Lombardy Poplar cladding!

[chris hennelly]

Hi! I have a workshop 30'x8' that needs re-cladding,I have lombardies,felled and standing that I can plank up,I have waste oil I can use to coat as a protector.......or am I wasting my time and should buy better? Thoughts please! Near King's  Lynn if better is available  locally! Regards  to all! C.

[richyrich]

I don't think poplar is durable outdoors and waste oil is carcinogenic.

[Squaredy]

2 hours ago, chris hennelly said:

Hi! I have a workshop 30'x8' that needs re-cladding,I have lombardies,felled and standing that I can plank up,I have waste oil I can use to coat as a protector.......or am I wasting my time and should buy better? Thoughts please! Near King's  Lynn if better is available  locally! Regards  to all! C.

It isn’t really durable timber.  But when the weather allows the timber to properly dry you can get some treatment on it and it will still last many years.  Search for poplar threads on Arbtalk; I am sure another member has used poplar for cladding very successfully.

 

Lombardy pop might be a pain to mill due to fluting.

[Stihl123]

@youcallthatbig

 

He's a local to you, should be very close 

 

Think he'll be able to sort u endless cladding for anything! 

[Ty Korrigan]

I used to install gates with a colleague for Castorama customers.

There was a short lived vogue for gates made from heat treated poplar. Lightly carbonised, slightly burnt odour. Supposed to be very durable. 

[Stere]

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