Sourcing 200mm by 200mm Oak for timber framing, from Ireland, the U.K. or Poland? for use in the RoI.

[difflock]

Our Polish son in law asked me did I know any likely suppliers, here in N. Ireland, because another Polish joiner friend of his has built himself a traditional Oak framed and pegged house for himself, down about Dublin somewhere, which has resulted in a few people asking him to build them a similar dwelling.

But he needs to source the Oak?

I can only suspect with the RoI being in the EC, and the Polish connections, that it would make sense to import the timber direct from Poland?

Or what could a U.K. supplier or sawmill offer? Since any prices I have found when searcing online appear to be exhorbinate.

I will be phoning the few contacts I know of here in N.I. tomorrow.

I would obviously need to get more detail re likely lengths and quantities.

But any other input would be more than welcome.

Thank you, in anticipation,

Marcus

 

 

 

[ucoulddoit]

I was involved with the design of an oak framed house on the West coast of Scotland, almost 20 years ago. Largest (new) oak framed project in Scotland at the time apparently. The frame was designed, fabricated and erected by one of the well known English companies who had a yard in Scotland. All the oak came from France and in those days I believe that was quite normal as there was a reliable supply of straight, knot free logs. Not sure if it’s the same now. But I also know of smaller one off projects, fabricated by ‘local’ specialists using local timber and not necessarily oak. So that is a feasible way forwards.
 

Maybe see if there are any people qualified as visual timber graders as they may know the sawmills to go to.

 

Andrew

[ucoulddoit]

I meant to add, for a project as large as a house, the timbers would usually be milled to order, to suit the structural design, rather than bought ‘off the shelf’.

 

Andrew