks North is a new build of a young family on Victorian’s Mornington Peninsula which was inspired by the owners photography and the lens through which she sees the landscape. The three-year design and build project was completed in April 2021. The single-story
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What is Leaching or Tanning Bleed? Leaching or tannin bleed, is when weather exposed timber cladding, screening, decking or structural timbers bleeds brown extractives onto the surrounding surfaces. It is important to be mindful of the consequences of tannin bleed when planning your build. Tannins are natural extractives present in most timbers which leech during
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What is Iron Staining? Iron stain, is a blue–black or grey discoloration that can occur on nearly all timber. The discoloration is caused by a chemical reaction between extractives in the wood and iron in steel products, such as nails, screws, fasteners, metal chains and other appendages. This often occurs after rain or dew, when
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This spectacular award-winning house in Sandy Point is a stunning example of using tones and materials to be the focal point in the design. Radial Timber’s Silvertop Ash Shiplap and Screenboards has been featured on the exterior and interior of this build. Awards: 2019 Victorian Architecture Awards: Winner – Houses (New)2019 Inside Out Awards –
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This award-winning house was designed using Radial Timber’s Board and Batten Cladding system. The Board & Batten has been beautiful constructed to curve around this family home situated in Toorak. Awards: Victorian Architecture Awards 2018 –Residential Architecture – Houses (New), CommendationAustralian Interior Design Awards 2018 – Residential Design (shortlisted)Dulux Colour Awards 2018 –Single Residential Interior
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This house investigates the interaction of 3 elements: The clients, the site, and ideas we bring to the project. These elements are combined to produce an amalgam that represents equally those three principles. It’s important to us that the clients and the site are equally strong drivers of the design. For some time, our ideas
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It is extremely important that the best building practice is employed when designing and laying a deck. Size and profile of deck boards should be an important consideration. There are a number of species to choose from that have different strengths, durability ratings and also colour tones. Try to avoid a mixed species deck of different durability ratings as
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In the building industry every project will have unique design and construction requirements. Accurate and detailed documentation of the most suitable structural design will assist greatly in minimising construction problems and challenges and ensure projects are completed in a timely manner. The correct design will support the interpretation of the client brief and work within
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Radial Sawing was specifically designed to maximise the recovery of sawn timber from smaller logs. As such, Radial Sawing has a range of both environmental and technical benefits. Where conventional sawing methods require large diameter logs Radial Sawing technology helps make native hardwood plantations logs more viable by maximising the yield of high value timber
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