Hardwood weatherboards needed for 1890's cottage renno. NSW

**Phily** · 10th January 2015, 08:00 PM

I have an old cottage in the NSW Southern Highlands that has suffered the ravages of time but is still structurally sound enough to be renovated. Not that I am a builder, but I love the idea of preserving a bit of history and am willing to learn on the job. I'm trying to track down some matching hardwood weatherboards (and building material) to maintain the integrity of the building (the weatherboard has a simple 'V' shape). Any leads greatly appreciated. Cheers

**DaveTTC** · 10th January 2015, 10:48 PM

Try eBay,

Whether or not it is hardwood or not may not be much of an issue if it is painted. Matching the profile is probably the major thing. Some pics of your boards would help a lot.

There are also salvage yards but stripping boards back etc is not a lot of fun

Dave the turning cowboy

turning wood into art

**Phily** · 11th January 2015, 08:27 AM

Thanks Dave, I've been keeping an eye out on eBay for a while but nothing has come up within reasonable distance to the S. Highlands + the asking price has been near that of new boards. I take your point re cleaning back - kind of hoping that I can hire in a sand blaster to strip back the old paint from the whole cottage. As I say, I'm no builder - am I dreaming?

**Mal Dinning** · 23rd January 2015, 10:04 PM

Hi there,

I operate a portable saw mill, and if you can find some good
logs, anyone with a wetherboard atatchment on there mill
cut them for you.

**DaveTTC** · 23rd January 2015, 11:45 PM

Originally Posted by Mal Dinning

Hi there,

I operate a portable saw mill, and if you can find some good
logs, anyone with a wetherboard atatchment on there mill
cut them for you.

Where abouts are you?

Do you have said attachment

Dave the turning cowboy

turning wood into art

**Phily** · 24th January 2015, 12:15 PM

Sorry guys, just seen the posts. I thought I had a great log for cutting - a massive Brown Barrel that has been down for many years. Unfortunately the advice from the locals is that the timber is crap - very soft and McDonalds for termites. At this stage its looking like cedar planks. Cheers

**fubar** · 24th January 2015, 02:08 PM

You could try www.radialtimbers.com.au

**1thumb** · 24th January 2015, 07:06 PM

Any small mill worth their salt should be able to cut them for you. All that is needed is a sample board to match them to. It is abit more mucking around than normal but that just makes life interesting

**Phily** · 25th January 2015, 02:28 PM

Thanks for the link - we are in the process of designing a new build so the information is very useful on several fronts. Looks like a great company. I also have a lead on a local company that has recently set up - they mill locally felled and recycled timber. Cheers

**danni_lyn_j** · 5th March 2015, 10:05 AM

Originally Posted by Phily

Thanks for the link - we are in the process of designing a new build so the information is very useful on several fronts. Looks like a great company. I also have a lead on a local company that has recently set up - they mill locally felled and recycled timber. Cheers

Hi - we are currently renovating a weatherboard home and were just this morning discussing were we could sell the weatherboards. If you're still interested please email me at [email protected]

**danni_lyn_j** · 6th March 2015, 09:19 AM

I'm renovating a property in St George's Basin and selling the old weatherboards if you're interested.

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