Timber

brianblaze · 17-05-2020 11:18am

recipio wrote: »

I would imagine you could use pressure treated softwood for that. If you can't find 4x4 just glue up whatever you have to get the final dimensions. Not forgetting to use a waterproof glue.

Would something like this do, or would it not be as strong as the Douglas Fir? (It's a deck post)

https://mccarthystramore.ie/product/4x4-treated-deck-post-2-4m/

recipio · 17-05-2020 12:02pm

brianblaze wrote: »

Would something like this do, or would it not be as strong as the Douglas Fir? (It's a deck post)

https://mccarthystramore.ie/product/4x4-treated-deck-post-2-4m/

That looks ideal. It will have plenty of structural strength.The manufactures of pressure treated wood have eliminated the nasty chemicals they used to use so the stuff is now safe for human contact.

brianblaze · 17-05-2020 3:35pm

recipio wrote: »

That looks ideal. It will have plenty of structural strength.The manufactures of pressure treated wood have eliminated the nasty chemicals they used to use so the stuff is now safe for human contact.

Cheers!! Much appreciated

jamesbil · 18-05-2020 7:18pm

Anyone out there got a contact for Paulownia?

Or be interest in sharing shipping from Spain?

18-05-2020 8:24pm

jamesbil wrote: »

Anyone out there got a contact for Paulownia?

Or be interest in sharing shipping from Spain?

I wouldn’t set fire to it for some heat even if my fingers were about to fall off.

A hateful wood if you’ve any intention of using finer hand joinery techniques or having it stand up to any wear and tear or knocks/bumps at all.

jamesbil · 19-05-2020 8:33am

JayZeus wrote: »

I wouldn’t set fire to it for some heat even if my fingers were about to fall off.

A hateful wood if you’ve any intention of using finer hand joinery techniques or having it stand up to any wear and tear or knocks/bumps at all.

Ha, is it that bad to work with? was thinking of using it for wooden built paddle board. Might go red cedar instead.

kadman · 20-05-2020 11:03am

Very interesting details of Paulownia here,

https://www.wood-database.com/paulownia/

dendof · 26-05-2020 2:48pm

Would anyone know where to get replacement slats in Ireland for garden bench?
This kit is exactly what I'm looking for:
https://www.arbc.co.uk/standard-bench-kit

recipio · 26-05-2020 4:10pm

dendof wrote: »

Would anyone know where to get replacement slats in Ireland for garden bench?
This kit is exactly what I'm looking for:
https://www.arbc.co.uk/standard-bench-kit

That's one inch Iroko planed and bullnosed. I would think your best bet is to contact a joinery works ( the smaller the better ) and ask them to mill them for you.

26-05-2020 5:30pm

dendof wrote: »

Would anyone know where to get replacement slats in Ireland for garden bench?
This kit is exactly what I'm looking for:
https://www.arbc.co.uk/standard-bench-kit

Itp.ie might be worth a look if I remember correctly a mate got rough larch from them when restoring some garden benches at a reasonable price. But at the time he was able to go to the yard and pick out what he wanted and take it in his van.

bamayang · 01-06-2020 10:12pm

Planning to build a pergola over paving at home. Would anyone recommend a good timber to use? Something like larch or cedar?

Also, for the corner posts they will need to be about 10’ tall and as thick as I can get. What’s the chances of getting posts 4x4 or bigger? Any good places to try?

Calahonda52 · 02-06-2020 8:33am

Where are u based:
at 10 feet you could double/treble 6 by 2.
At 10 feet, wind loading needs to be considered, whats the ground fixing?

bamayang · 02-06-2020 9:15am

Calahonda52 wrote: »

Where are u based:
at 10 feet you could double/treble 6 by 2.
At 10 feet, wind loading needs to be considered, whats the ground fixing?

Halfway between Kilkenny and Portlaoise.
Had thought about laminating the 6x2. Is there any challenge laminating something that will be exposed to the elements for years?

Planning to anchor bolt a steel bracket into a concrete base at each corner. Is more than this needed?

kadman · 05-06-2020 1:19pm

bamayang wrote: »

Planning to build a pergola over paving at home. Would anyone recommend a good timber to use? Something like larch or cedar?

Also, for the corner posts they will need to be about 10’ tall and as thick as I can get. What’s the chances of getting posts 4x4 or bigger? Any good places to try?

Why do the corners have to be 10' high.

And if you are laminating multiples of 6x2 , you need to have

proper connection methods employed, ie. bolt sizing, additional metal plates possibly.

And ground connection needs to be appropriate to anchor the building.

And if its near a neighbours property, are you entering into an engineers domain at all ???

Needs to be asked

recipio · 05-06-2020 1:46pm

brianblaze wrote: »

Would something like this do, or would it not be as strong as the Douglas Fir? (It's a deck post)

https://mccarthystramore.ie/product/4x4-treated-deck-post-2-4m/

Just one source. I'm sure they are available in the bigger garden centres. Laminating never looks quite as good as solid timber.

timfromtang · 05-06-2020 1:57pm

bamayang wrote: »

Planning to build a pergola over paving at home. Would anyone recommend a good timber to use? Something like larch or cedar?

Also, for the corner posts they will need to be about 10’ tall and as thick as I can get. What’s the chances of getting posts 4x4 or bigger? Any good places to try?

Greetings bamayang,
I've a sawmill and larch in suitable sizes for your project, I will cut to order, you supply the cutting list, I'll fell suitable larch trees from my forest and cut it for you. I charge €13 per cu ft or €460 per m³ just figure the volume of timber you need and you can figure your price.
pm me if you are interested, I am located in the midlands about 19km north of Athlone.
all the best
tim

timfromtang · 05-06-2020 2:02pm

recipio wrote: »

Just one source. I'm sure they are available in the bigger garden centres. Laminating never looks quite as good as solid timber.

https://mccarthystramore.ie/product/4x4-treated-deck-post-2-4m/

These are expensive €550 m³ for pressure treated timber is a bit of a sting.
tim

Guru Maith Agut · 10-06-2020 10:05pm

Lads I'm looking for 6 sheets of 8x4 birch plywood. I had used Brooks (online) for an order in the past few weeks but I found they were an absolute SHAM of a company! I ordered some decking boards and was left short 1 board. Not a big deal if I hadn't measured exactly and needed 15 boards instead of the delivered quantity of 14. :rolleyes:

Long story short, I got absolutely NO joy out of the manager of their online department until I rattled off the same email day after day for a week and gave them a ****ty review on their Google business page. That woke somebody up!

I then got a call from another chap who couldn't apologise enough and said he'd get me the missing board out early next week that they were out of stock and he couldn't understand where the breakdown in communication had happened. Fair enough I said, I just wanted a call to tell me that rather than me having to chase them as I had done for over a week.
Lo and behold, they have now blocked my online account it would seem. I got some shpiel about them starting a "new website" and I may have to register again, but the original URL hasn't changed from the one the previous week so.. :eek::eek:

So they can go fcuk themselves now, I'll shop elsewhere.

Sooooo, where do you get your birch ply the cheapest please, lads and ladies? I had got some from Ray Grahams (up north) last year but I'd prefer to buy south if at all possible.

TIA

magicbastarder · 10-06-2020 10:09pm

Guru Maith Agut wrote: »

he'd get me the missing board out early next week that they were out of stock

i think i have a suspicion why you didn't get your 15 boards.

did you pay by credit card? one option may be to dispute the transaction.

Guru Maith Agut · 10-06-2020 10:16pm

magicbastarder wrote: »

i think i have a suspicion why you didn't get your 15 boards.

did you pay by credit card? one option may be to dispute the transaction.

Yes I paid by card. But its not the missing board was the problem. It was the fact that not one human being could call me back to tell me this lightbulb event. I had to do all the chasing after the initial call I made telling a manager that, on the day it was all delivered while the driver was still there to concur.

Common business courtesy like :mad:

I'm a bit beyond disputing the transaction at this stage tbh. Their loss, not mine as I order a lot of wood online.

glynf · 11-06-2020 2:24pm

Guru Maith Agut, where are you based?

FWIW, I have bought a decent amount of 18mm Baltic Birch form Wood Industries in Rathdrum, Wicklow as well as from Woodworkers in Terenure-both great to deal with. I'm sure they would carry a decent stock. I also found Strahan's in Rathcoole carry some nice wood-again bound to have stock & helpful staff.

The Master · 11-06-2020 2:34pm

glynf wrote: »

I also found Strahan's in Rathcoole carry some nice wood-again bound to have stock & helpful staff.

+1 for Strahan
I'm a guitar maker and buy all of my wood from them
Great service, communication and quick delivery times

Guru Maith Agut · 11-06-2020 8:55pm

glynf wrote: »

Guru Maith Agut, where are you based?

All the way northwest in soggy Cyavan.

I'll check out those two options. Thanks Glyn

magicbastarder · 13-06-2020 8:30pm

bamayang wrote: »

Planning to build a pergola over paving at home. Would anyone recommend a good timber to use? Something like larch or cedar?

hijacking this question, sent to me by a friend; this is in her parents garden, the tiles are cedar and she was wondering was there any maintenance which might be suggested? i told her not to apply any finish to the tiles.

jamesbil · 14-06-2020 5:30pm

magicbastarder wrote: »

hijacking this question, sent to me by a friend; this is in her parents garden, the tiles are cedar and she was wondering was there any maintenance which might be suggested? i told her not to apply any finish to the tiles.

Biocidal wash, NOT bleach or hypo. Will kill any moss, algae, fungus etc, gradually come back to weathered wood colour.

Murt102 · 05-07-2020 8:01pm

Can anyone recommend somewhere in Ireland that does nice garden fencing / “contemporary” garden fences. Most garden centers I’ve been to only have the rough shiplap fencing. Looking for something like the following;

awec · 05-07-2020 10:03pm

Those sort of fences are bespoke, you won't pick them up in a garden centre.

Need to hire a landscaper or a carpenter that does fencing.

iwillhtfu · 05-07-2020 11:14pm

awec wrote: »

Those sort of fences are bespoke, you won't pick them up in a garden centre.

Need to hire a landscaper or a carpenter that does fencing.

That makes it sound beyond a mere mortals reach. It's just timber pinned to batons on a wall.

headtheball14 · 06-07-2020 12:41am

Clone sawmills have a contemporary vogue fence on website, similar

13-07-2020 1:37pm

timfromtang wrote: »

Greetings bamayang,
I've a sawmill and larch in suitable sizes for your project, I will cut to order, you supply the cutting list, I'll fell suitable larch trees from my forest and cut it for you. I charge €13 per cu ft or €460 per m³ just figure the volume of timber you need and you can figure your price.
pm me if you are interested, I am located in the midlands about 19km north of Athlone.
all the best
tim

Would this be planed?

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