Shiplap Timber.

Keith in cork

Evening all,

I'm planning a little project for my dog. I will be using shiplap timber for the outer panels.

I know my question is easier answered by ny local Merchants but i'd like an idea of price range and a few things before i put in the call. At least then i'll know if they are competitive or not. I live quite a bit away from another merchants and dont have access to a van to go collect it elsewhere.

So please answer if you will.....

Cost of shiplap?

Usual lengths / thickness' sold in?

Are there different types i.e treated/untreated etc.

Should i protect it in some way afterwards?

Anything else someone who's used to using the product may have, feel free to ad your thoughts.

Thanks folks,
Keith.

makita

ship lap is around 7.80 a lenght which is 4.8m long. its 19 mm thick x 145mm. personally i would put breathable felt between the shiplap and the frame (which personally i would make out of 3x2) as rain can seep through the joints. All shiplap as far as i know is treated and would treat the timber anually afterwards. I have made a nice few garden sheds myself and 1 tip i would give is try and cover as much end grain as possible to stop it soaking water, by this i mean when you have your house made run boards vertical at each corner and not to mention it will be more pleasing to the eye.

Keith in cork

makita wrote: »

ship lap is around 7.80 a lenght which is 4.8m long. its 19 mm thick x 145mm. personally i would put breathable felt between the shiplap and the frame (which personally i would make out of 3x2) as rain can seep through the joints. All shiplap as far as i know is treated and would treat the timber anually afterwards. I have made a nice few garden sheds myself and 1 tip i would give is try and cover as much end grain as possible to stop it soaking water, by this i mean when you have your house made run boards vertical at each corner and not to mention it will be more pleasing to the eye.

Thank you for your helpful post. The felt insulation is something i was considering, but now you also have mentioned it, i'd think its a good idea.

As for the verticle board at the end.... Do you mean run one of the shiplap boards verticle or a thinner piece tacked on to cover it?

You wouldn't happen to have a photo or a link to a picture of what your describing? As you can tell i'm a bit confused.

makita

if you look at the corners of the shed you will see two vertical boards joined at the corner hiding it thus enclosing the end grain from the main boards from the shed

Keith in cork

makita wrote: »

if you look at the corners of the shed you will see two vertical boards joined at the corner hiding it thus enclosing the end grain from the main boards from the shed

Is that one of your creations?

makita

yeah thats one i made a few months back copied the design from another one i saw , made it in the work shop and brought it to site then only used the barrel shiplap because thats what they wanted but otherwise i normally use the straight shiplap

Keith in cork

makita wrote: »

yeah thats one i made a few months back copied the design from another one i saw , made it in the work shop and brought it to site then only used the barrel shiplap because thats what they wanted but otherwise i normally use the straight shiplap

Wow, nice work. I'm more a fan of the straight shiplap, but for that design i think the rolled suits the look.

randombar

Resurrecting an old one here. Just wondering where people recommend to get the shiplap from these days?