Exposed CLT...
Crosslaminated timber (CLT) panels are prefabricated solid timber elements made from perpendicular layers of wood, which are glued together. Construction time can be as much as 80% faster than with other traditional methods, and the system simply slots together on site.
John sourced his CLT panels from Spanish specialist Egoin. “ey did a stellar job”, he says. “e Edinburgh-based rep was hugely helpful right from the design stage. On site they were highly organised and the structure was built with no issues – we would definitely recommend them to others”.
Egoin offers products certified to Passivhaus standards, and produced using wood taken from sustainably managed forests. e thermo-acoustic insulation can be of sheeps wool, mineral wool or wood fibre. For this project, the wall panels were 90mm thick and the flooring elements 150mm in depth.
e Kinsleys chose visible quality CLT, which means the panels can be left exposed internally. Egoin offers four finishes – pine, spruce, Douglas fir or European larch.