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I.S. EN 942:2007

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The latest, up-to-date edition.

TIMBER IN JOINERY - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

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Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-2007

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Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Basic principles
  4.1 Appearance classes
  4.2 Species
  4.3 Density
  4.4 Growth rings
  4.5 Surface quality
  4.6 Moisture content
  4.7 Finger-jointing, butt-jointing, edge-jointing and
      laminating
5 Classification of features
  5.1 General
  5.2 Knots and knot clusters
      5.2.1 Types
      5.2.2 Size
      5.2.3 Distribution
6 Remedial work
  6.1 Plugs and fillers
  6.2 Requirements
Annex A (normative) Measurement of dimensions of finished
        pieces
Annex B (informative) Guide to moisture content in joinery
Annex C (informative) Guide to specifying timber in joinery
      C.1 information to be supplied
      C.2 Identifying characteristics, techniques or remedies
          and their acceptability with visible surfaces
Annex D (informative) The selection of timber species for use
        in joinery
      D.1 General
      D.2 Aesthetic criteria
      D.3 Commercial criteria
      D.4 Mechanical criteria
      D.5 Durability criteria
      D.6 Serviceability criteria
      D.7 Workability criteria
Bibliography

Describes the general requirements including in particular the grading and classification by appearance quality of timber in joinery products or individual joinery parts.

DocumentType
Standard
Pages
25
PublisherName
National Standards Authority of Ireland
Status
Current
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
NBN EN 942 : 2007 Identical
NF EN 942 : 2007 Identical
DIN EN 942:2007-06 Identical
BS EN 942:2007 Identical
UNI EN 942 : 2007 Identical
SN EN 942 : 2007 Identical
UNE-EN 942:2007 Identical
NS EN 942 : 2ED 2007 Identical
NEN EN 942 : 2007 Identical
EN 942:2007 Identical

EN 1310:1997 Round and sawn timber - Method of measurement of features
EN 13183-3:2005 Moisture content of a piece of sawn timber - Part 3: Estimation by capacitance method
EN 335-2:2006 Durability of wood and wood-based products - Definition of use classes - Part 2: Application to solid wood
EN 14220:2006 Timber and wood-based materials in external windows, external door leaves and external doorframes - Requirements and specifications
EN 13986:2004 Wood-based panels for use in construction - Characteristics, evaluation of conformity and marking
EN 13307-1:2006 Timber blanks and semi-finished profiles for non-structural uses - Part 1: Requirements
EN 351-1:2007 Durability of wood and wood-based products - Preservative-treated solid wood - Part 1: Classification of preservative penetration and retention
EN 13556:2003 Round and sawn timber - Nomenclature of timbers used in Europe
EN 350-2:1994 Durability of wood and wood-based products - Natural durability of solid wood - Part 2: Guide to natural durability and treatability of selected wood species of importance in Europe
EN 844-3:1995 Round and sawn timber - Terminology - Part 3: General terms relating to sawn timber
EN 14221:2006 Timber and wood-based materials in internal windows, internal door leaves and internal doorframes - Requirements and specifications
EN 460:1994 Durability of wood and wood-based products - Natural durability of solid wood - Guide to the durability requirements for wood to be used in hazard classes

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