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Thread: Buying timber (pine) in Adelaide
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3rd June 2020, 11:29 AM #1Member
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Buying timber (pine) in Adelaide
Hi All,
I'm trying to buy some untreated pine for my next project. There is not much to choose from in South Australia, so I decided to get some pine sleepers 200x75 mm 3m long (so about 30 or 40). Unfortunately there seems to be very little competition; the prices are almost identical:
bunnings 25.80
softwoods 25.58
bettawood 25.20
WOOD'N'LOGS 27.56
And of course it's all treated pine and I guess the chemicals add to the price. Are there any other sawmills in the area around Adelaide's north east that I could ask?
Cheers,
Andy
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3rd June 2020, 01:55 PM #2
Why little competition? Could be that the price is tight because of competition. Any idea of the prices in the eastern states? I would agree limited suppliers of the product.
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3rd June 2020, 01:56 PM #3Senior Member
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A fair way South but you could try these guys Sawmill Sand Mine – Mt Compass Sleepers & Timber
I used to deal with these guys many years ago, they were pretty good back then.
Cheers Andrew
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Yeah that is strange, 25 years ago the guy running it was Bill Dahlitz, I presume Damien is his son. Littlehampton sawmills would be the only other one that comes to mind, I have never dealt with them so can't give any insight into whether they could help or not.
just to reinforce what sir stinkalot said, maybe those prices are all similar as they are all running with tight margins and those prices are good as you will get.
Cheers Andrew
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Mt Gambier produces some of the best pine in Australia.
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5th June 2020, 11:15 AM #7Member
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Most of the pine forests in SA is government owned. The small operators have been squeezed out through the contract system.
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5th June 2020, 01:53 PM #9Senior Member
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What exactly do you want? I may be able to help. I live just around the corner from Morgan Sawmills Riverland business, they definitely still mill their own timber. I guess it is too far away for you, however I should be coming to Adelaide in 3 weeks so "might" be able to help.
Cheers Andrew
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These for landscaping or what? Do you need seasoned? or does none of that matter? The mere mention of pine means that the quality is minimal. Can it be green? Can it be partially rotten? -both options for say- landscaping?
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6th June 2020, 07:09 PM #11
G'day AndyJ
I swear by Southern Timber on O'Sullivans Beach Rd.
They bend over backwards for you, much better than going to the big green shed.
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9th June 2020, 09:47 AM #13Member
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That's something I get told quite frequently. But I don't think it's true - pine is simply softwood with different attributes than other species, especially hardwoods. Australian plantation pine simply grows too fast, I guess caused by too much fertilizer. But it can be put to good use if the profile is sufficient for the purpose. I'd never use rotten timber though, no matter the species. Wet wood can be used if shrinking isn't a problem. I'll use the sleepers to cut planks from them; I got a few this weekend from Bunnings (sigh, again). I get 2 sqm from one sleeper, that is ~11.50 AUD per sqm planks - cheap enough to have a floor in my attic. Sourcing pine is an ongoing problem for me though, so I'll try Southern Timber next time. I guess I've to get a trailer some time.
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