timber

1. Building Materials
Timber

2. Industrial Timber
 Prepared scientifically to attain desired shape,
appearance and strength
◦ Softwood
◦ Hardwood
◦ Plywood
◦ Veneer
◦ Fiber Board

3. Types of Trees
 Exogenous Trees
◦ Coniferous – Soft Woods
◦ Deciduous – Hard Woods
 Endogenous Trees
Softwoods Hardwoods
Produced from cone
baring trees Produced by broad
leaved trees
Needle like leaves
Poor fire resistance High fire resistance
Example: Pine, Cedar Example: Ebony, Teak

4. Plywood
 Prepared by sticking thin layers of woods or veneers
 Thickness varies from 2.5mm, 4mm, 6mm to 19mm,
25mm
 Sizes available are 8’*4’, 8’*3’, 7’*4’, 7’*3’, 6’*4’ and 6’*3’
 Commercial Ply
 MR Grade

5. Veneer
 Thin slice or sheet of wood
 Glued onto core panels typically wood
 Thickness varies from 0.4mm to 6mm
 Types:
◦ Natural
◦ Dyed
◦ Recon / Artificial

7. Fiber Board
 Known as pressed wood or reconstructed wood
 Types:
◦ Low Density Fiber Board (LDF)
◦ Medium Density Fiber Board (MDF)
◦ High Density Fiber Board (HDF)

8. Market
Survey

9. Company Names
Plywood
 Century Ply
 Green Ply
 Red Rose
 Dolby
 Euro
Veneer
 Green Ply
 Century
 Durian
 Decowood
 Duro Signature

10. Price
 Burma Border – Rs. 1750/Gn. Ft.
 Pine Wood – Rs. 720/Gn. Ft.
 MDF (Interior Grade) – 6mm. – Rs. 27/Sq. Ft.
 MDF (Exterior Grade) – 6 mm. – Rs. 33/Sq. Ft.
 HDF (12mm.) – Rs. 800/Sq. Ft.
 Veneer – Rs. 1290/Sheet to Rs. 9950/Sheet (8’*4’)
 Block Board – (MR Grade-19mm) Rs. 106.37/Sq. Ft.

11. Price Comparison
Plywood RedRose Century Ply Green Ply Dolby
18mm (MR) 84.00/Sq. Ft. 160.00/Sq.
Ft.
209.00/Sq.
Ft.
112.00/Sq.
Ft.
Plywood RedRose Green
Ecotec
Green Ply Century
Sainik
19mm (Com) 68.00/Sq. Ft. 181.00/Sq.
Ft.
161.00/Sq.
Ft.
122.00/Sq.
Ft.

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