{"id":455,"date":"2014-03-07T12:31:26","date_gmt":"2014-03-07T11:31:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/frenchtimber.com\/?page_id=455"},"modified":"2021-05-04T14:12:09","modified_gmt":"2021-05-04T13:12:09","slug":"douglas-fir","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.frenchtimber.com\/en\/french-species\/douglas-fir\/","title":{"rendered":"Douglas Fir"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='layer_slider_1'  class='avia-layerslider main_color avia-shadow  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  container_wrap sidebar_right'  style='height: 471px; max-width: 910px; margin: 0 auto;'  ><\/div><div id='after_layer_slider_1'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap sidebar_right'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-455'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-7tfkb0-2c569dc3fce3e12cba8443eb20ae8efe '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Originating from North America, Douglas Fir has been introduced in France in 1842. Wide-spread today, its production keeps growing (+15% a year). Its rapid growth gives birth to tall trees (50 meters), with a large diameter (2 meters), straight-grained, thick and checked bark.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div  class='flex_column av-7pxuuc-504e316fcc3b142b0cc1249a08a854f4 av_two_third  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_one_third  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-koa1gt78-57fe64020bdecbcf445ca0d749681f57\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-koa1gt78-57fe64020bdecbcf445ca0d749681f57{\npadding-bottom:5px;\ncolor:#2d5c88;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-koa1gt78-57fe64020bdecbcf445ca0d749681f57 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-koa1gt78-57fe64020bdecbcf445ca0d749681f57 .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#2d5c88;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-koa1gt78-57fe64020bdecbcf445ca0d749681f57 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-koa1gt78-57fe64020bdecbcf445ca0d749681f57 av-special-heading-h5 custom-color-heading  avia-builder-el-3  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '><h5 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Wood description<\/h5><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-7defas-49a04f077272cf73cfd1b5474923c2d6 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Its reddish-brown heartwood is distinctive from its cream white sapwood. Douglas Fir is straight-grained, with medium texture and sound knots.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-koa1hlrs-196805ea8b833caeae2cc373402412c0\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-koa1hlrs-196805ea8b833caeae2cc373402412c0{\npadding-bottom:5px;\ncolor:#2d5c88;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-koa1hlrs-196805ea8b833caeae2cc373402412c0 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-koa1hlrs-196805ea8b833caeae2cc373402412c0 .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#2d5c88;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-koa1hlrs-196805ea8b833caeae2cc373402412c0 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-koa1hlrs-196805ea8b833caeae2cc373402412c0 av-special-heading-h5 custom-color-heading  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><h5 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Preserving<\/h5><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-71p7pw-a1567b47588dae2f6ba4f565323ff810 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Douglas Fir is naturally durable : heartwood is resistant to mushrooms. Douglas Fir can be used in Class 3 timber (exposed to weathering). Impregnation must be done by vacuum pressure treatment.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-koa1rpq6-85979730d846c777a9c602362ac9b163\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-koa1rpq6-85979730d846c777a9c602362ac9b163{\npadding-bottom:5px;\ncolor:#2d5c88;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-koa1rpq6-85979730d846c777a9c602362ac9b163 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-koa1rpq6-85979730d846c777a9c602362ac9b163 .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#2d5c88;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-koa1rpq6-85979730d846c777a9c602362ac9b163 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-koa1rpq6-85979730d846c777a9c602362ac9b163 av-special-heading-h5 custom-color-heading  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><h5 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Physical and mechanical properties<\/h5><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-6q8shw-d9facd05466f166a6bd600e8c349b79b '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Douglas Fir is a light, soft wood with long fibres that mean it has very high levels of resistance to both traction and bending. It is a first-rate species of conifer because it has an excellent weight\/resistance ratio. The high number of knots in the wood can considerably weaken its mechanical resistance levels.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div class='avia-data-table-wrap av-6jf8zo-e0434f30293d18a4adc4f5d3805f1ac1 avia_responsive_table avia-table-1'><table  class='avia-table avia-data-table avia_pricing_default  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Table\" ><caption>Valeurs donn\u00e9es pour une humidit\u00e9 de 12% (Bois droit de fil et sans d\u00e9fauts) <\/caption><tbody><tr class=''><td class=''>Average density<\/td><td class='avia-center-col'>540 kg\/m\u1d9f<\/td><\/tr><tr class=''><td class=''>Total average volumetric shrinkage<\/td><td class='avia-center-col'>10.6 %<\/td><\/tr><tr class=''><td class=''>Brinell hardness perpendicular to the fibres<\/td><td class='avia-center-col'>18 N\/mm\u00b2<\/td><\/tr><tr class=''><td class=''>Modulus of rupture under bending<\/td><td class='avia-center-col'>83 MPa<\/td><\/tr><tr class=''><td class=''>Breaking stress under axial compression<\/td><td class='avia-center-col'>47 MPa<\/td><\/tr><tr class=''><td class=''>Modulus of longitudinal elasticity under bending<\/td><td class='avia-center-col'>12 100 MPa<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-3csj9g-b904d58bebd57a3111fca91ec7881950 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_two_third  el_before_av_one_half  flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-37uscc-4de57286c42cc3bccbe01860d4ec5950\">\n.avia-image-container.av-37uscc-4de57286c42cc3bccbe01860d4ec5950 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-37uscc-4de57286c42cc3bccbe01860d4ec5950 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-37uscc-4de57286c42cc3bccbe01860d4ec5950 av-styling- avia_animated_image av-animated-when-visible-95 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https:\/\/www.frenchtimber.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/douglas_arbre-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.frenchtimber.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/douglas_arbre-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.frenchtimber.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/douglas_arbre-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.frenchtimber.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/douglas_arbre-450x450.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<div  class='flex_column av-2gojis-72169f8b9686cf8d69dbd8bda2b3377f av_one_half  avia-builder-el-16  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-koa1uv50-dfc59e6594a8374630ff69da0e89276c\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-koa1uv50-dfc59e6594a8374630ff69da0e89276c{\npadding-bottom:10px;\ncolor:#2d5c88;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-koa1uv50-dfc59e6594a8374630ff69da0e89276c .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-koa1uv50-dfc59e6594a8374630ff69da0e89276c .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#2d5c88;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-koa1uv50-dfc59e6594a8374630ff69da0e89276c .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-koa1uv50-dfc59e6594a8374630ff69da0e89276c av-special-heading-h5 custom-color-heading  avia-builder-el-17  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '><h5 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Conditions of implementation<\/h5><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-21zb1w-3145254062719694665be26bcbc8a472 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-18  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_half  flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-koa1uig3-815b4e750acdd86775b5528446b6572d\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-koa1uig3-815b4e750acdd86775b5528446b6572d{\npadding-bottom:10px;\ncolor:#2d5c88;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-koa1uig3-815b4e750acdd86775b5528446b6572d .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-koa1uig3-815b4e750acdd86775b5528446b6572d .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#2d5c88;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-koa1uig3-815b4e750acdd86775b5528446b6572d .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-koa1uig3-815b4e750acdd86775b5528446b6572d av-special-heading-h5 custom-color-heading  avia-builder-el-19  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '><h5 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Grading<\/h5><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-61gwc-df3305ce72098ac169b56187d85eb8d1 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-20  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div  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srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frenchtimber.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/graph-fr9-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.frenchtimber.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/graph-fr9-705x489.jpg 705w, https:\/\/www.frenchtimber.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/graph-fr9-450x312.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.frenchtimber.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/graph-fr9.jpg 728w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<div  class='flex_column av-1csr90-def8683afaa2026b8765916676785d4d av_one_half  avia-builder-el-22  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_full  flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><article  class='iconbox iconbox_top av-18tlp8-477cef5e6306f6f3ac8315469d6e9e4c  avia-builder-el-23  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  main_color'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class=\"iconbox_content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Icon: Download\"><a href='http:\/\/issuu.com\/frenchtimber\/docs\/classement_resineux?e=11176610\/7886155' title='Download' aria-label='Download'  target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class='iconbox_icon heading-color avia-iconfont avia-font-entypo-fontello' data-av_icon='\ue82d' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' title=\"Download\" desc=\"Download\" ><\/a><h3 class='iconbox_content_title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='http:\/\/issuu.com\/frenchtimber\/docs\/classement_resineux?e=11176610\/7886155' title='Download'  target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class='iconbox_content_container '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Softwood grading<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-12fku4-811f68c3f1efb2dfeda75e15ac9bd37c av_one_full  avia-builder-el-24  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_two_third  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-koa1vjnr-5501f7f74a28d48973e53ac3154e669c\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-koa1vjnr-5501f7f74a28d48973e53ac3154e669c{\npadding-bottom:10px;\ncolor:#2d5c88;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-koa1vjnr-5501f7f74a28d48973e53ac3154e669c .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-koa1vjnr-5501f7f74a28d48973e53ac3154e669c .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#2d5c88;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-koa1vjnr-5501f7f74a28d48973e53ac3154e669c .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-koa1vjnr-5501f7f74a28d48973e53ac3154e669c av-special-heading-h5 custom-color-heading  avia-builder-el-25  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '><h5 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Main uses<\/h5><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-quydo-66a8552db8e723c0d75d571fe3d767c7 av_two_third  avia-builder-el-26  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_third  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-n2lfg-fdc15a8b0da057f318a023325f26dd89 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Thanks to its availability in long lengths, Douglas Fir is widespread in the building industry. Ideal for frameworks, included glued laminated timber (Douglas Fir, once dried, becomes very hard), as well as for cladding, exterior joinery and layout. 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