Kerto LVL Demountable Sales Offices
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KERTO ® LVL CONCEPT SYSTEM BUILD Follow us on Twitter @metsawooduk ENGLISH CARE VILLAGES Full size panels were delivered to site and erected in 4 days on a compressed hardcore sub-base with a grid of concrete deck blocks and treated timber sole plates. The cassette elements were assembled on site from the individual components delivered and then erected with the use of a tele-handler (no cranes used). “With the Metsä Wood Kerto product, everything was pre-cut and manufactured at the factory so there was no wastage at the construction site. The speed of erection was very fast and the buildings could be made watertight early on. We also like the fact that we have made a building that is demountable and can be re-used,” Simon Cockell, Carpenter & Site Developer FAST CONSTURCTION OF DEMOUNTABLE SALES OFFICES Metsä Wood’s pre-fabricated components helped Inspired Villages quickly and efficiently erect temporary marketing suites for its new, luxury retirement apartment developments. The recyclability of Metsä Wood’s products also allows the buildings to be dismantled and re-assembled again on other sites when required. To enable potential buyers to see what the new apartments offer, temporary showrooms designed by Leisure Concepts were needed on the sites. In a move away from the conventional modular unit, Metsä Wood’s Kerto-Q, Kerto-S and Kerto-Ripa TM products were specified. Kerto® is a laminated veneer lumber (LVL) product used in all types of construction. Kerto is produced from 3mm thick rotary-peeled softwood veneers that are glued together to form a continuous sheet which makes it incredibly strong and dimensionally stable. Kerto-Q was used in the marketing suite’s 12m long and 69mm thick wall panels due to its strength and dimensional stability. Meanwhile, Kerto-Ripa elements were specified for the floors and flat roof to stabilise the whole structure. Kerto-Ripa is a combination of Kerto-Q panels together with Kerto-S beams to provide strength, dimensional precision and stability. The whole building was designed using Metsä Wood’s software Finnwood® and drafted in Finnframe® which is BIM compatible. Metsä Wood products were chosen for a number of reasons. The Kerto-Q large panel construction allowed for faster construction, and long spans in the floors and roofs could be achieved with Kerto- Ripa. The recyclability of the products was another significant benefit. The 100 square metre buildings will be on the two sites for approximately 18 months. They will then be dismantled with 70% of the structure being re-used and the remaining 30% of the materials will be replaced, such as carpets and finishes. The structures will then be re-erected on other sites.
Transcript of Kerto LVL Demountable Sales Offices
KERTO® LVL CONCEPT SYSTEM BUILD
Follow us on Twitter @metsawooduk
ENGLISH CARE VILLAGES
Full size panels were delivered to site and erected in 4 days on a compressed hardcore sub-base with a grid of concrete deck blocks and treated timber sole plates. The cassette elements were assembled on site from the individual components delivered and then erected with the use of a tele-handler (no cranes used).
“With the Metsä Wood Kerto product, everything was pre-cut and manufactured at the factory so there was no wastage at the construction site. The speed of erection was very fast and the buildings could be made watertight early on. We also like the fact that we have made a building that is demountable and can be re-used,” Simon Cockell, Carpenter & Site Developer
FAST CONSTURCTION OF DEMOUNTABLE SALES OFFICES
Metsä Wood’s pre-fabricated componentshelped Inspired Villages quickly and efficientlyerect temporary marketing suites for its new,luxury retirement apartment developments. Therecyclability of Metsä Wood’s products also allowsthe buildings to be dismantled and re-assembledagain on other sites when required.
To enable potential buyers to see what the newapartments offer, temporary showrooms designedby Leisure Concepts were needed on the sites. In amove away from the conventional modular unit, Metsä Wood’s Kerto-Q, Kerto-S and Kerto-RipaTM products were specified.
Kerto® is a laminated veneer lumber (LVL) productused in all types of construction. Kerto is producedfrom 3mm thick rotary-peeled softwood veneersthat are glued together to form a continuous sheetwhich makes it incredibly strong and dimensionallystable.
Kerto-Q was used in the marketing suite’s 12m longand 69mm thick wall panels due to its strengthand dimensional stability. Meanwhile, Kerto-Ripaelements were specified for the floors and flatroof to stabilise the whole structure. Kerto-Ripais a combination of Kerto-Q panels together withKerto-S beams to provide strength, dimensionalprecision and stability. The whole building wasdesigned using Metsä Wood’s software Finnwood®and drafted in Finnframe® which is BIM compatible.
Metsä Wood products were chosen for a numberof reasons. The Kerto-Q large panel constructionallowed for faster construction, and long spans inthe floors and roofs could be achieved with Kerto-Ripa. The recyclability of the products was anothersignificant benefit.
The 100 square metre buildings will be on the twosites for approximately 18 months. They will thenbe dismantled with 70% of the structure beingre-used and the remaining 30% of the materialswill be replaced, such as carpets and finishes. Thestructures will then be re-erected on other sites.
Follow us on Twitter @metsawooduk
Full size panels were delivered to site. The cassette elements were assembled from the individual components delivered and then erected with the use of a tele-handler.
Each unit has full kitchen and bathroom facilities and are finished to a high level with open plan spaces.
Isometric view (using BIM compatible Finnframe software). Roof design.
Metsä Wood designed, engineered and created the connection details as well as producing all fabrication drawings. Once erected a single ply membrane was applied to the roof and painted to all interior/exterior faces.
“I think Kerto is a great product. I wanted a building that was different, stylish and individual and yet we had a budget to work to. The Metsä Wood Kerto product gave us the opportunity to expose the structure of the raw material so the texture and grain of the surface could be seen instead of covering it up. We would definitely use Kerto again.”Keith Cockell, Chairman of English Care Villages
