I recently bought a vacation home with everything left in the house. Among other things, there is a lot of timber under the house and some that is stored safely next to the shed. It is mostly studs, planks, and similar items.
I am not an expert, so I don't know if it is treated or not, or if it is in good condition. I am going to renovate some things, so it would of course be nice to know if I can use some of the timber. Otherwise, I would like to sell it.
My questions are:
I am not an expert, so I don't know if it is treated or not, or if it is in good condition. I am going to renovate some things, so it would of course be nice to know if I can use some of the timber. Otherwise, I would like to sell it.
My questions are:
- How can I assess the condition of the timber and what type it is?
- What is the best way to sell it? To a local sawmill or privately, for example via Blocket?
Image/images?
You might have large amounts of nicely stored wood, but more often than not, it's just leftover, improperly stored odd pieces under a vacation home that you should be grateful if you can build a woodshed or something similar out of yourself...
You might have large amounts of nicely stored wood, but more often than not, it's just leftover, improperly stored odd pieces under a vacation home that you should be grateful if you can build a woodshed or something similar out of yourself...
Likely, it's only good to have bits or wood.
Pictures would help😉
Selling is probably private via marketplace, sawmills don't buy that kind of thing.
Pictures would help😉
Selling is probably private via marketplace, sawmills don't buy that kind of thing.
Yes, I will take pictures of them this weekend and upload the photos 
Think of it as your own private carbon sink. As long as you don't do anything with it and it remains dry, you have sequestered carbon. If you want to use it to build something, it's excellent.
I don't think you'll get any money out of it that's worth the effort of selling it.
I don't think you'll get any money out of it that's worth the effort of selling it.
If it's not in the way, it would take large quantities for me to consider selling it. For example, 300 m of lumber goes quickly when you start building garden furniture, fences, planks, outdoor pots, fixing a shed, etc.
Modern pressure-treated lumber is stamped, so it's not really old stuff, so you can see what it is.
Modern pressure-treated lumber is stamped, so it's not really old stuff, so you can see what it is.
It sounds like you all recommend using them. Then I ask: is there any good way to know what kind of wood it is? If it is impregnated (I know the color is a bit different or what)? How do I know that it is good enough for construction?
I promise I'll post pictures during the Easter weekend
I promise I'll post pictures during the Easter weekend