Where to buy the wood used for cattle sheds?

[DIYNotIan]

Hi all

I need to put up some fencing in my garden and have been looking at the single sided paling style....

I live in the sticks and over the past few weeks have been eyeing up people's gardens and fences as I walk and drive past them. I'm not seeing much I like. What I do love the look of though is the wood used in cattle sheds, like in this picture:

The board widths AND the space between the boards is perfect. If I can get hold of that sort of thing I would be up for making my own....

But I've no idea what it would be called or where to get it from. Can anyone help?

Also, I love the colour of the wood in the photo, and most cattle sheds in my area are similar... Is that how the wood is when you buy it or is it silvery/grey like that because it has aged?

Many thanks

Max

 

[TonyV]

Search reclaimaimation yards in your area

 

[Burnerman]

It's normally pressure treated softwood - or it is in these parts. Initially a greenish colour, a few years of sunlight turns it grey.
Agricultural building erectors would be a Yellow Pages start, I guess.
John

 

[mattylad]

You can get them from your local woodyard\wood supplier (not a DIY shed).

Where that si we cannot answer and you will have to do a local search.

 

[DIYNotIan]

Sorry for the late return, but just wanted to say thanks for the helpful replies.

I think from further research it is likely to be yorkshire boarding/gravel boards (so yep, pressure treated softwood)... And there are several sawmills and builders merchants around here that stock it.

Has everyone round here found it takes a few years to dull down and start turning grey? Or has anyone found this happens quicker? The quicker the better for me....

One other thing, I have heard that larch is a good wood to use. It also turns grey and apparently does not need treating as it kind of treats itself. I saw an episode of The House That £100k Built where they discussed it. And as an interesting aside, during the programme the people had trees felled for them to use on their house at the price of £15 per tree. Is it really that cheap? I was gobsmacked!

Thanks again

Max

 

[AronSearle]

The durability of larch is often exagerated, but it is 'good enough' to be used untreated.

The greying process takes 6-18 months, depends upon exposure, some of the brown pre-pressure treatments can slow the process down.

As to costs, £15 pounds may sound cheap for a larch tree because it is the processing that costs money/time