Once upon a time good quality greenhouses were made of red cedar - usually
Western Red Cedar IIRC.

A friend needs to renew the roof of his lean-to greenhouse and is having
trouble locating WRC at timber merchants or on the net.

I have had a quick Google and the hits all seem to be for shingles or some
other kind of cladding.

Is there a good source of WRC in 2*4 or less, or is there an acceptable
alternative?

Using Tanalised timber in a greenhouse may not be particularly good for the
plant life.

TIA

Dave R

On 30 Mar, 15:06, "David WE Roberts"
wrote:

Is there a good source of WRC in 2*4 or less, or is there an acceptable
alternative?

It's still the best choice for local grown and it's easy to find.
Larch (can be a bit twisty) or Douglas fir (not quite so resistant)
are alternatives. Sweet chestnut is even better, and sometimes used
for doors or wear parts.

You need a better class of timberyard - a regular problem. Bendrey
Bros. near Bristol, or else check the ads in the back of Furniture &
Cabinetmaking.

On 30/03/2010 15:06, David WE Roberts wrote:
Once upon a time good quality greenhouses were made of red cedar -
usually Western Red Cedar IIRC.

A friend needs to renew the roof of his lean-to greenhouse and is having
trouble locating WRC at timber merchants or on the net.


It's the material of choice for beehives so you could ask Thornes where
they source it from.
http://www.thorne.co.uk/


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Reentrant

Reentrant wrote:
On 30/03/2010 15:06, David WE Roberts wrote:
Once upon a time good quality greenhouses were made of red cedar -
usually Western Red Cedar IIRC.

A friend needs to renew the roof of his lean-to greenhouse and is having
trouble locating WRC at timber merchants or on the net.


It's the material of choice for beehives so you could ask Thornes where
they source it from.
http://www.thorne.co.uk/


http://www.palmertimber.com

seem to have it.

Its a hard one to source, I'll grant you.

On Mar 30, 3:06*pm, "David WE Roberts"
wrote:
Once upon a time good quality greenhouses were made of red cedar - usually
Western Red Cedar IIRC.

A friend needs to renew the roof of his lean-to greenhouse and is having
trouble locating WRC at timber merchants or on the net.

I have had a quick Google and the hits all seem to be for shingles or some
other kind of cladding.

Is there a good source of WRC in 2*4 or less, or is there an acceptable
alternative?

Using Tanalised timber in a greenhouse may not be particularly good for the
plant life.

TIA

Dave R


would green timber be usable?


NT