Grunff wrote in message ...
Steve Wilson wrote:

My plan is to replace this beam. However, it's about 8" by 3", and
about 15 foot long. I've bought a much less hefty beam than this from
a timber yard before, and that was about the biggest (planed) thing
they had in stock.
Should I be trying to source this from a timber yard, or would I save
time and money going to a sawmill? Are sawmills interested in
supplying one-offs like this?

The ones near me certainly would be. I've just bought six 9"x3"
18ft pressure treated pine beams at £24 each.

Look in yell.

That's good. Were they planed?
Cheers
Steve