Building materials & wood

All types of construction & self build materials for all jobs from DIY, remodeling, refurbishment, new build, extension, lofts etc. Advice on recycled building materials. Plus wood tips.

We have recently added articles on steel and metal buildings. These were not in our site as we had a green building focus.

However steel buildings and metal buildings are such popular areas we felt we should put them in.

Also there are arguments that steel buildings and metal buildings and even concrete can be green due to recycling, longevity, and in the case of concrete, thermal mass.

See Craft & traditional materials >

Building Materials navigation

• Introduction to building materials
• Steel buildings
• Steel buildings advice
• Metal building materials
• Zinc building materials
• Brick
• Concrete
• Stone & Marble
• Wood & Timber
• Glass as a building material
• Natural & Traditional building materials
• Cob building
• Natural insulation
• Rammed earth
• Recycled building materials introduction
• Recycled concrete
• Recycled wood & recycled plastic
• Recycled paint & recycled rubber
• Dual purpose building materials

• Wholesale prices for small building trade, builders and DIY enthusiasts

• Local, renewable or recycled materials >
• Types of woods >

Also: Craft & traditional building

• Craft & traditional building index >
• Peranakan shophouse Singapore and Malaysia >
• Traditional materials dictionary & glossary >
• Earth and Straw as building materials >
• Cob building >
• Cornish hedges >
• Gabions and Bankshores >
• Stonghenge & Woodhenge >

See also

• Furniture & patio furniture - how to build >
• Furniture making tips >