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cover story Wynand Wilsenach Architects We pack the wet timber of approximately 68% moisture in stacks, orientated to maximise the prevailing wind flow and, with the help of the sun, see the wet timber expel the free water (that water which moves up and down the cells) down to 28%, the fibre saturation rate. At this stage we need to get rid of the bound water, which is part of the wood fibre. Shrinkage of the over-cut timber starts once the bound water is expelled and we let the process continue until the desired 14-15% dry moisture content is achieved. We now have a stable plank ready to make a ceiling, floor, architrave, skirting, counter top or whatever is required. Likewise, beams are air dried in stacks in order to get rid of the free water, so that the timber can be treated to specification. The dried timber is now ready to be moved to our yard in interlinks, ensuring maximum volume on minimum fossil fuel usage. At this stage a credit in all three categories of the triple bottom line has been achieved. Socially, we have created employment in impoverished rural areas and uplifted communities. Ecologically, we see aliens eradicated; fountains and water-courses that have run dry due to high alien water demand (up to 120l per tree per day) are now again free flowing. Financially, the landowner is better off having been paid for his timber. At our yard, Hennie Meyer of our sister company, Cape Trusses and Moulding, accepts the timber, with the planks going directly to a 6 cutter moulder that does all the planing, moulding, tongue and grooving of the ceilings and flooring, etc. Beams are cut and trimmed to size and treated prior to delivery. The completed products are then loaded onto flatbed trucks and installed by either the client’s own contractors or by our recommended or preferred contractors. The entire process is completed dealing with a business that has, as its principle, a quantity surveyor, wood cutter, farmer and aviator. We pride ourselves in providing a product that is green, relevant, of great quality, structurally sound, and adds a serious wow and investment factor to any form of building, from concept to completion. Landline: Nicholas Basson 046 685 0676 Email: info@chestnutgrove-sawmills.co.za (Nicholas) Email: sales@chestnutgrove-sawmills.co.za (Hennie) Web: www.chestnutgrove-sawmills.co.za Preferred truss manufacturers, working closely with engineers employed by the client or by ourselves, are used to make up trusses. 16 OCTOBER <strong>2012</strong> //
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