On 17 Apr, 18:27, Stuart Noble
wrote:
(which may be the logical outcome if they actually fit the space).

"Softwood" is used to make pallets (and Magnet windows), as well as some
very high class joinery in public buildings, so it's important to know
which grade is being used. The normal spec for this type of job would be
"unsorted European redwood", which is the quality you would expect in
planed material from a reputable timber merchant i.e. tight grained,
straight, with a finish that requires no extra preparation. That is
probably going to cost the joiner twice the price of what he *could* get
away with in the absence of a specification.

Quite. Well he ain't getting away with it in the absence of a
specification on my shift ;-)

Regards
Richard