An Essex-based building company, established by a former Building Control Surveyor and with high standards of quality and sustainability, makes extensive use of panel products from the West Fraser range: including CaberDek on its current eight-month conversion and extension project.
Jigsaw Construction Essex was founded by David Bellinger in 2015 and has a strong reputation bringing a succession of recommendations. The property taking shape close to Hockley started out as a three-bedroom bungalow but is being remodelled as a four-bedroom three-bathroom house by adding two extensions and a completely new timber-framed first floor level with a pitched roof. While the ground floor extensions have been built using cavity blockwork, Jigsaw has reverted to its preferred site-cut timber frame assembly above with the CaberDek laid across the first floor joists.
David Bellinger explains, "As well as my business partner and one other regular employee, we tend to bring in trades like plasterers and electricians when we are ready. Having worked as a Building Control Surveyor for ten years I was tired of seeing builders using materials incorrectly, not following manufacturers' guidance and those trades that just wanted to ‘smash the work out'. That's just not my mentality and I prefer a more methodical approach, tackling one project at a time. We chose to install the West Fraser product across our first-floor levels as it offers good protection from all the mess which the plasterers and decorators tend to leave. Instead, you just cut it out at the end and the floor doesn't look like it's been trashed. Overall, it's neater and gives you that bit of extra protection, plus CaberDek locks in well together, so we have no issues with installing the boards. We use CaberFix D4 adhesive to help ensure the finished floor is squeak-free. We use the merchants, Chandlers, to buy most of our products including CaberDek, while the other West Fraser panels we have used a lot in the past is the tongue and groove SterlingOSB Zero, which we find ideal for flat roofing applications. You get accurate joints and a good solid platform for installing the waterproofing system. We feel that quality, sustainable products like these, combined with high standards of workmanship, are helping us strengthen Jigsaw as a brand."
All West Fraser panel products produced in the UK are net carbon negative and manufactured in mills that have obtained the coveted environmental ISO 14001 accreditation. Responsibly sourced, the panels are FSC® certified (C012533) and created from locally grown timber, cutting embodied carbon from transportation.
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