"Christian McArdle" wrote in message
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I would suggest a local builders yard or wood yard.
B&Q are expensive when it comes to wood and I have found wood is cheaper
at
the wood yard,thats locally by me though.

I found the opposite. B&Q were about 2/3rds the price of the local timber
yard for floorboards. Also, the timber yard would only sell random lengths
and stated flatly that no-one would sell me floorboards in regular
lengths.
The conservatory I needed them for has a metal framed construction that
required no joins, and B&Q had fixed lengths only 15cm longer than I
needed.
The decision was a no-brainer, really.

Christian.

FWIW ... I bought some boards from B&Q -fixed length pack of 5?-
the pack fitted into a hatchback and I needed them in a hurry.

I then purchased a load from a (fairly) local timber supplier
STAMCO. They allowed me to purchase n lengths of n mtrs and
y lengths of y mtrs ... they sold me what I needed to their
nearest 'standard' length. [Know anybody that needs lots of
100-odd mm pieces of floorboards?] Delivery charges is waived
if one purchases more than £35(?) of goods. Delivered straight
to the door - I ordered it on Saturday morning and it was
delivered on Tuesday morning {by the time I ordered it the
Monday's run had been filled].

{Incidentally; I purchased picture-rail mouldings from
Travis Perkins, I had the dimensions of the walls and chimney
breast cum alcoves - the guy sorted out lengths of mouldings
that'd "just do it" allowing for mitring etc. By the time I'd
finished the 'wastage' was about six inches long if joined end-to-end.
Once again; they supplied what I wanted to the nearest standard
length).

It's horses for courses.


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Brian