Difference in lumber? Where to order from?

[Dr Jumping Jack]

The timber becomes warped and twisted because it lies in the sun and wind and dries out. It's best to get fresh timber where a bundle hasn't been opened. Decking that is left "loose" and not stored correctly becomes terrible. I'm also looking for timber and it's running out, and no new deliveries are coming! I'm searching for the best quality, and it's called "premium" at XL and Beijer. At Byggmax, they only have the lowest quality. There's a risk you'll be dissatisfied if you order without checking the timber!

 

[Oldboy]

I usually buy lumber at Byggmax. Small quantities, so I sort on-site myself, and sorting is a must. However, last year we needed larger quantities, so we ordered home delivery. That lumber was of good quality. There were only a few meters of 2x4" that were not usable for construction. It was included in my "waste" margin. However, there's always a use for shorter pieces of scrap, such as for leveling from the ground, etc., and lastly as firewood (of course, this doesn't apply to treated wood). There was no treated wood in my order.

 

[falkn]

If you don't screw quickly and are experienced, I would recommend not taking everything home at once.

 

[tgr_se]

Bought decking from Byggmax with home delivery in 2015 to the summer cottage. It was most of a bundle from the sawmill that was delivered. What was left over I stacked in the same way it came with battens and air. Adequately raised from the ground but without covering. What remains of the bundle is still straight.

 

[Knuten26]

All pressure-treated wood is quality marked in some way. For decking wood, sorting rules apply. Do not buy wood with a sorting lower than G4-2. For thicker beams, strength classification applies. Class C 24 usually guarantees the level. Then there is the NTR marking to keep track of. NTR-A for wood that has or may have ground contact. NTR-AB for other wood. Byggmax does not have poorer wood of the corresponding class than anyone else, but often sticks to the lower classes. I would normally not shop from Byggmax because they do not market the best wood. However, in Västerbotten, the conditions might be different.

Almost all t-impregnated wood is kvinta, but I have seen at some Byggmax that they have quality kvinta and poorer, whereas at a traditional wood dealer, the quality is kvinta and better. Some wood dealers also have Norrland quality, but it is a bit more expensive. But well worth the money. Class c24 is a pure strength class that is standard for timber beams. All construction wood is spruce.

 

[Dr Jumping Jack]

Almost all pressure-treated wood is quint but, I have seen at some Byggmax that they have quality quint and worse, while at a traditional wood dealer they have quint and better. Some wood dealers also have Norrland quality, but it's a bit more expensive. But well worth the money. Class c24 is a pure strength class that is standard for wooden beams. All construction wood is spruce.

Sorting according to "quint" is completely gone today, right?

 

[Knuten26]

Sorting by "kvinta" is probably completely gone today?

You can also say 5th sorting.