my first oak beam,rough value.

[kinderscout]

The is 8 inch by 8 inches by 20ft.

[kinderscout]

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[mendiplogs]

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Hi mate BIG JOHN will no mate thanks Jon

[Big J]

Nice beam, minimal sapwood. At least £28/cubic foot (so £250), but you might be able to push it a bit past that, especially if you're not VAT registered and it's a domestic customer.

[PeakOakFrames]

I pay £17.50/ft3 for standard THB framing grade and £25/ft3 for best THA grade +VAT so I'd be expecting to pay around the £150 +VAT mark. You should be able to get more like Big J said especially to a local builder or private customer.

[Big J]

I pay £17.50/ft3 for standard THB framing grade and £25/ft3 for best THA grade +VAT so I'd be expecting to pay around the £150 +VAT mark. You should be able to get more like Big J said especially to a local builder or private customer.

 

I suppose I am thinking oak beam prices up here, which are a bit higher as we've a poorer stock of oak. I don't charge as much as that, but I rarely cut oak beams.

[Copford sawmill sussex]

I pay £17.50/ft3 for standard THB framing grade and £25/ft3 for best THA grade +VAT so I'd be expecting to pay around the £150 +VAT mark. You should be able to get more like Big J said especially to a local builder or private customer.

 

 

Is that English or French but graded?

[Copford sawmill sussex]

We charge anywhere from 20-30 depending on length and grade

[Johnpl315]

Interesting thread. I have been milling oak but cut it all to shorter length posts and sleepers. To price an oak sleeper competitively against a builders yard such as covers the price basicly works out to just under £15 per cubic foot.

Is it easy to sell larger beams? I have a very large high quality oak to mill in June. If I could get over £20 a cubic foot I would be very happy.

Any advice?

[Copford sawmill sussex]

Don't try to compete with builder yards, they buy in such bulk