Wickes timber

[GMM]

Sorry if someone else has already pointed this out but if they have, I haven't spotted it.

My local Wickes has piles of half-price timber around the place. When I asked the blokey, he said they are changing the range (which seems a bit odd) but presumably that means all their branches are flogging stuff off.

I went to buy some gravel boards to lash up some low raised beds in the garden and came away with treated redwood at a much lower price (£3.30 for each 2.4m length of 144 x 20.5).

Worth investigating if you need anything as there seemed to be quite a mix of types and sizes but I would recommend taking a saw as many pieces are 3.6m long, so wouldn't fit in a car.

[Chris French]

In message , GMM writes

I got the impression that some sizes where going end of line. Eg, I bought some 3.6m lengths of sawn 4x2 for £4 each last week. There will still 3m, 1.8m etc. lengths in the racks

No, but it fits on the roofbars :-)

[Capitol]

Don't you have a rain roof?

[Sam Plusnet]

Past its sell-by date?

[Chris French]

Modern cars with air con don't tend to have sun roofs

[Andy Burns]

My last three cars have had both, the current one admittedly because I specced it that way ...

[Bill Wright]

Or in the back of the van.

Bill

[Bill Wright]

If I only had one vehicle it would be a transit van. Cars are just stupid unless you're a girlie.

Bill

[Chris French]

Yes, yes, I know that some do, or can have them as an option, that's why I said 'tend to'.

[Tough Guy no. 1265]

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What have those two to do with each other?

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[F Murtz]

Fits in my car,through a ole in the back seat.

[Dave Plowman (News)]

Last time I looked at Wicks timber, by the time you'd sawed the bent bits off, it would easily fit the car...

[Bill]

In message , "Dave Plowman (News)" writes

Last time I bought some from Wickes, a long time ago, I had a good pile of kindling for the fire. Their timber has always been at the lower end of the quality list. Good for basic jobs, but not where accuracy and a good finish is required. That's what decent timber merchants are for.

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[Andy Burns]

I usually take about twice the quantity I need out of the racks, lay it on the floor to check for straightness, and chuck the banana wood back into the rack.

[Huge]

... damage, knots, mislabelling, ...

[meow2222]

only twice?

NT

[stuart noble]

My local timber merchant does an excellent budget range of PSE whitewood, but it's not kept in a heated building. In general the sheds simply don't have the facilities to store timber properly. Too warm, too dry

[Dave Plowman (News)]

Last time I looked, that was all that was left. The rejects.

[meow2222]

it too often is. Time before last they put out a new batch for us as we were getting quite a lot, and got lots of great quality stuff. So someone's getting good wood.

NT

[Harry Bloomfield]

Chris French wrote on 07/03/2015 :

My current one and its predecessor have/had both. I like both.