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April 2025
Formerbuildingsurveyor using West Fraser boards for bespoke house builds
An Essex-based building company,established by a formerBuildingControlSurveyorand with high standards of quality and sustainability, makes extensive use of panel products from the West Fraser range: includingCaberDekon its current eight-month conversion and extension project.
Jigsaw Construction Essexwas founded by David Bellinger in 2015 andhas astrong reputation bringing a succession of recommendations. The property taking shapeclose to Hockley started out as a three-bedroombungalow 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 theCaberDek laid across the first floor joists.
David Bellingerexplains,"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 fortenyears I was tired of seeing builders using materialsincorrectly, 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, plusCaberDeklocks in well together, so we have no issues with installing the boards. We use CaberFix D4adhesiveto help ensure the finished floor is squeak-free. We use the merchants,Chandlers, to buy most of our products includingCaberDek, while the other West Fraser panelswe have used a lot in the past is the tongue and grooveSterlingOSB 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 arenet carbon negativeand 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.
For further information, call 01786 812 921 or visithttps://uk.westfraser.com/
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With Compliments:
Taylor Alden
media@tayloralden.co.uk