Buying fencing (kinda)

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Hi folks,

I as over in the local builders yard yesterday, scratching my head about how to cover the walls of the kiddies treehouse I have been building.

While I was there, I noticed that the prefabricated fence sections they where selling, used 5mm strips of pressure treated timber, nailing them to the supports and overlapping them. I thought those would be perfect for the job I had in mind, but unfortunately the yard doesn't sell them separately.

Before I start ringing around other yards. Are those 5mm strips commonly available - has anyone seen them available to buy? do they have a specific name?

Ray K
 
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you can buy featheredge, which is better

or ply, but you must take great care to protect the edges from water ingress.
 
Hi folks,

I as over in the local builders yard yesterday, scratching my head about how to cover the walls of the kiddies treehouse I have been building.

While I was there, I noticed that the prefabricated fence sections they where selling, used 5mm strips of pressure treated timber, nailing them to the supports and overlapping them. I thought those would be perfect for the job I had in mind, but unfortunately the yard doesn't sell them separately.

Before I start ringing around other yards. Are those 5mm strips commonly available - has anyone seen them available to buy? do they have a specific name?

Ray K

I would suggest you look at feather edge for close boarded fencing -its thin and cheap

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While I was there, I noticed that the prefabricated fence sections they where selling, used 5mm strips of pressure treated timber, nailing them to the supports and overlapping them. I thought those would be perfect for the job I had in mind, but unfortunately the yard doesn't sell them separately
If you find a rural sawmill where they convert their own trees to logs and also make fencing, they will probably be able to help you. There are a couple of such yards within about 15 miles of our house, but it's a cost and materials sensitive business, so I very much doubt that you'd find one of these places in a town. As an example (and for anyone living in north east Lancashire), one of the more local ones for me is Empress Fencing at Chatburn near Clitheroe (North Lancashire). They have their own saw mill, joinery shop and their own pressure treatment vessel. That's the sort of place you need for "fence weaving" section as they can saw it from unseasoned timber and it should be fairly cheap

Alternatively you might be able to find a local joiners shop who would be willing to run some softwood through the bandsaw to rip you down the strips you need. Treated stuff that is still a bit damp is your best bet for "weaveability"
 
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Thanks everyone - looks like featheredge is definitely what I need, I hadn't come across it before.
There appears to be a place about an hour up the motorway that I pass regularly enough that does it.

I looked for a closer sawmill in the area, oddly there aren't any ones closer to me than that.

On the planning issue - agreed, don't annoy the planning office without good reason, you don't want that attention.
Thankfully I live in an off-the-beaten track kinda spot, so hopefully it won't ruffle any feathers.
 
clad it horizontally (not vertically like a fence), so rain is shed from the bottom edge of each board

only put a single nail penetrating each board, in the thick part. Some people think you should nail through the overlap, but this makes them split.

Stagger the joints by starting each row with a whole or a cut board alternately.

If you can be bothered, stain or treat the parts before assembly
 
clad it horizontally (not vertically like a fence), so rain is shed from the bottom edge of each board

only put a single nail penetrating each board, in the thick part. Some people think you should nail through the overlap, but this makes them split.

Stagger the joints by starting each row with a whole or a cut board alternately.

If you can be bothered, stain or treat the parts before assembly
How do you nail only thru thick end given that’s at an overlap!
 

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