Where to buy the wood used for cattle sheds?

[Krome10]

Hi all

I need to put up some fencing in my garden and have been looking at the single sided paling style....

I live in the sticks and over the past few weeks have been eyeing up people's gardens and fences as I walk and drive past them. I'm not seeing much I like. What I do love the look of though is the wood used in cattle sheds, like in this picture:

The board widths AND the space between the boards is perfect. If I can get hold of that sort of thing I would be up for making my own....

But I've no idea what it would be called or where to get it from. Can anyone help?

Also, I love the colour of the wood in the photo, and most cattle sheds in my area are similar... Is that how the wood is when you buy it or is it silvery/grey like that because it has aged?

Many thanks

Max

 

[Paul200]

Aged Larch possibly?

 

[rdesign]

just building grade pine 5 inch wide, boards aged with the sun to go silver grey! reclaimed barn wood can be found for sale some times......but pricey and not that easy to come across or prep de nail etc..! farmers sometimes replace them for the more weather proof maintenance free metal sheeting option.

here is a head board i made state side using reclaimed barn wood

https://scontent-cdg2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hp ... e=56404AD6

 

[Harbo]

Larch but if you are going to stick it into the ground best to use treated.

Rod

 

[dickm]

Ask a barn owner? Quite often there are specialist agricultural suppliers who carry fence timber stocks at a good price. Best one around here is called Delgano Chemicals, so unless you are in the know, you'd probably not think to try them.

 

[cedarwood]

Hi you need to look for an agricultural fencing supplier it's a pity you are so far from swindon as we have a very good supplier here you just need to find one close to you here's the link to the one I use
http://www.webbswood.co.uk/index.php

 

[cedarwood]

Just found this supplier in norfolk if they don't have what you want they will surely know who will
http://www.thomson-sawmills.co.uk/

Have a look at their kiln dried timber page and the pdf link

 

[blackrodd]

I can't quite see but it looks like Yorkshire boarding which is 22 x 150 treated either gapped for air flow or cover strip fixed for privacy, in you're case.
You ought to start by finding you're closest farmers supermarket, where they sell all things agricultural, including cattle food, sheep and horse feed, gates etc etc, as yorkshire boarding is used all over the country.
Although any timber stockist or fencing supplier ought to be able to supply you with 150mm x 22mm treated

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=yorks ... 24&bih=677

HTH Regards Rodders

 

[Hitch]

Its just cheapo tanalised softwood in most cases. Will dull down to look like your picture eventually.

As above, it can be applied in various ways, either with gaps, or with a gaps then a second layer with a batten between to allow good air flow but prevent driving rain etc coming through.

 

[Krome10]

Sorry for the late return, but just wanted to say thanks for all of the very helpful replies.

I think from further research it is likely to be yorkshire boarding/gravel boards and there are several sawmills and builders merchants around here that stock it (including the one that you found cedarwood; thanks for that).

Has everyone round here found it takes a few years to dull down and start turning grey? Or has anyone found this happens quicker? The quicker the better for me....

A couple of people have mentioned larch, and regardless of whether it is larch in the picture or not, I have heard that larch is a good wood to use. It also turns grey and apparently does not need treating as it kind of treats itself. I saw an episode of The House That £100k Built where they discussed it. And as an interesting aside, during the programme the people had trees felled for them to use on their house at the price of £15 per tree. Is it really that cheap? I was gobsmacked!

Thanks again

Max

 

[blackrodd]

Quite possibly £15 for cutting and limbing a tree, not a very big one, was the going rate as long as the tree
feller/limber had a days work before him.
The real expense comes with transporting, cutting and stacking and drying before selling on, much later on!
Regards Rodders

PS, Don't worry too much about the boarding going silver anno domini will take care of that!

 

[SurreyHills]

Both larch and cedar will go silver after about a year. Both are durable and don't need treating. I have used both and find that the cedar supplied by my local mill tends to have more knots than larch. Cedar will dry out quicker than larch as it's a slightly less dense wood so may turn grey a bit quicker.


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