Baseboard materials?

[Steve M]

Must be just yours - all our local ones sell timber. Mind you, quality will vary. B&Q is a last resort for ply - lots of voids. Wickes is ok but my preference is to use Selco.

[Tricky Dicky]

I know it is a silly question but where does one buy wood these days now that builders merchants don't seem to sell it?

Google Timber Merchants. There must be some relatively local as where would builders and carpenters get theirs. Most of our local ones sell online and do deliver. I fortunately live on the edge of a big city so there is plenty to choose from it might be a little more difficult if you are in the sticks but not impossible. Our local supplier that I use will also cut materials at a cost although having a track saw and table saw I tend to cut my own except for the odd occasion I need to nip to the yard for a small amount and need it trimmed to fit the car and that has been free every time.

Richard

[Brian]

Wickes sell reasonable timber, but you need to look at each piece to ensure it makes the requirement. B & Q timber if stored correctly and that's the main issue, is OK but again always check each piece.

I live in a medium sized town and have at least four or five timber suppliers within a 5 mile radius and one specialist in 8 miles and a futher one around 15 mile away.

[Walkingthedog]

Plenty in this part of the world. Why do you say builders merchants don’t sell timber. Do you have Grant and Stone.

[bone]

Can I take you off on a tangent, has anyone on here used Celotex or Kingspan as a baseboard surface. I'm planning a new buitd using one of these encased in a plywood box 4mm perhaps. I was wondering if anyone had any expeience of them

[Tricky Dicky]

Can I take you off on a tangent, has anyone on here used Celotex or Kingspan as a baseboard surface. I'm planning a new buitd using one of these encased in a plywood box 4mm perhaps. I was wondering if anyone had any expeience of them

No experience but did see one once at the NEC, if. I recall correctly the plywood part was thicker than 4mm. PIR is excellent for scenic features especially if you can lay your hands on offcuts either free or discounted. If you have to buy it then hold onto your wallet as it is since Covid very expensive especially if you have to resort to using the sheds ( B&Q etc.). Builders merchants will be cheaper but will probably only sell 8’ X 4’ sheets so you will also have to factor in delivery costs.

Richard

[Mountain Goat]

I have found a nice place to buy wood though I haven't yet as they asked how much I want and what lengths etc. In the past I would look and say "I want that one!" It kinda threw me off talking about lengths as I have not thought about it.
Years ago my Aunt went to buy wood, as she had projects in mind, and she worked out the total length of wood needed was something like 275 yards long, so she asked for a piece of wood 275 yards long. She didn't think that trees come in shorter lengths, as she was simply going to cut so many feet and inches off the 275 yards for each individual piece she wanted to build the things she was going to build!