Western red cedar for greenhouse

Once upon a time good quality greenhouses were made of red cedar - usually Western Red Cedar IIRC.

A friend needs to renew the roof of his lean-to greenhouse and is having trouble locating WRC at timber merchants or on the net.

I have had a quick Google and the hits all seem to be for shingles or some other kind of cladding.

Is there a good source of WRC in 2*4 or less, or is there an acceptable alternative?

Using Tanalised timber in a greenhouse may not be particularly good for the plant life.

TIA

Dave R

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David WE Roberts
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It's still the best choice for local grown and it's easy to find. Larch (can be a bit twisty) or Douglas fir (not quite so resistant) are alternatives. Sweet chestnut is even better, and sometimes used for doors or wear parts.

You need a better class of timberyard - a regular problem. Bendrey Bros. near Bristol, or else check the ads in the back of Furniture & Cabinetmaking.

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Andy Dingley

It's the material of choice for beehives so you could ask Thornes where they source it from.

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Reentrant

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to have it.

Its a hard one to source, I'll grant you.

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The Natural Philosopher

would green timber be usable?

NT

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NT

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