Construction Timber

A timber house, barn or shed stands on pieces of timber joined together like a skeleton. Each piece in this skeleton has a different job: some carry the vertical load, some tie the walls together, some hold the floor. Timber sawn to the section that suits its job balances both strength and cost.

We saw construction timber from pine to the sections and lengths in your project or your builder's list. We offer the same for mezzanines, scaffolding and temporary site structures. For the lower parts that will touch the ground we recommend the impregnated option.

Building timber houses and barns with structural timber

The first point in a timber house or barn built with structural timber is keeping the wood off the ground. Sole plates should sit not directly on soil but on a concrete or stone foundation, with a damp-proof strip between. Choosing these parts nearest the ground as treated noticeably extends the life of the building.

The spacing and section of the wall studs follow the height of the building and the weight of the roof. If you send the list your builder has prepared, we can make the timber up in bundles labelled with part names, so it is easy to find on site which piece goes where.