On Wednesday, 14 August 2019 21:50:56 UTC+1, Andrew wrote:
On 14/08/2019 15:11, tabbypurr wrote:
On Wednesday, 14 August 2019 12:11:58 UTC+1, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 14/08/2019 00:57, Bill Wright wrote:
On 13/08/2019 23:39, Theo wrote:

Went to Wickes to buy some wood, came home with a banana.

Find a proper woodyard. Not a DIY shop.

I am sort of in the same camp as you.
Wickes is sadly a bit of a toy shop

you want a builders merchant


I prefer to use homebase for smaller stuff and ridgeons for bigger.


Bill

Wickes just requires the right buying method. Their stock is a mix of good & bananas, go when they've brought stuff out, sort through it & you're good. Go when the shelves are near empty & all you'll see is bananas. If you can go more than once to buy it generally works fine. If in a rush, go elsewhere.


NT


What ever you buy, once you get it home and it dries out then it
distorts.

Wickes only sell C16 timber. You're bvetter off going to a proper
merchant and buying C24 which should have more consistent moisture
and fewer knots.

My exprience with drying wickes stuff indoors before use, which I normally do for 1 or 2 months, is that most of it's fine, but it is wise to buy a bit more as the odd one isn't. It still works out cheaper in total than other suppliers.


NT