Architectural Cladding Profile Samples
Timbersource explicitly encourages commercial architects, interior designers, and professional developers to physically experience our absolute dedication to precision machining before committing to massive commercial timber orders. We offer comprehensive 1.2m physical sample lengths across 8 highly bespoke architectural profiles, entirely machined in house at our Somerset facility. This actively allows you to physically test our incredibly sharp shadow gaps, robust traditional shiplap, and highly complex interlocking mechanisms directly on site. Standard profiles are supplied at exactly 18mm x 130mm x 1.2m, whilst our highly intricate TLAC Staggered Tongue and Groove profile is strictly machined to 18mm x 120mm x 1.2m.
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Order Bespoke Profile Samples
Use our secure online system to instantly order physical 1.2m cladding profile samples, ready for immediate nationwide commercial dispatch directly from our Somerset facility.
Verified Manufacturing Accuracy at Our Somerset Mill
The physical 1.2m samples you receive are explicitly cut directly from our active live commercial production runs. We absolutely do not use entirely separate tooling for our samples. This strictly guarantees that the completely flawless surface finish, incredibly sharp interlocking joints, and intense dimensional accuracy you physically experience on the sample board is exactly what you will flawlessly receive when subsequently ordering vast commercial volumes for your luxury architectural elevations.
The Commercial Advantage of Physical Samples
Specifying physical 1.2m profile samples provides absolutely massive commercial advantages for architects and lead developers. It actively allows you to present incredibly accurate physical mockups directly to your luxury clients, ensuring completely unanimous aesthetic approval before committing enormous capital to volume tenders.
Crucially, it allows your commercial decorators to actively physically test how premium exterior paints, highly specialized oils, or fire retardant chemical treatments perform on our flawlessly machined timber substrates, completely removing all technical risk from your massive architectural developments.
Fully certified commercial timber sourced strictly from responsibly managed global forests.
Rapid haulage schedules delivering direct to your commercial site or manufacturing facility.
Premium grade timber precision machined to exact architectural and structural tolerances.
Highly trusted and consistently specified by volume contractors and commercial joiners.
Over 180 years of combined industry experience driving our dedicated procurement team.
Trusted by Lead Architectural Specifiers
"We strictly order physical profile samples from Timbersource before finalising any large architectural tender. Being able to physically handle their immensely precise shadow gap profiles allows us to confidently present exact physical mockups to our luxury clients. The in house machining quality is consistently absolutely flawless, ensuring a seamless commercial site assembly every single time."
Frequently Asked Questions & Expert Advice
What size are the cladding profile samples?
Our standard architectural profile samples are strictly machined to exactly 18mm x 130mm x 1.2m, completely providing a highly comprehensive physical representation of the final board.
Are all profiles the exact same dimension?
No, while most remain strictly standard, our highly intricate TLAC Staggered Tongue and Groove profile is specifically machined to 18mm x 120mm x 1.2m.
Why should I order a physical profile sample?
It actively allows you to physically verify our incredibly precise machining quality, present tactile mockups to luxury clients, and physically test specific exterior coatings entirely prior to massive commercial orders.
Are these samples manufactured differently to commercial orders?
Absolutely not, they are strictly cut directly from our live commercial production runs. This guarantees completely uncompromised dimensional accuracy and a perfectly representative surface finish.
How many different profiles do you explicitly offer?
We explicitly offer 8 completely distinct bespoke architectural profiles. This highly comprehensive range encompasses everything from incredibly durable traditional shiplap to highly contemporary crisp shadow gap designs.
Expert Tip: When physically testing exterior paints on your sample, ensure you actively follow the exact commercial curing times specified by the paint manufacturer to accurately gauge long term adhesion.
Can I test exterior paints on these physical samples?
Yes, we actively encourage commercial decorators to physically test their premium exterior paint systems or specialist UV oils directly on our flawlessly machined surfaces before proceeding.
Do the 1.2m samples include interlocking joints?
Yes, the 1.2m lengths completely feature the exact interlocking tongue and groove mechanisms present on the final boards, actively allowing you to physically test commercial site assembly tolerances.
How fast are physical profile samples delivered?
Because we actively maintain massive live yard stock of our 8 distinct profiles, our physical samples are entirely ready for immediate nationwide commercial dispatch directly from our Somerset facility.
Can you fulfill massive commercial orders once I approve the sample?
Absolutely. Upon your client's aesthetic approval, our highly advanced Somerset mill effortlessly processes huge architectural volume tenders directly from our extensive imported yard stock.
Is your raw timber sustainably sourced?
Yes, we strictly machine all 8 of our bespoke profiles from premium timber entirely harvested from highly regulated, completely sustainable commercial forestry programs.
Select Your Cladding Profile Sample ↓
18mm x 120mm x 1.2m - Staggered T&G (TLAC) - £5.95 Each
18mm x 130mm x 1.2m - Shadow Gap T&G (TLAT) - £5.95 Each
18mm x 130mm x 1.2m - Ship lap T&G (TLAV) - £5.95 Each
18mm x 130mm x 1.2m - 45 Degree Half lap (TLAZ) - £5.95 Each
18mm x 130mm x 1.2m - Half lap Shadow Gap (TLAN) - £5.95 Each
18mm x 130mm x 1.2m - T&G (TLAQ) - £5.95 Each
18mm x 130mm x 1.2m - TGV (TLAR) - £5.95 Each
18mm x 130mm x 1.2m - Beaded T&G (TLAS) - £5.95 Each
