GENERAL NOTES FOR TIMBER FRAMED CONSTRUCTION

A) SUPPORTING STRUCTURE

1. REFER TO ARCHITECTS’ AND ENGINEERS’ DRAWINGS FOR LAYOUT AND DETAIL DRAWINGS
FOR SPECIFICATION AND SIZEZ FOR SUPPORTING STRUCTURE. ANY ALTERATION TO CRITICAL
DIMENSIONS BY THE TIMBER-FRAME MANUFACTURER TO BE ADVISED BY THE ENGINEER
AND ARCHITECT.

B) TIMBER

1. ALL STRUCTURAL TIMBER TO BE STRENGTH CLASS C16 SOFTWOOD (GENERAL STRUCTURAL

GRADE) TO BS5628 UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.
2. ALL STRUCTURAL TIMBER TO BE DRIED TO A MOISTURE CONTENT NOT EXCEEDING 18%
PRIOR TO FABRICATION.

C) TIMBER TREATMENT

1. TREAT ALL TIMBER TO BWPA C9 TABLE 1 AS FOLLOWS:-

SHEATHING: EITHER 10 MINUTE DIP OR OS DOUBLE VACUUM TO A MINIMUM SOLUTION

RETENTION OF 40 1/CUM.

SOLE PLATES: CCA VACUUM PRESSURE.

TIMBER IN CAVITIES: CCA VACUUM OR OS DOUBLE VACUUM.

ALL OTHER TIMBER IN OR ADJACENT TO EXTERNAL WALLS OR ROOF: CCA VACUUM PRESSURE
OR OS DOUBLE VACUUM OR BORON DIFFUSION.

D) SHEATHING

1. USE ONLY 9.5mm THICK EXTERNAL-SHEATHING GRADE PLYWOOD EQUIVALENT TO WPB

GRADE OF BS1455 AND BS1203 UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, OR SHEATHING TO ENGINEERS’
APPROVAL. WPB PLY SHEASTHING SHOULD HAVE A MIMIMUM EDGE CAP OF 1.5mm AND
ORIENTED STRAND BOARD (I.E. STERLING BOARD) SHOULD HAVE A 3MM EDGE GAP. THE
MINIMUM EDGE DISTANCE FOR NAILS SHOULD BE AS SPECIFIED BY THE MANUFACTURER,
BUT SHOULD NOT BE LESS THAN 10mm.

E) NAILS AND NAILING

1. UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE, ALL NAILS TO BE BRIGHT FINISHED, ROUND, PLAIN HEADED
NAILS TO BS1202:PART 1:1974.
2. NAIL ALL MEMBERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH NAILING SCHEDULE.

F) NAILING SCHEDULE – PANEL MANUFACTURE

 VERTICAL STUDS TO TOP, MID AND BOTTOM RUNNERS – 2 NO. 90mm x 4mm COMMON
WORE NAILS TO EACH CONNECTION.

LINTELS- NAILED TOGETHER WITH 2 NO. ROWS OF 90mm x 4mm COMMON WORE NAILS AT
300mm CENTRES STAGGERED.

VERTICAL STUDS TO LINTELS- 6 NO. 90mm X 4mm COMMON WIRE NAILS FACE NAILED EACH
END.

VERTICAL STUDS TO CRIPPLE STUDS -90mm x 4mm COMMON WIRE NAILS AT 600mm
CENTRES, STAGGERED.

SHEATHING TO PANELS- 3.35mm DIA x 65mm LONG CLOUT HEADED NAILS AT 150mm
CENTRES AROUND PERIMETER OF PANELS AND AROUND OPENINGS AND 300mm CENTRES
ALONG INTERMEDIATE SUPPORTS UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED ON PANEL
ARRANGEMENT DRAWINGS.

WALL TIES TO PANELS- 50mm x 3mm STAINLESS STEEL ANNULAR RINGED SHANK NAILS
THROUGH SHEATHING TO STUDS.

G) NAILING SCHEDULE- SITE ERECTION

HEADER JOISTS TO WALL PLATE- 2 NO. 90mm x 4mm COMMON WIRE NAILS SKEW- NAILED
FROM EXTERNAL FACE AT APPROX. 400mm CENTRES.

HEADER JOISTS TO FLOOR JOISTS AT RIGHT ANGLES – 2 NO. 90mm x 4mm COMMON WIRE
NAILS, 2 IN DEPTH OF SECTION.

FLOOR JOISTS TO WALL PLATE- 2NO. 90mm X 4mm COMMON WIRE NAILS SKEW- NAILED
THROUGH EACH SIDE TO WALLPLATE.

DWANGS AND BLOCKING- 2 NO. 90mm X 4mm COMMON WIRE NAILS 2 NO. IN DEPTH OF
SECTION AT ONE END AND 4 NO. SKEW – NAILED THROUGH JOISTS AT OTHER END.

OVERLAPPING FLOOR JOISTS AT LOAD- BEARING WALLS- 4N0. 90mm X 4mm NAILS PER
OVERLAP.

SPIKING DOUBLE FLOOR JOISTS- 90mm X 4mm NAILS AT 150mm CENTRES STAGGERED IN
TWO ROWS.

FLOORING TO JOISTS- 65mm X 3.5mm GALVANISED LOST-HEAD OR SMALL ROUND HEADED

NAILS TO JOISTS AT 300mm CENTRES.

PANELS TO FLOORING ETC. – 90mm X 4mm COMMON WIRE NAILS AT 300mm CENTRES I.E. 2
NO. PER 600mm LENGTH OF PANEL.

ANCHOR STRAPS TO PANEL- AS SHOWN ON ANCHORAGE DETAIL SKETCH, ON DOUBLE

VERTICAL PANEL STUDS.
 A. BUTT JOINTING- 4 NO. 90mm X 4mm COMMON WIRE NAILS AT APPROXIMATELY
600mm CENTRES I.E. 4 NO. PER VERTICAL PANEL HEIGHT.
B. AT RIGHT ANGLES- 4 NO. 90mm X 4mm COMMON WIRE NAILS AFFIXED TO PANEL
STUDS AT APPROXIMATELY 800mm CENTRES I.E 4 NO. PER VERTICAL PANEL HEIGHT.
C. AT RIGHT ANGLES, BETWEEN PANEL STUDS- 6 NO. TOTAL 90mm X 4mm COMMON WIRE
NAILS: 2 NO. THROUGH EACH VERTICAL STUD TO STRAP AND 2NO. THROUGH STRAP
NAILING PIECE INTO VERTICAL STUD AT RIGHT ANGLES TO MAIN WALL.

CEILING BINDER TO TOP RUNNER OF EXTERNAL WALL PANELS- 90mm X 4mm COMMON
WIRE NAILS AT 600mm CENTRES.

ROOF TRUSSES TO HEAD BINDER- PROPRIETARY TRUSS CLIPS, FULLY NAILED

DIAGONAL BRACE TO TRUSS RAFTERS- 2 NO. 75mm X 4mm COMMON WIRE NAILS TO
EACH TRUSS RAFTER.

GABLE LADDER TO END TRUSS- 2 NO.75mm X 4mm COMMON WIRE NAILS AT 600mm
CENTRES TO END TRUSS.

OUTRIGGERS TO SPANDREL TRUSS- 3 NO. 75mm X 4mm COMMON WIRE NAILS SKEW-
NAILED TO SPANDREL TRUSS.

WALL TIES TO BE CULLEN FT50 STAINLESS STEEL TIMBER FRAME WALL TIES OR SIMILAR
APPROVED – FIX TO STUDS WITH 3mm DIAMETER X 50mm LONG STAINLESS STEEL
RINGED SHANK NAILS. PLACE AT 600mm HORIZONTAL AND 450mm VERTICAL CENTRES
NORMALLY. AT OPENINGS REDUCE TO 300mm HORIZONTAL AND 225mm VERTICAL
CENTRES AND PLACE WITHIN 300mm OF OPENING ENSURE TIES SLOPE AWAY FROM
SHEATHING.

JOIST HANGERS TO JOISTS AND PANELS – FULLY NAIL ALL PROPRIETARY JOIST HANGERS,
FRAMING ANCHORS ETC WITH 32 x 4mm DIAMETER DIAMETER SQUARE TWIST
SHERADISED NAILS.

H) FLOOR PANELS

JOIST SPAN ROWS OF STRUTTING (DWANGS) WITHIN

THE SPAN- SEE NOTES AND DETAILS FOR DWANGS

AND SUPPORTS

UP TO 1.8m NONE

1.8m TO 3.0m 1

OVER 3.0m 2

WHERE THE FLOOR JOISTS ARE PARALLEL TO A PARTITION, DOUBLED JOISTS SHOULD BE NAILED
TOGETHER AND SPIKED TO THE SLEEPER WALL PLATE. THE BOTTOM RUNNER OF THE PARTITION
SHOULD THEN BE NAILED DIRECTLY, OR THROUGH THE FLOORING, INTO THE TOP OF THE
DOUBLE JOISTS. WHERE THE FLOOR JOISTS ARE AT RIGHT-ANGLES TO THE PARTITION DWANGS
(BLOCKING PIECES), THE SAME SECTION AS THE JOISTS SHOULD BE FIXED BETWEEN JOISTS IN
LINE WITH THE SLEEPER WALL BELOW AND THE PARTITION ABOVE. LOADBEARING PARTITIONS
MUST HAVE A DOUBLE TOP RUNNER AND THERE MUST BE NO PLASTERBOARD BETWEEN THE
TOP RUNNER AND ANY FLOOR OR ROOF JOISTS BEING SUPPORTED.

NON-LOADBEARING PARTITIONS CONTRIBUTE TO THE OVERALL STABILITY OF THE HOUSE AND

AND HENCE SHOULD NOT SIMPLY BE CARRIED ON THE FLOORING BUT, WHERE PARALLEL TO
THE JOISTS BELOW, SHOULD BE SUPPORTED BY EITHER DOUBLE JOISTS OR DWANGS AT 600mm
CENTRES. THEY SHOULD ALSO BE SECURED AT THE HEAD BY DWANGS OR JOISTS AT CENTRES
NOT MORE THAN 600mm. WHERE THE PARTITION IS AT 90 DEGREES TO THE JOISTS AT BOTH
BASE AND HEAD, NO PROBLEM OCCURS.

FOR DRILLING AND NOTCHING OF JOISTS REFER TO NHBC STANDARDS. DRILLING AND
NOTCHING SHOULD BE KEPT TO A MINIMUM.

TIMBER JOIST SIZES SHOWN ARE MINIMUM AS BUILT/ AS INSTALLED SIZES.

FLOORING TO ARCHITECT’S DETAILS.

1) ROOF SARKING
3.0mm DIA X 50 Lg GALVANISED ROUND WIRE NAILS FIXED AT 200mm CENTRES TO EVERY
TRUSSED RAFTER.

TIMBER ROOF TRUSS SPECIFICATION

SER DESIGN ELEMENT NOT UNDERTAKEN AT TIME OF CERTIFICATE ISSUE.

1. TIMBER TRUSSES TO BE “CONTRACTOR DESIGNED TIMBER ROOF TRUSSES AND

MEMBERS” AND WILL INCLUDE THE DESIGN, SUPPLY AND FIXING OF ROOF TRUSSES
AND TEMPORARY BRACING MEMBERS. ROOF TRUSS CALCULATIONS ALONG WITH
SUPPORTING LAYOUT DRAWINGS ARE TO BE FORWARDED TO McGREGOR McMAHON
AND ASSOCIATES PRIOR TO TRUSS FABRICATION COMMENCING.
2. DESIGN OF ALL TIMBER MEMBERS SHOULD BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH BS 5268: PART 2
“THE STRUCTURAL USE OF TIMBER”. ROOF TRUSSES TO BE MANUFACTURED AND
ERECTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH BS5268: PART 3, AND BS6399.
3. TIMBER TO BE A MINUMUM OF STRENGTH CLASS C16 WITH MAXIMUM MOISTURE
CONTENT OF 18%. UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE.
4. STANDARD ROOF TRUSSES TO BE AT 600mm CRS MAX. UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE.
5. CONTRACTOR TO PROVIDE LAYOUT DRAWINGS, DETAILS OF ROOF TRUSSES AND
CONNECTIONS AND A FULL SET OF DESIGN CALCULATIONS WHICH ARE TO BE READ IN
CONJUNCTION WITH THEIR DRAWING.
6. LAYOUT AND DETAILS SHOWN ON THESE DRAWINGS ARE INDICATIVE ONLY.
7. ROOF TRUSSES TO BE DESIGNED AND FABRICATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH BS 5268:
PART 3 TO SUIT THE FOLLOWING LOADING:
 (i) DEAD LOAD: RAFTERS REFER TO ARCHITECTS DRAWING FOR MAKE-UP
DEAD LOAD: BOTTOM CHORD ALLOW 0.35 Kn/m2
(ii) IMPOSED LOAD:
RAFTERS = 0.75 kN/M2
CEILING TILES = 0.25Kn/M2
(iii) WIND LOADING: TO BE ASSESSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH BS 6399
SITE LOCATION: MAVOR AVENUE, EAST KILBRIDE, (NS640557)
SITE ALTITUDE: 155M AOD
WIND SPEED: 23.9M/S.

8. THE ABOVE DOES NOT INCLUDE LOADING FROM WATER STORAGE TANKS IN AREAS
WHERE THEY DO OCCUR (REFER TO ARCHITECTS DRAWINGS) ADDITIONAL OR SPECIAL
TRUSSES SHOULD BE APPLIED.
9. FOR DETAILS AT THE EAVES AT ALL SIDES OF THE ROOF REFER TO ARCHITECTS
DRAWINGS.
10. REFER TO ARCHITECTS DRAWING FOR ROOF PITCH.
11. VERTICAL HOLDING-DOWN TRUSS CLIPS TO BE PROVIDED AT EACH TRUSS. THE LAYOUT
PLANS SHOULD DEFINE TRUSS CLIP LOCATIONS.
12. UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE, PROVIDE CRIPPLE STUDS UNDER ALL GIRDER TRUSSES.
NUMBER OF CRIPPLE STUDS TO MATCH NUMBER OF GIRDER TRUSS PLY.

FULL HEIGHT GLAZED SCREENS

1. SETTING OUT AND CONFIGURATION SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ARCHITECTS

SPECIFICATION.
2. ALL WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH BS6262:1982 PARTS 1 TO 7: GLAZING FOR BUILDINGS.
3. SCREENS (INCLUDING GLASS, MULLIONS, TRANSOMS, FRAMES ETC.) SHALL BE DESIGNED
AND CONSTRUCTED TO WITHSTAND DESIGN WIND LOADINGS IN ACCORDANCE WITH bsen
1991-4 WITHOUT UNDUE DEFLECTION.

SITE LOCATION: MAVOR AVENUE, EAST KILBRIDE, (NS640557)

SITE ALTITUDE: 155 AOD

WIND SPEED: 23.9m/s.

4. SCREENS (INCLUDING GLASS, MULLIONS, TRANSOMS, FRAMES ETC.) SHALL BE DESIGNED

AND CONSTRUCTED TO WITHSTAND DESIGN BARRIER LOADINGS IN ACCORDANCE WITH BS
6399: PART 3: 1988 WITHOUT UNDUE DEFLECTION.
5. WHERE GLAZED SCREENSS ARE LIABLE TO BE SUBJECTED TO HUMAN IMPACT SAFETY GLASS
SHALL BE USED IN ACCORDANCE WITH BS6262: 2005 PART 4.
6. PROPRIETARY FIXINGS SHALL BE USED AROUND SCREEN PERIMETERS TO ENSURE THAT
WIND AND BARRIER LOADINGS ARE ADEQUATELY SECURED TO THE SURROUNDING
BUILDING FABRIC. DETAILS SHALL BE AS AGREED WITH THE ENGINEER.

TIMBER CLADDING SPECIFICATION

1. REFER TO ARCHITECT’S DRAWINGS FOR DETAILS.

 2. TIMBER CLADDING AND FIXINGS TO BE DESIGNED TO SUIT THE FOLLOWING LOADING: TO BE
ASSESSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH BS 6399.

SITE LOCATION: MAVOR AVENUE, EAST KILBRIDE, (NS640557)

SITE ALTIDUDE: 155m AOD

WIND SPEED: 23.9m/s

TIMBER CLADDING FIXINGS

 38 THICK X 45 WIDE BATTEN FIXED TO STUDS THROUGH THE OSB/3 USING 3.35mm DIA. X
75LG AT 600mm CENTRES.
 BOARDS SHOULD BE FIXED TO BATTENS BY FACE OR SECRET NAILING WITH ANNULAR NAILS
AT LEAST TWICE THE BOARD THICKNESS OR PLAIN SHANK NAILS AT LEAST TWO AND HALF
TIMES THE BOARD THICKNESS. NAILS SHOULD BE EITHER HOT DIPPED GALVANISED OR
STINLESS STEEL. ALUMINIUM NAILS SHOULD NOT BE USED WITH COPPER CONTAINING
PRESERVATION TREATED TIMBER. GALVANISES NAILS SHOULD NOT BE USED IN WESTERN
RED CEDAR.

DOMESTIIC STAIRCASES & HANDRAILS

1. THE DOMESTIC STAIRCASE SHOULD BE CONSTRUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE

ARCHITECT’S GEOMETRY. THE WOODEN STAIR CONSTRUCTION SHOULD BE CONSTRUCTED
IN ACCORDDANCE WITH BS585 PART 1 & 2: BOTH BRITTISH STANDARDS ARE OBSOLESCENT
BUT ARE DEEMED TO SATISFY THE DOMESTIC STAIRSASE REQUIREMENTS.
2. BS585 PART 1 1989: WOOD STAIRS: SPECIFICATION FOR STAIRS WITH CLOSED RISERS FOR
DOMESTIC USE, INCLUDING STRAIGHT AND WINDER FLIGHTS AND QUARTER OR HALF
LANDINGS.
3. APPENDIX A OF THIS STANDARD ALSO DETAILS THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE SITE
FIXING OF STAIRS.
4. BS595 PART 21985: WOOD STAIRS: SPECIFICATION FOR PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR
DOMESTIC STAIRS CONSTRUCTED OF WOOD-BASED MATERIALS.

RAILS AND BALUSTRADES

1. RAILS AND BALUSTRADES SHALL COMPLY WITH THE LOADING AND PERFORMANCE
REQUIREMENTS (RESIDENTIAL) OF BS6399-1: 1996 TABLE 4 (A) (i) AND BS 6180: 1995.
2. THIS SPECIFICATION SHALL APPLY UNLESS AGREED OTHERWISE (IN WRITING) WITH THE
ENGINEER.
3. SETTING OUT, GEOMETRY, CORROSION PROTECTION AND FINISHES SHALL BE IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE ARCHITECHT’S SPECIFICATIONS AND DRAWINGS.
4. INFILL RAILS AND PANELS SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ARCHITECT’S SPECIFICATION
AND SHALL MEET LODING REQUIREMENTS AS STATED ABOVE.

WINDOW & DOOR FRAME FIXINGS

WINDOWS – 4 EXPAMET FRAME CRAMPS EACH SIDE OF WINDOW FIXED TO TIMBER FRAME IN
STRICT ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFCTURERS REQUIREMENTS.
DOOR – 8 EXPAMET FRAME CRAMPS EACH SIDE OF DOOR, FIXED TO TIMBER FRAME IN STRICT
ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURERS REQUIREMENTS.

GENERAL NOTES

1. THIS DRAWING IS TO BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALL OTHER DRAWINGS AND

SPECIFICATIONS PRODUCED BY BOTH THE ARCHITECT AND ENGINEER. ANY DISCREPANCY
OR CONFLICT BETWEE THE DRAWINGS SHOULD BE REFERRED TO EITHER PARTY BEFORE
PROCEEDING.
2. ALL WORK SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL THE RELEVANT BRITISH STANDARDS, CODES
OF PRACTICEAND THE BUILDING STANDARDS (SCOTLAND) REGULATIONS.
3. DO NOT SCALE FROM THESE DRAWINGS. ALL DIMENSIONS ARE TO BE CHECKED ON SITE BY
CONTRACTOR PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF WORK ON SITE OR ANY FABRICATION OR
MATERIALS ORDERING.
4. THE CONTRACTOR’S ATTENTION IS DRAWN TO THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THE
SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF BOTH SITE OPERATIVES AND THE PUBLIC DURING THE COURSE
OF THE WORKS.
5. FIRE PROTECTION TO ARCHITECT’S DETAILS.

MASONRY NOTES

1. BRICKS TO BE CLAY BRICKS TO BSEN771-1 WITH 7-12% WATER ABSORPTION &

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF 20N/mm2
2. BLOCKS TO BE DENSE CONCRETE BLOCKS, TO BS EN 771-3, WEIGHT 1900KG/M3,
COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF 7N/mm2.
3. ALL BRICK/BLOCKWORK TO BE BEDDED IN CLASS M4 MORTAR (1:1:6 – CEMENT: LIME:
SAND) TO BS5628 AND CLASS M12 (1:1/4:3) BELOW DPM LEVEL.
4. ALL MASONRY BELOW DPC TO BE CERTIFIED BY THE MANUFACTURER AS SUITABLE FOR USE
BELOW GROUND/ FROST RESISTANT.
5. ALL WORK TO BS 5268 -3.
6. ALL JOINTS TO BE PROPERLY FILLED.
7. CAVITY WALL TIES TO BE GLAVANISED MILD STEEL OR STAINLESS STEEL WALL TIES TO
DD140-2: 1987 TYPE 1. TIES TO BE PROVIDED AT 900 CTS HORIZ. AND 450 CTS VERT. OR 2.5
TIES PER SQ. METRE. TIES TO BE PROVIDED AT 225mm VERT CTS. EACH SIDE OF DOOR AND
WINDOW OPENINGS. ADDITIONAL WALL TIES SHALL BE PLACED AT 450mm CRS ALONG ALL
WALLHEADS AND VERGES.
8. BLOCKWORK, BRICKWORK ERECTION IS TO BE LIMITED TO 1.2m RISE AT ANY ONE TIME.
CONTRACTOR TO ENSURE MORTAR HAS SET PRIOR TO CONTINUATION OF WALLING.
9. CONTRACTOR TO ENSURE ALL BED JOINT REINFORCEMENT IS INSTLLED AS PER THE
MANUFACTURERS WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS.