Sessile Oak
Competitively priced quality green oak framed structures and roof trusses for all commercial and self-build projects |
|
Planning & Building Control |
Media |
General Building & DIY Fora |
Building Control Planning Portal - Planning and building control information for England and Wales.
Planning & Building Control Authorities - Planning and Building Control Authorities in England and Wales.
Scottish Building Standards - Technical standards for buildings in Scotland.
Scottish Planning Authorities - Planning and Building Control Authorities in Scotland.
OnlinePlanningOffices - Planning office locator.
ASC - Planning office locator.
Eco-Towns - UK government information and feedback on eco-town development.
UN Agenda 21 - United Nations resolution "Agenda 21" program for action. |
Green Building Press - Information and publications to help you create healthy and ecological homes and buildings.
Sustainable Build - Eco-freindly building tips and advice.
BuildingConservation.com - Information about the conservation and repair of historic buildings.
Environmental Data Interactive Exchange - Sustainable business, green building, land use, water, energy and waste recycling issues.
Buildingtalk - Latest news for architects, civil engineers and building services contractors.
CNplus - Construction news, analysis and jobs.
Properysecrets - Property development news and analysis.
Fair Home - Fair trade, recycling, environment and green issues.
|
The Carpenters Fellowship - Green oak framing information and forum.
Oak Frame Training Forum - Oak frame post and beam training and certification.
Timber Framers Guild - Timber framing information and forum. (US)
Green Building Forum - The "Green Building Press" forum.
The Building Experience Forum - DIY skills and technology forum.
DIYnot - DIY skills and technology forum.
DIY Network - General DIY skills, building and home improvement forum.
Homeone Forum - Home renovation and building forum. (Australia & NZ)
GreenBuildingTalk - Green building skills, technology and living forum. (US)
Contractor Talk - Professional building trade and contractors' forum. (US)
|
DIY Doctor - Projects A to Z and forum.
|
Roofing, Guttering & Cladding |
Floors & Stairs |
 Roof Slate Chart - Recommended overlap, batten guage, holing gauge, number/m and kg/sq.m according to slate size, roof pitch and exposure level.
Burlington Roofing Design Guide (pdf) - Comprehensive design, fitting and technical guidance notes for Burlington roof slates.
Roof Angle Calculator - For common and hip rafters.
Hip Roof Framing Calculator - Timber dimensions, mitres, birdsmouths and sheathing by rise, spacing and wall dimension.
Gable Roof Framing Calculator - Timber dimensions, set-in and birdsmouths by rise, spacing and wall dimension.
Gable Wall Stud Calculator - Timber lengths, centres and top cut by gable dimensions, angle and rise and stud dimensions and centres.
|
Joist and Rafter Span Calculator (A) & (B) - Maximum span by size, grade, deflection, spacing and material for snow and dead loads.
Roof and Wall Data Calculator - Roof and wall area, ridge length, eave and gable lines, rafter length and truss quantity.
|
Joist and Rafter Span Calculator (A) & (B) - Maximum span by size, grade, deflection, spacing and material for snow and dead loads.
Flooring Calculator - Area and cost by separate room dimensions and material cost/sq.ft.
Designing Stairs -Designing stairs and laying out stringers.
Making Stairs - Setting out and making a simple stair.
Stair Building -Design and building of stairs, handrails and balustrades.
Stair Building - Overview from "The Stair Builder's Handbook". (US)
|
Stair Calculator - Angle, stringer and headroom by tread (run) and rise.
Stair Maker - On-line stair design utility. (Requires MIME type application)
Staircase Regulations - From "Approved Document K - Building Regulations 1992" (England and Wales).
|
Doors, Windows & Skylights |
 |
Garage Door Weight Calculator - Imperial units.
|
Solar Masking Calculator - Sunlight entering a window by time, date, location, orientation and overhang.
Window Overhang Calculator - Shade cast by geographical position, orientation, window and overhang position and dimensions, date, and time of day.
Window Heat Gain Calculator - W/hr. and BTU by latitude, month, ground reflectance, window position and orientation.
|
The Window Man - Comprehensive information and advice on all glazing related matters.
DIY Windows - Fitting tips and hints.
Buying Windows - "Homebuilding & Renovating" on-line magazine article.
|
Heating & Insulation |
Ventilation & Damp Control |
Thermal Comfort Calculator - By temperature, humidity, air velocity, activity rate and clothing.
Room Heating Calculator - Watts and BTU requirement by volume, position, floor, wall and window type.
Simple Radiator Calculator - BTU requirement by volume, position, floor and window type.
Simple Radiator Calculator - Watt and BTU requirement by volume, exposure and window type.
Heat Loss Calculator - Watts and BTU by volume, position, floor, wall and window type.
Heat Loss Calculator - Watts and BTU by volume, position, floor, wall and window type.
|
Stove Size Calculator - Required kW by room volume.
Woodstove Installation Instructions - How to fit a wood burning stove or fire.
Woodstove Installation Instructions - An overview of safe installation practice.
Water Heater Size Calculator - Electric, EMI and propane requirements by type and amount of use. (US)
|
Heat Pump Calculator - Required kW output by ceiling, wall, floor and window size and type. (NZ)
BTU Calculator and Watt / BTU Converter - By heat loss, temperature increase and volume.
Temperature Converter - All units.
Heatinghelp - General heating information and forum.
Healthyheating - HVAC and indoor environmental quality research and educational resource. (Can.)
|
Vent Fan Calculator - By room use, volume and fan position.
Wood Equilibrium Moisture Content Calculator - By temperature (F) and relative humidity.
Seasoned Wood Specific Gravity Table - Showing kg/cu.m. and lb/cu.ft.
|
Electrical & Photovoltaic |
Wire Size Calculator - By material, phase, voltage, distance and amperage.
Transformer Value Calculator - Giving amps, volts and kilovolt amps (kVA) for 1ph and 3ph.
Ohm's Law Calculator - Giving voltage, current, resistance and power.
|
Voltage Drop Calculator - By condition, wire type, gauge, voltage, phase, distance and load.
Voltage Drop Calculator - Giving minimum cable size by application, circuit type, number of circuits, wire type, ambient temperature, power, voltage and length.
|
Photovoltaic Grid Feed-in Calculator - Giving PV power, performance ratio, feed-in and payment by system, location, roof pitch and orientation.
Photovoltaic Cell Calculator - Showing output by PV cell characteristics and panel connection.
Photovoltaic System Calculator - Worksheet calculating PV system economics.
Build-It-Solar - Renewable energy site for Do-It-Yourselfers.
BIS Solar Site Survey Tool - Evaluating your site for solar energy.
GBF Renewable Energy Forum - Discussing all renewables, including photovolaics.
MCS Website - Microgeneration Certification Scheme website. Includes FIT information.
OFGEM Feed-In-Tariff Scheme - UK statutory regulating authority.
|
Gaisma - Sunrise, sunset, dusk and dawn times by location in table format for selected dates and graph for the whole year, taking daylight saving times into account.
Solar Calculator - Sunrise, sunset, solar noon and solar position by location.
RadOnColl (exe) - Radiation on solar collector calculator (exe installs programme) and user manual.
Photovoltaic Solar Cells (pdf) - TU Delft lecture notes: introduction; energy resources; PV introduction; solar radiation; semiconductor properties; PN junction; losses and optimization; crystalline silicone technology; TF solar cells; PV system and design; organic solar cells.
|
Other Calculators & Conversion Tables |
Simple Arithmetic Calculator - A simple calculator for everyday use.
Scientific Calculator - A scientific calculator with degrees, radians and gradients.
Length / Distance Converter. - Common units.
Length / Distance Converter - All units.
Weight / Mass Converter - Common units.
Weight / Mass Converter - All units.
Surface Area Calculator - Cone, cube, cylinder, rectangular prism and sphere surfaces.
Volume Calculator - Cone, cube, cylinder, rectangular prism and triangular prism volumes.
Volume Converter - All units.
|
Right Angle Calculator - Right triangle angle and side calculator.
Visual Triangle Angle Calculator - Visual right triangle angle and side calculator.
Triangle Angle Calculator - Acute and obtuse angle calculator.
Visual Trigonometry Calculator - Giving base angle, height and area of isosceles triangle.
Area Calculator - Giving triangle, rectangle, circle, rhombus, polygon and trapezium areas.
Visual Polygon Calculator - Giving area, circumference, sectional height and side length by radius and side length and number.
|
Mitre Calculator - Giving angles of cuts by number of sides, tilt of saw and slope of board.
Compound Cut Calculator - Giving angles of cuts by number and angle of sides.
Segmented Turnings Calculator - Dimensions by number and inner/outer radius of segments.
Visual Circle Calculator - Giving angle, area and distance from any part of a circle.
Chord / Radius Calculator - Giving radius by chord and offset.
Pulley Calculator - Giving belt length, speed and RPM by diameter and centre.
|
Spanner Size Conversion Table - Showing inches, mm, Wworth, AF and BSF.
Torque Converter - All units.
Pressure Converter - All units.
Advanced Scientific Calculator for Chemists - Includes: molecular weight calculator; tables with various physical and chemical constants; task history; displays numbers rounded to user-specified decimal places.
Periodic Table of the Elements - Comprehensive periodic table with very detailed descriptions of all elements. (EniG)
Roman Numeral Converter - Converting Roman numerals to and from Arabic numbers.
|
|
Whilst we try to list links to sites which provide a useful function, we cannot be held responsible for the contents of those sites. Any views expressed on them do not necessarily reflect those of anyone at Sessile Oak. If you encounter a site, linked to from this page, whose content is either inacurate or inappropriate, please let us know and we will review it as a matter of urgency.
|
