Timber for log cabin!

[MikeTM150]

Right been planning on building a log cabin for a few years, Charlie's Cabin Porn thread has made me get and start organising it.

 

But where the heck do i start to look to find long straight timber suitable for the job in the quantities needed?

[Charlieh]

either a timber yard or woodland

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

or seriously depending how bigger cabin your after, contact the local FC and ask if they have anything suitable they are selling as standing timber or available for sale at roadside

[Ty Unnos]

What timber are you thinking of using? Larch?

[Chris Sheppard]

From what I've read (no actual experience yet ) it does't have to be perfectly straight, more important is that the grain is fairly straight rather than twisted as the whole shell will try to twist and the notches can open up

 

I'd be talking to local estates and looking for blocks of over stood softwood for thinning as they should be some reasonably long/thin straight trees. Apparently, Poplar isn't bad for cabins either.

 

Long term, I still want to build a cabin and really want to do it out of Douglas Fir.

[Tom D]

Larch would be good, Logosol make a log house moulder that puts the rounded tongue and groove on each lot for you..

[MikeTM150]

either a timber yard or woodland

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

or seriously depending how bigger cabin your after, contact the local FC and ask if they have anything suitable they are selling as standing timber or available for sale at roadside

 

Ha ha ha ha ha i thought someone might come out with that kinda comment and it was you!!!

 

The local FC sounds a good start, was hoping to use larch as it'll last for ever and ever and ever and ever!!

 

Right some looking and ringing around to add to the job list next week!! Thanks for the hints to a novice timber locator!!!

[nick channer]

hello mate.. can get you some larch cut to what ever length you want [within reason].. and delivered..

[MikeTM150]

Nick your a man who can source everything, will work on what i think i will need and get you to price it! Thanks!

[mattkeen]

your better off contacting local estates than the fc, they really don't want to know unless you want thousands of tons, and if you need a hand building your cabin drop me a line,

[Husky D]

A few years ago I felled some Western Red Cedar that the owner was sending for cabin building. WRC has good natural preservative qualities to it so may be another option although don't look for the biggest trees to fell as they go pretty corky in the base as they mature.