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Lining• Lining is the finishing

on the internal wall or ceiling surfaces of a space.

• Timber is one lining material that can:– Improve acoustic &

thermal performance; – Enhance appearance

and visual interest; &– Reduce maintenance.

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Materials

Timber products used as lining include:• Solid timber

– Rough sawn, dressed, or moulded • Veneered board

– Selected veneers laid on a sheet substrate• Plywood• Other sheet material

– Medium density fibreboard, or hardboard

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Design option

Potential timber lining options include:• Timber slats; • Solid timber lining; • Veneered or plain sheet material fixed to

a frame; • Sheet materials or panels hung from a

frame; and• Acoustic options

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Solid timber boards fixed as slats

• Timber elements can be fixed as open slats to a frame or supports

• The size of the slat will influence spacing, span and appearance.

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Corporate reception area dressed solid timber

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Residential gallery Dressed Jarrah slats, Victorian ash stairs, steel and veneered board

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Internal sunscreen to offices dressed solid timber and MDF

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Slatted boards as an acoustic panel

• Boards spaced on a frame absorb and reduce reflected sound

• Adding a fabric layer and insulation behind the boards provides further acoustic absorption

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Concert hall ply ceiling and hardwood wall panels Concert foyer hardwood panels

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Solid timber boards on a frame

• Boards of any size can be fixed as a continuous surface to a frame

• The boards can be rough sawn, dressed or with a tongue and groove

• The frame can be exposed or concealed

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Gate lining radial sawn boards

Need two good opera house pictures industrial flooring

College radial sawn board wall lining

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Domestic ceiling lining tongue & groove boards

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Office partition hardwood frame, lined with tongue and groove boards

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Wall and handrail lining high feature board

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Concert hall foyer tongue & groove boards

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Feature pine lining solid boards

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Grooved pine lining

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Sheet material fixed to a frame• Sheet material, such

as veneer board, plywood, or medium density fibre board can be fixed to frame

• Fixings can be concealed or exposed

• Joints can be flush, lapped or with a shadow gap

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Sheet joint options

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External corner option

plan projectionplan projection

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Internal corner options

plan projectionplan projection

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Courthouse blackwood veneered board with solid trim

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Cathedral veneered boards to the end wall

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Museum veneered board walling

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Country home plywood lining and shutters

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Sub-tropics home interior grade plywood

Sub-tropics home interior grade plywood

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Sheet material as an acoustic panel

Museum interior grade plywood

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Assembled panels hung on frame• Sheet material or

assembled panels can be hung from a frame

• This allows the panels to move with changing conditions

• This removes strain from the fixings and the possibility of the panel buckling

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Parliament House veneered panels

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Conclusions

• Timber lining provides a wide range of rich visual options for buildings of all types and sizes.

Walling bark riveted to plywood backing

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