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If looking to construct in 100% oak, could 100x100mm oak be used to substitute the 150mm softwood rafters? Really struggling to find any form of comparison between using hardwood v softwood.

Thank you for this. Is it still possible with a 150x150mm oak or would 200mm be the minimum? By the looks of a 5m 200x100 green oak beam I am going to struggle working alone in the construction phase! Otherwise I guess I am back with the centre post halfway along the span. Trying to keep it...

Yes once saturated they can be quite heavy but the growing medium is fairly lightweight. The recommended load figure I have read is 120kg/m2 inc live loading if that helps at all? I went to view the oak yesterday and I think after seeing the 200x150 beams they look overkill and also not very...

Hi All, We are just about to start a timber frame project, a gazebo measuring approx 2.4x4.8, it will be a flat roof design with a green/sedum roof. Therefore on the face of it a simple design/build, (hopefully). I originally planned on 6 150x150mm posts which would be set at the corners and...

I had assumed that was the case as I am sure they are batched through together anyway. Thanks for the confirmation!

Need to get some fencing put up this week and while I intend to use regular treated posts I need to decide on the rails. The fence will be feathedge and built onto a wall with the posts bolted to the piers. Due to the spacing distance buying regular 3.6m lengths of rails will produce a lot...