Good design detailing is crucial; for-instance with cladding avoiding ground contact, achieving a design which sheds water at eaves level and ensures adequate airflow behind the cladding and orientating. The selection of good quality, high grade, durable timbers will also assist in maximising the life of your coated product. In-service maintenance is a factor that should be built into your design, planning how maintenance will be carried out at the design stage can save large amounts of time and money later down the line when service maintenance is required. Your coated timber needs to be kept clean in order to prevent the buildup of dirt and surface fungi.

Any coating system will require maintenance and the frequency of maintenance is influenced by a number of factors such as, substrate, colour, surface finish, location and weather conditions. Depending on the desired aesthetic of your charred timber the coating can be maintained in order to keep its appearance, alternatively if maintenance isn’t carried out the coating system will eventually fade away leaving the textured timber to weather naturally. We offer our customers full support and guidance when preparing to maintain their coated timber. For more information on maintenance please get in touch.

Yes, our charred timber alternative can be used internally and externally without the fear of making a mess.

We don’t burn a single piece of timber at James E. Hatch & Son LLP. We believe in offering products that reduce our impact on the environment to our customers and are striving to reduce our carbon footprint, charring / burning timber would go against this commitment.

Yes, we offer a range of colours from shades of blacks, greys and browns. We also have the ability to colour match and produce customised shades on request.