Good timber cutting service required.

[newbridgewolf]

Can anyone recommend a sawmill in central England/midlands area with a good cutting service?

 

We need timber to be cut/planed accurately to achieve 63x47mm, preferably in C24.

 

These are needed for additional rafters 63x47mm fixed onto the top chords of a trussed roof.

 

Many thanks

[Alan Ambrose]

We got some stuff sawn (rather than planes) to 50x38 I think it was from a local independent - who I think got it as special order from his supplier. Took 2-3 weeks. Arrived on site and checked out at 49mm which was close enough. Also surprisingly cheap. So maybe contact some local guys, not chains. Failing that, depending on the quantity you need, get your carpenters to run some larger stock through their little planer/thicknesser machine. We did that another time.

[garrymartin]

Just check that one or both of the 47mm or 63mm are not nominal dimensions if you are asking for something to be cut/planed to your exact parameters. 47mm is usually a nominal dimension on C24 and would be more like 45mm "in real life", for example.

 

If the existing rafters are 47mm or 63mm wide nominal, then you are probably looking at getting a 47mm x 200mm or 63mm x 100mm (or 150mm, or 200mm, etc.) C24 and ripping the boards down on a suitable table saw. Just call up any local C24 suppliers and ask if they are able to rip the boards to your dimensions. Plenty of suppliers and sawmills in Staffordshire depending on your exact location and whether you want delivery or are collecting.