costs on and 24ftmilling fencing rail

[Chalky]

Hi All

 

Some advise please if poss

 

I've been offered a fencing suppling job. He wants unlimted 1'1/2x 3' at £3 1/2 rails , 3,6m long and 5x3 posts 1.8m long. I can buy 200 tonne off oversize douglas which is very clean and is approx 2ft at the butt and 24ft in length. Does anyone know what the wastage calculation is and approx cost to sell to him, he has offered £2.50 per rail and posts at £3 which seems far to cheap, rail possibly ok on price. Any advise would be much appreciated.

[Big J]

Needs to be minimum £3 for the rail and £5 for the post. And that would be roughly cut from lowish grade larch, not 24ft douglas. Douglas of that quality needs to be minimum £350/cubic metre off the saw for dimensioned timber.

[Chalky]

thought so.Douglas I've been offered is £68 per tonne delivered in. How much could you cut in a hour, I'm cutting on a serra alpina. Problem I have is finding over size timber, hence the douglas as a option

[Big J]

thought so.Douglas I've been offered is £68 per tonne delivered in. How much could you cut in a hour, I'm cutting on a serra alpina. Problem I have is finding over size timber, hence the douglas as a option

 

Good price on the douglas and nice mill too.

 

I take my time on dimensioned stock usually. For that kind of really tiny stuff on smaller timber I'm usually 4 cubic metres in a day. Can't see the point of rushing at £300 a cube. Have a new mill coming in September and I'd hope to get up to 8-10 cube per day, but not really that bothered!

[Chalky]

Thanks J