inaminit
20th December 2004, 11:53 PM
Hi all,
Just joined the Forum today and already got a heap of usefull info!!
A couple of years ago we bought a 20 odd year old timber pole home which looks like the previous owners had never heard of the word "maintenence", so I have my work cut out for me being my first ever renovation.
Anyway, the very attractive pinkish terracotta painted (or as my aunty calls it, nipple pink) treated pine balcony deck is lifting due to it being laid at 45's to the joists, and about the only thing holding the oregon railings and posts together is the paint!! Thankfully everything under the decking boards is still in pretty good nick.
We want to replace the decking boards with hardwood (about 485 metres), the posts (4x3600) with treated pine, and the railings (about 18 metres) with treated pine and a hardwood top rail cover.
So far, the best price I've been able to get is almost $3,500 for just the timber....OUCH!!!!!
If anyone knows where I could get good priced timber on the Gold Coast, or nearby areas would be a huge help.
Thanks.
Just joined the Forum today and already got a heap of usefull info!!
A couple of years ago we bought a 20 odd year old timber pole home which looks like the previous owners had never heard of the word "maintenence", so I have my work cut out for me being my first ever renovation.
Anyway, the very attractive pinkish terracotta painted (or as my aunty calls it, nipple pink) treated pine balcony deck is lifting due to it being laid at 45's to the joists, and about the only thing holding the oregon railings and posts together is the paint!! Thankfully everything under the decking boards is still in pretty good nick.
We want to replace the decking boards with hardwood (about 485 metres), the posts (4x3600) with treated pine, and the railings (about 18 metres) with treated pine and a hardwood top rail cover.
So far, the best price I've been able to get is almost $3,500 for just the timber....OUCH!!!!!
If anyone knows where I could get good priced timber on the Gold Coast, or nearby areas would be a huge help.
Thanks.