How to Buy Wood from a Timber Yard / Merchant
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.ย. 2024
- Buying wood from a timber merchant or lumber yard can be intimidating if you've never done it before but it's nothing to worry about - they've generally got a much better selection of wood than the big box-shifters and the timber tends to be of much better quality. Today I'm off to pick up a small order of plywood and quadrant mouldings. I'll probably do a few more videos about this - this is just part 1 so pop any questions in the comments. Enjoy!
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Hi. We're the shop in video. So pleased you use us and we rely on the public as much as trade customers. I couldn't agree with the sentiment in the video more. I run a Merchant, yet am scared myself of going into other unfamiliar builders merchants, it's really daunting, and we'll do all we can to try to avoid that feeling. Drop us an email, phone up, or call in and just be honest, say if you are unsure of sizes or types of timber and we'll do our best to help, even with the smallest of orders. Most of the stuff isn't on display, it's a small sales area, and you'd never know we have it without asking a member of staff. I don't want to try to use this as an advert or sales pitch, just thanks for featuring us.
Fantastic stuff Jon! Reply with the contact details, web address etc. and I'll put this as a pinned comment 👍. I haven't been in for ages as TH-cam has taken over my life - hopefully got some projects kicking off this year. Have a great 2020! Andy Mac
PH is a really good timber merchants. Knowledgeable and friendly staff - cheap deliveries too and as a non-truck owner, that's important.
Good to get a glimpse of South Shields again. Did a lifeboat course there back in the 1970’s😊
Haha... reg plate on the nissan in front of you at 1:30 is "KISS HUG" :)
Honestly hadn't spotted it while driving or editing! 😂
Nice spot
AccessFM: I noticed it too. Funny.
haha you saw that too
As a Glaswegian, I've got to say - Clyde every time. That said, I worked in Newcastle for a few years - always felt very much at home. Great stuff.
Cheers Alasdair! 👍
I just got back into my joinery im based in London plenty of timber yards but its the reclaim yards I like and there doesn't seem to be many around here good video
You really had me going when you headed to Homebase at 01:30 🤣
Ha ha... no. 😂
glad we have a wickes near us ,not the cheapest but the most convenient for collection and delivery and online ordering
I sometimes use Wickes but the quality of their timber is generally terrible. 😀👍
The bit showing us the river Tyne, reminded me of a song I've not heard in years, Jimmy nail - big river
Good old Oz! 😀👍
If nothing else, I now know there is no way I could ever drive in Europe. So mind bending seeing you guys drive that way
Lol - I drive abroad a bit and it's amazing how quickly you get used to driving on the opposite side! 😀
I find going in a busy pub toilet less stressful than buying wood!
I just stumbled on to your channel and I'm glad I did. Thanks for sharing the lovely views and inspiring me.
Welcome to the channel! 👍🛠
Nice close out. I was expecting a view of St James' Park or the Tyne Bridge, but that was a far classier finish.
Cheers Heccie Thump! I'm sure those will feature in other vids mind... 😀👍
Eeeh, I've come over all home sick like. ;)
Used to live in Cramlington and the folks worked in Gosforth and Killingworth.
That was great!
Glad you enjoyed the little trip! 😀👍
At the end there I could almost hear Jimmy Nail singing “Big River” from years ago. I’m a Brummie but I can appreciate when a bloke loves his home time as much as I do mine.
All the best mate. See you at the show in May. Will it be a Newky Brown or a fizzy lager you’re wanting there?
Defo an IPA for me! Cya at MC! 👍😀
I'm at that point where I know what I need and am looking at visiting a timber merchants there are a few in the teesside area so I'll have to take a look around one or two thanks for the vid of North Shields I used to go there with my great aunt and uncle who lived in Whitley Bay. I've not been there in years. Great memories😀
Great stuff - best of luck! 👍🛠
I was pleased to see it was Hudson's you went to.
I'd say I'm little better than a rank amateur but I've always found Hudson's to be super friendly and patient. They're usually happy to explain and offer suggestions. I'll not use anyone else and recommend them to everyone. I do try to go at less busy times though.
They're great - wish they were a bit closer to me! 😂
Another great Video Andy. I Live in Cramlington and make things as a hobby in my garage so its Nice to see a local lad on TH-cam. Your videos are so relevant to me and offer useful insight on where I can get supplies.
At 7:57 where your looking down the Tyne, theres a cracking little place there in the top left of the picture worth checking out. Nice for a meal and over looks the mouth of the Tyne.
Cheers Lee - will check that place out, awesome location! 👍🛠
Can't beat a trip to Hudson', It's my local too and always worth a visit
Great place! 👍
Nice one Andy! What sort of ply was that, out of interest? I've made a few things with exterior ply recently - such as the work bench, and a new kitchen table top, but it's not great quality compared with the marine ply I used to buy. Trouble is, my local timber merchants don't tend to stock it. I think I need to go the extra mile to get the decent stuff, like you!
It's just exterior grade ply but I've found the quality of ply varies dramatically between suppliers. B&Q up here were doing lovely softwood ply - paint grade A side - but I haven't been there for a while so not sure if they're still doing it. Might do a vid about it! 😀 Loved your last come-back vid btw. 👍😂
@@GosforthHandyman Would love to see a video on plywood. Places in uk you can get decent quality ply for furniture making etc. It seems like it is a closely guarded secret; to get decent birch ply If you do find some place they want you to order a pallet load :( we seem to be at a major disadvantage in the uk a complete guide would be great. ATB keep up the amazing content... it is all very much appreciated!
Love the video Andy! Driving on the wrong side of the road does freak me out a bit:)
Ha ha - glad you enjoyed it! The Central Motorway cross-over intersection is a bit hairy at the best of times! 😂
Oh the trip to the timber yard by us... carvers in Wolverhampton, it’s a relatively new building as believe it or not they used to burn off cuts to keep warm and set the place on fire a few years back. Levelled the entire complex... also check out the dudes registration plate you were following at 1:30... another quality video mate!
Honestly hadn't spotted the number plate - ha ha, awesome! 😂
Good video..there was massive redevelopment going on the last time I was in North Shields about 8 years ago!
Great vid and a bit of local scenery. Good job.
Cheers Craig! 👍
Interesting, thanks for letting us tag along. The opposite side driving was a bit disconcerting, lol. Paul Sellers showed a trip to a reclaimed wood shop over there, I think in his first video for his new workbench build. That would be a nice place to visit, wish we had those over here in the US
Will check Paul's video out - haven't seen that one! Glad you enjoyed the trip out! 😀👍
Thanks man. I must pay a visit to Hudson’s. I’m at that stage now where I need to find a good timber merchant locally. I’m in Rowlands Gill, so it’s a nice journey to North Shields, coupled with a trip round Tynemouth.
It's a nice run out! Not sure of timber yards south of the river? 👍🛠
Gosforth Handyman I love popping over that way just for a day out. I’ve heard there’s a sawmill near me at Blackhall Mill, but I’ve never been there either.
Robert Duncan in Felling is amazing - total heroes. Loads of Hardwood/Softwood and treated/ply
Nice ending with the sound of the screaming seagulls.
They were loud!! 👍😂
True! I could hear them 2000 km away.
my son moved up to hartlepool that a nice place haven,t been as far as newcastle yet.
Bit further up the A19 and you're here! (and very close to that wood yard) 👍😀
Great uk channel! Keep it up brother. Not enough from 🇬🇧👍👊👊
Cheers Big Guns! 👍🛠
First time I’ve watched this video to the end, I’m glad I did. That view is stunning, and as you said in your commentary, the history is amazing. I took my mum and dad down to Newcastle, for a day out, (I was trying out my new camera, that was around 1998ish), and they loved the scenery. When I lived in Leeds, we came up the A1, and it was great, not so great in the winter mind! Apparently our family has distant connections to Northumberland! Some good advice about buying timber as well!
Fog on the Tyne is all mine all mine,fog on the Tyne is all mine
ARHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH The Little Haven Hotel ,, hope to see you again in May 2020 .... maritime school , here i come again for the 4th time
Great video, just come across your channel and really enjoying your content, as well as your presentation. Keep up the good work.
That view is superb Andy. My mother's side of family are from Byker... never been I'm embarrassed to say... on my list of places to visit.
Ah cool! Lived in Heaton for a while, right next to Byker. 👍
Brill number plate of that nissan at the start!
Honestly hadn't spotted it! 😂
Percy Hudson, just down the road from me. Great shop with helpful staff. Wot, no mention of the fog on the Tyne ?
Ha ha... not yet. 😂
Greetings,
I hope that you are having a fine day. My question is not wood related. What vehicle are you driving? Regards and thank you for the great videos.
Danny
At the moment it's a Mits. L200 👍
And here’s me thinking you’re located in Gosforth!
Do you mean Great Park? 😂
Great vid. I'd love to know best way to tie lumber to roof rack. That's what prevents me from buying a lot.
Ratchet straps... but you have to be careful! 👍😀
Mr Pmac1: Roof load can be 50 to 100 kg (100 to 200 lbs) which is not much when you want to buy
"a lot of wood"
How do they sell hard woods in England .?...in the US its per board foot and here it's per cubic meter . If I new I wanted 4 lengths of white oak 7' long 6" wide and 1" thick .how do you work out what you need like. Any time I ring a timber merchant they want a cubic foot measurement .i tend to stick with place that you can actually walk in and pick boards but then the problem is while selecting wood I haven't a clue how much it's going to cost because everything is priced in cubic foot.like would a board 12' long 12" wide and an inch thick be 1 cubic foot🙄
Or A pice of wood 1 meter x 1 meter X 1 meter is a cubic foot yes but useless in most situation. Thanks anyway confused.com
Lol it's a bit random over here - normally priced by the linear metre or 'per length'. So you'll generally buy a 3.6m length (for example) but get charged per metre. 👍
I’m having trouble finding pt 2...
Is it posted?
Oops - forgot about that one! I'll need to add it to my list! 👍😀
I’ve had some terrible experiences from buying timber from “buildba**”
Shocking quality.
Well that looked like a 5 day camel ride for wood.
20 mins.
Hi Andy! What’s the name of this yard you visited?
That was Percy Hudson's 👍
Gosforth Handyman thank you! I’ve just bought a house in royal Quays!
Lovely there! 👍
If you are looking for a roof rack/roof bars there is a firm near to that timber merchants. Its called Aiko. They fixed me up with some bars for my new van 👍
I need to pay them a visit when I finally get a new(er) truck! 👍🛠
Gosforth Handyman they have an ebay shop to view their products too 👍
Slightly disappointed you didn't talk about standard sizes. I'm new to the whole thing, I barely know anything when it comes to wood. I specifically looked up standard sizes to see if there was a TH-cam video explaining shapes and sizes and stumbled across this video. Luckily someone helped me order my wood from a timber merchant, however I would like to learn for myself and then I won't need to bother others to try and find things out. I was told that for expense cost I would want "standard size", rather than paying more just to have them cut it, when in fact it could be cheaper to buy a longer length and cut it myself and I am still in pocket plus I have extra wood. In short I am desperately trying to learn these sizes so I can save money by paying for what I need and if I can simply cut the wood to size myself but remain in pocket I would. Cheers.
Unfortunately there's no such thing as international standard sizes - it varies from country to country. Most wood yards will do a number of cuts for free if you ask them though so I wouldn't worry about it too much. Just ask the wood yard what sizes they supply in and they'll normally help you. 👍
I probably should have specified that I am British myself.
Timber is usually based on the sawn size, in imperial dimensions - 100 x 50 would be 4" x 2"; 38 x 25 = 1.5" x 1" etc. If you're buying planed timber, the quoted size is the same with the word 'planed' after. The wood, however is smaller than that due to the amount removed by the planer - so 25 x 50 planed would be around 21 x 44 in reality. If you asked for 21 x 44 they would look at you funny. (B&Queue / Wickes, etc. quote the finished size.)
It's usually sold by length, but standard lengths are not round metres - they're usually multiples of 300mm (a hangover from feet): 2.4m (8') 3.6m (12') 4.2m (14') etc. It's worth some thought beforehand about which is the most efficient length to get, depending on what you want to get out of it.
Sheet materials are a minefield - plywood still tends to be 2440 x 1220mm (the old 8' x 4'); some things are 2400 x 1200 (plasterboard for example) which our local merchant has referred to as "metric eight by fours". (I just wish I'd known before I'd put the studwork up :( ). It always pays to ask in this case, and I would imagine that they're used to it.
Plywood thicknesses also tend to reflect imperial sizes: 3mm (1/8") 6mm (1/4") 9mm or 9.5mm (3/8") 12mm (1/2") 15mm (5/8") 19mm (3/4") & 25mm (1"). Most common thicknesses are 3, 6, 9,12, & 19 mm.
I *think* MDF is similar, but the 19mm is replaced by 18mm.
If you're getting sheet material sawn to size, you will need to think about how it will be cut. It will almost certainly be cut on a panel saw so you only get straight cuts the full length or width of the sheet - you can't get them to cut 'L'' shapes, for example. The cut pieces can be put back on and sawn again, so you can get all your panels cut for a shelving unit, for example - One cross cut at the height of the unit; another at the width of the unit. 3 rip cuts on the first piece to give you two side panels; 5 rip cuts on the second piece to give you top, bottom & 2 shelves. Ours charges 50p/cut for this sort of thing. The cuts are usually very accurate, clean and square. The edges of the boards won't be as good as the saw cuts so don't lay your panels out right to the edge of the board - allow for a narrow 'clean-up' cut first. Don't go at busy times for cut to size!
Ours used to charge to the half sheet for cut to size, so you didn't need to buy a full sheet and take the offcut home (if you didn't want to.)
Hope that is some help - I'm sure GFH can do a better job ;)
@@Mister_G great reply
Why thank you! :)
Ya big girl's. Blouse. ..LoL great videos. .cool
Found it for those wondering what the hell I’m on about.
Big Jimmy sings Big River. Accompanied by another beloved son of the North East, Mark Knopfler. th-cam.com/video/3_519h95XFs/w-d-xo.html
Classic! 👍🛠
Watching you drive through the streets is not useful at all...is this just a way to monetize?
Your videos USED to be good!
Why are you coming all the way from Gosforth? is there no TM closer to you? And have you bought anything from these guys; The Wood Yard, Welbeck Road... welovewood.org/shop/ + Did you get some fish & chips from the quay? And why didn't you show Stan Laurel statue...
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Not many timber merchants around here - sometimes go to Quay Timber too. Wood Yard is great! They don't often have hardwoods in though. 👍🛠