Oak Featheredge Cladding

[The Bear]

Hello all,

I need to buy some oak featheredge for the gables of the garage to replace the painted shiplap that is currently there and not in keeping (and rotten). I've done a bit of research but still have a few questions, if anyone has any helpful answers.

Is oak featheredge for this purpose usually green (as opposed to air dried, which is what I assumed it would be)?

What are the alternative timbers? There is a lot of oak on the house so it needs to match once its weathered down but is something else actually preferable?

Any suggestions of suppliers? Either striking distance of Guildford Surrey or would consider mail order if need be, don't need a massive amount.

Many thanks

Mark

 

[Doug B]

Sweet Chestnut is common for cladding it looks very similar to oak, it used to be referred to as poor mans oak & it’s just as durable

https://www.timbercladdingsolutions.co.uk/british-sweet-chestnut-everything-you-need-to-know/

 

[The Bear]

Doug, Chestnut was one of the alternatives I was aware of, though know nothing about it myself. Your link and a google suggests its not normally supplied as sawn featheredge, unless you know of a supplier? I need it to be a featheredge profile.

Cheers

Mark

 

[johnnyb]

I used oak feathered on y summerhouse. it needs nailing on straight away and it dries in situ(its green) i hand rebated out the back with an electric planer as its very chunky.

 

[okeydokey]

Try this firm
Cladding » www.surrey-oak.com (surrey-oak.com)
[email protected] <[email protected]>;

 

[Doug B]

Doug, Chestnut was one of the alternatives I was aware of, though know nothing about it myself. Your link and a google suggests its not normally supplied as sawn featheredge, unless you know of a supplier? I need it to be a featheredge profile.

Cheers

Mark

ive a lot of sweet chestnut but never used it as feathered edge a quick google bought up this company.
https://www.littlesilverwood.co.uk/p/feather-edge-sweet-chesnut-cladding-sample

 

[MorrisWoodman12]

I help maintain and restore the windmill at Nutley East Sussex so not too far from you. We occasionally need oak feather edge and get it from Willow saw mill at Five Ash Down just north of Uckfield. It is green so needs to be fixed in place reasonably quickly. Probably most sawmills will be able to supply.
Martin

 

[Woody2Shoes]

Sweet chestnut is a good alternative to oak, but is less often available in board widths that might suit (it's mostly coppiced before it gets much above 6ins diameter). A good supplier is Welcome To Our Woodyard | Home | English Woodlands Timber who I'm sure would deliver to Surrey (or certainly the southern half).

 

[The Bear]

Guys
Thank you for the replies, all suggestions and info greatly received. Work was bonkers today, I'll digest your comments and have a proper look at the links tomorrow.

Mark

 

[mikej460]

I've no experience of either as cladding but if green then either may leech tannin; sweet chestnut is also prone to splitting. I've only used sweet chestnut in the round in our garden and it does split but it doesn't matter as it adds to the rustic look, the supplier told me planked chestnut is prone to splitting. We had a veranda built from green oak timbers and it leeched tannin like hell for 2 years which I regularly had to power wash off the veranda floor and patio which was a pain (looks really nice now though).