Question about feather edge boarding...?

[Wildefalcon]

On stainless screws, I picked them as they are much more likely to shear off.

Can any one guess why?

 

[lazybones51]

Fantastic workspace @pdg Does it keep warm enough in the winter to work in? I'm in the process of planning a new workshop and i've not made my mind up between block work or wood.

 

[The Z'eer]

...and speaking of insulation (membrane) as the thread suggests, any particular type that's worth looking at? I have looked over a few but as yet a decision is still to be made.

 

[Wildefalcon]

If it's to stop nefarious characters from unscrewing them that only works at all if the screws are fully threaded.

And if they shear at the head...

Exactly.

Fully threaded, and they do shear.

 

[addjunkie]

...and speaking of insulation (membrane) as the thread suggests, any particular type that's worth looking at? I have looked over a few but as yet a decision is still to be made.

Any good quality roofing membrane should siffice.

 

[8ob]

A huge factor here is board size and quality.

Cheap nasty 4"x3/8 itll be awful, 6 inch by 11/4 inch....will be a good substansial shed.

Very true, I cheaped out on some Travis perkins 6" feather edge when I clad the outside of a stable block, its now shrunk to 5" , lost its lap and has curled . I never gave it much thought at the time but this gear is stored outside in banded packs so if buying in the winter will be sodden and fully expanded, only one way to go after this so my advice would be to make sure its dry when installing it.







I put this pic up before. My nipper wanted a shed for his motocross bike , I was offered a fridge body for next to nothing so plonked that down on the ground. No drafts, condensation and bodyheat alone will warm it. If one of these were timber clad it would make a great shed for a lathe/mill.

Bob

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

Exactly.

Fully threaded, and they do shear.

If they take my boards off they will be met with battons moisture paper and 22mm tarred ply rescued from an old flat roof.

 

[The Z'eer]

Any good quality roofing membrane should siffice.

Ok, thanks

 

[The Z'eer]

Very true, I cheaped out on some Travis perkins 6" feather edge when I clad the outside of a stable block, its now shrunk to 5" , lost its lap and has curled . I never gave it much thought at the time but this gear is stored outside in banded packs so if buying in the winter will be sodden and fully expanded, only one way to go after this so my advice would be to make sure its dry when installing it.







I put this pic up before. My nipper wanted a shed for his motocross bike , I was offered a fridge body for next to nothing so plonked that down on the ground. No drafts, condensation and bodyheat alone will warm it. If one of these were timber clad it would make a great shed for a lathe/mill.

Bob

That's shocking! Shrunk from 6" to 5" ?!?! How wet was the boarding when it arrived?

That's the second time I've heard of Travis Perkins receiving negative press for their feather edge boarding. Also a fair amount of criticism is directed towards Wickes and B & Q for theirs

 

[brightspark]

take a moisture meter with u when u purchase and give the wood a prod see what moisture content is in it

 

[The Z'eer]

take a moisture meter with u when u purchase and give the wood a prod see what moisture content is in it

It would seem that most of the supplied feather edge arrives rather wet when delivered, I guess it's sodden in the yard. I don't have a moisture meter unfortunately, though I do wonder if the timber is left to dry out in the garage that it'll pay dividends once fitted.

 

[The Z'eer]

The featheredge timber I built my shed from came from a local mill and as far as I know was pretty fresh.

3 years later it's grey, but it's not warped or shrunk.

From memory, if possible, can you remember how much you paid per board and the type of wood used?

 

[addjunkie]

It will be fairly wet as will have been pressure treated. Id go the man ll route unless you can hand pick your wood. Heavier size the bettter

 

[The Z'eer]

Mine wasn't pressure treated (or treated at all) - the plan from the start was to let it's own oils look after it for a few years then creosote, which I'll apply this year.

Pretty sure it's spruce.

Price wise, I had it cut into 6' lengths to suit my modular design and I'm sure it was well under £2 per length (about 90p or so per metre rings a bell).

That's a fair price considering it's worked compared to the likes of chain store retailers who seemingly are selling a dodgy product.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

@pdg

What saw mill did you use, I am after some timber for a shed project.

 

[brightspark]

Mine wasn't pressure treated (or treated at all) - the plan from the start was to let it's own oils look after it for a few years then creosote, which I'll apply this year.

Pretty sure it's spruce.

Price wise, I had it cut into 6' lengths to suit my modular design and I'm sure it was well under £2 per length (about 90p or so per metre rings a bell).

I hope your using genuine creosote and not the substitute crap

 

[The Z'eer]

It will be fairly wet as will have been pressure treated. Id go the man ll route unless you can hand pick your wood. Heavier size the bettter

Did you dry yours out before application? Planning to source from local timber yard tomorrow.

 

[addjunkie]

Mine was all fairly dry when I loaded it at the timber yard but it was our 4 days of summer

 

[The Z'eer]

Mine was all fairly dry when I loaded it at the timber yard but it was our 4 days of summer

I'm the boarding expands and contracts overtime? No nasty warping or splitting?

 

[Welderpaul]

I've just made a gate today for the side of our house - galvanised SHS frame clad with vertical feather edge boarding each side, fixed with self-drilling screws.
I bought the timber from B&Q - 100mm wide and 12mm at thickest tapering to about 6mm. It was so wet when the screws tightened it was sqeezing water out.

Careful to give it a healthy 30mm overlap and not to screw through both boards. Job looks good - timber is junk but it will do the job. I'll treat it with preservative in the summer when its dried out!