I am going to make a door canopy pretty similar to this Richard Burbidge design:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Richard-Burb ... %7Ciid%3A1
IF i use softwood the wood will cost about £20, but i want to make it in a harder wood.
I can buy the wood i need in a 44x44mm size and i think this will be ok for what i need. I will batten out the roof with roof lats and tile with slate to finish.
So my question is what wood should i go for out of my preferred supplier which is British Hardwoods in West Yorkshire (near to where i am).
They do oak, beech and american ash.
The amount i need is approx 11m of 44x 44mm wood. Oak will cost £115, beech £98 and Ash £85.
I would just oil the wood with linseed oil. It will get some weather, but it will be the bits on the outside edges which get the worst of the rain.
Or would just pressure treated soft be ok ?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Richard-Burb ... %7Ciid%3A1
IF i use softwood the wood will cost about £20, but i want to make it in a harder wood.
I can buy the wood i need in a 44x44mm size and i think this will be ok for what i need. I will batten out the roof with roof lats and tile with slate to finish.
So my question is what wood should i go for out of my preferred supplier which is British Hardwoods in West Yorkshire (near to where i am).
They do oak, beech and american ash.
The amount i need is approx 11m of 44x 44mm wood. Oak will cost £115, beech £98 and Ash £85.
I would just oil the wood with linseed oil. It will get some weather, but it will be the bits on the outside edges which get the worst of the rain.
Or would just pressure treated soft be ok ?