Where to buy cut down trees

mrxireland

Ive been thinking about a summer project of building my own log cabin shed in the summer and want to use trees that have been cut down localy. When i say local, i mean in the west of ireland but i havent the 1st clue of where to go to buy trees that have been cut from a forest.

Im hoping to get them at 20ft or in and around this size. Can anyone tell me where to start because ive googled it and theres nothing coming up.

Rovi

At 20ft (6 meters approx.), you're looking at 'sawlog' (3.7 – 6.9 m length; > 20 cm top diameter) in suitable logs at the roadside of conventionally harvested commercial forestry.

Your local Coillte office would be a logical first place to start, but they're very much 'commercial timber' oriented, so I don't know how well they'd entertain someone looking for a very low volume (by their standards) of an unusual specification product. No harm to contact them though, you never know what might turn up. Try to make initial contact at as local a level as possible.

Your other option is to find someone in the private sector who's 2nd/3rd thinning or clearfelling.
Give your local Teagasc office a shout, and ask to speak to the local Forestry Advisor. They'll know most of the farmer foresters in the area, and there may even be a local Farm Forestry Group. They won't give you any names or contact details, but they'll be able to enquire through their clients to see if any of them might be interested or in a position to help you out.

Another alternative would be to contact some of the private forestry consultants who might have clients in the area with suitable timber.

You could try your local sawmills too.

TomOnBoard

mrxireland wrote: »

Ive been thinking about a summer project of building my own log cabin shed in the summer and want to use trees that have been cut down localy. When i say local, i mean in the west of ireland but i havent the 1st clue of where to go to buy trees that have been cut from a forest.

Im hoping to get them at 20ft or in and around this size. Can anyone tell me where to start because ive googled it and theres nothing coming up.

Assuming that you have a plan for these buildings you intend, have you a spec. for the timbers that you need to use?

mrxireland

Rovi wrote: »

At 20ft (6 meters approx.), you're looking at 'sawlog' (3.7 – 6.9 m length; > 20 cm top diameter) in suitable logs at the roadside of conventionally harvested commercial forestry.

Your local Coillte office would be a logical first place to start, but they're very much 'commercial timber' oriented, so I don't know how well they'd entertain someone looking for a very low volume (by their standards) of an unusual specification product. No harm to contact them though, you never know what might turn up. Try to make initial contact at as local a level as possible.

Your other option is to find someone in the private sector who's 2nd/3rd thinning or clearfelling.
Give your local Teagasc office a shout, and ask to speak to the local Forestry Advisor. They'll know most of the farmer foresters in the area, and there may even be a local Farm Forestry Group. They won't give you any names or contact details, but they'll be able to enquire through their clients to see if any of them might be interested or in a position to help you out.

Another alternative would be to contact some of the private forestry consultants who might have clients in the area with suitable timber.

You could try your local sawmills too.

Thanks for your reply, ill give them all a call and report back

mrxireland

TomOnBoard wrote: »

Assuming that you have a plan for these buildings you intend, have you a spec. for the timbers that you need to use?

No spec, im just looking it to be about 6x6m and as for planning, sure if the planners dont no about it then they wont worry to much;) Im near sure that if its up for more than 5 years then it legally becomes a building.

Farmer Pudsey

mrxireland wrote: »

No spec, im just looking it to be about 6x6m and as for planning, sure if the planners dont no about it then they wont worry to much;) Im near sure that if its up for more than 5 years then it legally becomes a building.

It is seven years