OT whinge - timber

Sylvia Else · 2011-07-05T02:20:10+00:00

Just got some timber delivered today, left in my carport, as per instructions.When I went out to check it, I find that one piece is badly damaged.The piece of wood it's sitting on is 20cm wide, so we're not talking about a small defect.Why would the deliverer think I was going to accept a piece of timber in that state? Alternatively, how could the deliverer have failed to notice?Also, it's over 1cm short. How hard can it be to get the length right?They're going to replace it, of course, but I shouldn't have to chase up things like this.Sylvia.

Jul 05, 2011 22 Replies

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Sylvia Else 15 years ago

The decking is loose, with the holes being drilled above the nail heads to allow the nails to be removed without splitting the timber - it worked, mostly. Ultimately I intend to use plugs over stainless steel screws, this appearing to be the option that provides the least scope for moisture accumulation.

Sylvia.

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no one 15 years ago

why not use that cresote substitute to stop post s rotting ?

Same thing I had on my verandah when I replaced the boards about 8 years back. Out of 30 joists,

2 were rotted similar to this. The others were fine. This was built originally about 1978.

One of the rotten ones had failed like yours, the other looked fine for its age on the outside, but when you went to nail into it, the nail just about fell in as the inside was gone.

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