Roof Battens, where to source?

IamTheWalrus95

Hi all,

I'm looking to buy roof battens for cover an ugly old block wall with a slatted fence. Anyone any ideas where the best place to source these is? Am i as well off go to a saw mills? Wall is approx 20 m long and

6ft in height.

GreeBo

You'll get treated 1x2 pretty much anywhere, but for example

https://tjomahony.ie/03t0502254.html

wolfyboy555

sorry to dig up an old thread but I'm looking to do something similar in my garden to cover up a block wall.

I looked at some treated rough 2 x 1 in local hardware shop and they indeed looked very rough nowhere near what id be happy at looking at once up. Is it a case of sanding these down a bit once they are up to make them appear smoother ? Wall is 12m wide and about 3m tall so it would be a lot of effort.

struggling to find any alternatives that don't cost an arm and a leg .

Lumen

There's no point in finishing treated rough sawn, you'll remove much of the preservative.

Treated PAO is available at reasonable prices

https://www.goodwins.ie/products/treated-planed-timber-44-x-18mm-4-8-metre-2x1-16ft-1300648t.html