Whats an oak beam worth?

[Woodworks]

Got someone popping out for some wood for a mantlepiece tomorrow. What I have is some 6" x 6" oak which must be 10 years air dried. No idea what wood like that goes for these days. I don't want to take the pee but don't want to give it away either so what's a fair price per meter or cubic foot. 

 

Thanks

[eggsarascal]

11 minutes ago, Woodworks said:

Got someone popping out for some wood for a mantlepiece tomorrow. What I have is some 6" x 6" oak which must be 10 years air dried. No idea what wood like that goes for these days. I don't want to take the pee but don't want to give it away either so what's a fair price per meter or cubic foot. 

 

Thanks

I don't know, there is a reclamation yard up the road from me, he wants £35/cubic foot for reclaimed oak beams, I've no idea if he gets it mind.

[se7enthdevil]

£30 - £35 is a fair shout per ft3 in my opinion...

[eggsarascal]

20 minutes ago, se7enthdevil said:

£30 - £35 is a fair shout per ft3 in my opinion...

Would that be the same for reclaimed oak?

[Dan Maynard]

I made a mantlepiece from reclaimed oak, there are loads on eBay which seem to come in £50-100 depending on size etc but some aren't that good looking. Maybe have a look and see what yours will be most like?

[Rough Hewn]

Got someone popping out for some wood for a mantlepiece tomorrow. What I have is some 6" x 6" oak which must be 10 years air dried. No idea what wood like that goes for these days. I don't want to take the pee but don't want to give it away either so what's a fair price per meter or cubic foot. 
 
Thanks

Ten years air dried oak. 6"x6".
£40+ per cubic foot
Provided no bark,sapwood, or defects.
Better than kiln dried if done properly.
[emoji106]

[Woodworks]

36 minutes ago, Rough Hewn said:

Ten years air dried oak. 6"x6".
£40+ per cubic foot
Provided no bark,sapwood, or defects.
Better than kiln dried if done properly.

No bark but a bit of sap and defects as the center is included in most of the lengths. So £30 a cube as it's less good?

[se7enthdevil]

3 hours ago, eggsarascal said:

Would that be the same for reclaimed oak?

as long as it is still perfectly useable timber then yes.

 

oak obviously can last a long time and as long as you don't have a heart beam it can be either a decades old reclaimed beam or just stickered and the wood under the surface is the same on the whole. obviously depends on where the reclaimed beam has come from but you can get large section from factories or barns (not all are Pitch pine) and its a really good resource.