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Knot-free skirting boards, door linings, cill boards and architraves
Where can I buy knot-free skirting boards, door linings, cill boards and architraves in soft wood, or is this not posible?
Am planning to varnish/stain it all to a similar medium oak colour to match the floor, without going to the extent of buying solid oak items (cost is one reason!). Plus I want it to match the stair handrail already fixed in sortwood. I dont fancy a whole array of knots visible as you get from the typical gear from B&Q etc. Any ideas, cheap sources in SE England/London or guidance? |
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Where can I buy knot-free skirting boards, door linings, cill boards and architraves in soft wood, or is this not posible? Am planning to varnish/stain it all to a similar medium oak colour to match the floor, without going to the extent of buying solid oak items (cost is one reason!). Plus I want it to match the stair handrail already fixed in sortwood. I dont fancy a whole array of knots visible as you get from the typical gear from B&Q etc. Any ideas, cheap sources in SE England/London or guidance? Any decent timber merchant should have *relatively* (i.e. relative to the sheds) knot free softwood and, with luck, you can lose the bigger ones in the cutting. Champions are not bad if you have a branch nearby. |
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... Cordless Crazy wrote: Where can I buy knot-free skirting boards, door linings, cill boards and architraves in soft wood, or is this not posible? Am planning to varnish/stain it all to a similar medium oak colour to match the floor, without going to the extent of buying solid oak items (cost is one reason!). Plus I want it to match the stair handrail already fixed in sortwood. I dont fancy a whole array of knots visible as you get from the typical gear from B&Q etc. Any ideas, cheap sources in SE England/London or guidance? Many timber merchants will let you select the bits you want to take. (like buying vegetables in a super market!) -- Michael Chare |
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On Thu, 9 Mar 2006 11:04:23 +0000, Cordless Crazy
wrote: Where can I buy knot-free skirting boards, door linings, cill boards and architraves in soft wood, or is this not posible? Am planning to varnish/stain it all to a similar medium oak colour to match the floor, without going to the extent of buying solid oak items (cost is one reason!). Plus I want it to match the stair handrail already fixed in sortwood. I dont fancy a whole array of knots visible as you get from the typical gear from B&Q etc. Any ideas, cheap sources in SE England/London or guidance? Hi, Try a large timber merchant like Champion Timber: http://www.championtimber.com/ cheers, Pete. |
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writes Pete C Wrote: On Thu, 9 Mar 2006 11:04:23 +0000, Cordless Crazy wrote: Where can I buy knot-free skirting boards, door linings, cill boards and architraves in soft wood, or is this not posible? Try a large timber merchant like Champion Timber: http://www.championtimber.com/ cheers, Pete. Cheers Pete. My local champions was perfic! -- Cordless Crazy What did you ask for/ what did they give you ie what type or species? -- fred Plusnet - I hope you like vanilla |
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On Fri, 10 Mar 2006 16:28:34 +0000, Cordless Crazy
wrote: http://www.championtimber.com/ cheers, Pete. Cheers Pete. My local champions was perfic! Good! BTW there's some ramblings of mine on staining pine at the following...: http://groups.google.co.uk/group/uk.d-i-y/browse_frm/thread/3528a7749b80f96b/5d317a2c44f31317?lnk=st&rnum=7&hl=en#5d317a2c44f31 317 http://groups.google.co.uk/group/uk.d-i-y/browse_frm/thread/ccf67020495a8a3f/3d6ebcd73bf8c025?lnk=st&rnum=1&hl=en#3d6ebcd73bf8c 025 I'd use the back of the skirting etc to practice getting the match to the floor right. cheers, Pete. |
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BTW any advise on fixing the skirtings without screws? Am going to be Gripfilling the blighters to the wall by running beads down a couple of routed grooves on the back, formed by my circ saw (if it doesnt come pre-routed). I dont fancy making good any holes or screwheads and having them noticeable. My next concern it ensuring they stay bonded to the wall while Grippy cures. |
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Knot free is just about possible if you specify "unsorted" grades of
softwood i.e. what was in the old days sorted into 1st 2nd and 3rds. But why would you want knot free anyway - knots are just a natural feature of many timbers. There are knot free(ish) alternatives to redwood such as pirana pine etc but they have other drawbacks. cheers Jacob |
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On Thu, 9 Mar 2006 11:04:23 +0000, Cordless Crazy
wrote: | |Where can I buy knot-free skirting boards, door linings, cill boards and |architraves in soft wood, or is this not posible? The sheds sell stripwood, which is lots of short bits of wood with the knots cut out and glued end to end with an extended VVVVVV sort of join. You could buy that and form it into "skirting boards, door linings, cill boards" yourself. -- Dave Fawthrop dave hyphenologist co uk Freedom of Speech, Expression, Religion, and Democracy are the keys to Civilization, together with legal acceptance of Fundamental Human rights. |
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Dave Fawthrop wrote:
On Thu, 9 Mar 2006 11:04:23 +0000, Cordless Crazy wrote: | |Where can I buy knot-free skirting boards, door linings, cill boards and |architraves in soft wood, or is this not posible? The sheds sell stripwood, which is lots of short bits of wood with the knots cut out and glued end to end with an extended VVVVVV sort of join. You could buy that and form it into "skirting boards, door linings, cill boards" yourself. With an 8ft length restriction though, and those laminated boards are far from knot-free |
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On Fri, 10 Mar 2006 22:56:05 +0000, Cordless Crazy
wrote: Interesting reading Pete. Looks like this Sikkens stuff is the way to go! It's one way to go, maybe others can add other ways... One thing worth a mention, if using a water based stain it will raise the grain some, for a smoother surface solvent based is better. When using solvent based stain indoors, there needs to be plenty of ventilation during the initial drying to stop the solvent smell building up too much. Here's a pic of some pine which I've used a fairly thin coat of Cetol HLS 'Teak' on (it does look quite a bit lighter in reality though), with some bare wood for comparison: http://static.flickr.com/35/111028642_8296453dfa_b.jpg Using more coats makes it darker, and maybe obscures the grain a little. The finish comes out satin but isn't too glossy. Another product that might be worth a look is Rustins Wood Gel, I've no experience of it though. cheers, Pete. |
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