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Earthscapes South West have done it again! 

They’ve created a brilliant custom bin store complete with a solid retaining wall using Southern Timber quality softwood sleepers.

Down in the lower garden, they added a second retaining wall using our half-round timbers, perfectly prepped and ready for the customer to backfill and level off 

All materials were supplied by us with quick, hassle free delivery straight to site.

Got a project on the go? Planning a full garden or property transformation? Southern Timber has everything you need to make it happen.

We stock a wide range of timber products, ranging from small masmall gravel to oak sjeepers theat weigh in at over 100kg. each

Here you can see where a contractor is taking the opportunity to add detail to the project on a piecmail basis. 

Q .What sizes, or rather thicknesses of pressure treated ply do you stock?

A. Always nice to start with an easy question. We keep in stock thicknesses of 9mm, 12mm and 18mm.

Q. What is the difference between Pressure Treated and Tanalised ply?  

A. Pressure Treated refers to the process, "these ply sheets are due to be Pressure Treated". "Tanalised" refers to the application of the process. 

Q. Can I just buy a cheap waterproof ply? 

Possibly but odds are they aren't waterproof. These plys have to be indiividually "sticked" or spaced so that the surface face of each sheet is exposed to the preservative. It is somewhat time consuming and results will vary if the preocess isn't carefully conducted.

Q. Why do many of these products apparently have WISA Spruce stamped on their face?

Wisa is  a quality brand

James Hardie Cladding 

One stunning new art studio and we’re proud to have played a part in  bringing it to life!

This sleek and stylish garden room was expertly created by our friends at Timberventure Garden Rooms, using a range of Southern Timber products, and just look at the result!.

Garden Studio materials

Before buying any round posts be aware that they will have large splits and knots in them. Most round posts are intended for agricultural use and not intended for play areas. These play posts would typically be about 8 times as expensive.

Why are round posts rough in appearance? 

Round posts are planted from fencing grade products – fast grown European stock. They are primarily for agricultural fencing chosen for low prices and faster growth rather than for their appearance 

I have been offered some Cundy Peel round posts and they seem very cheap? What am I letting myself in for?

We do not sell Cundy posts but there is nothing wrong with them as such. They are rough-cut posts with the bark scraped off. Safest bet, if appearance is important, would be to try and get some images of these posts before p

September is all but here, but the weather is still glorious in patches1

i was just looking through some of our timber fencing images and was struck by the simplicity of this tanalised timber fence.  We have a range of smootl planed slats with 500mm slats and 75mm width slats proving the most popular. If you want more details on products then please contact us - if you are interested about installation then try  Timber Tec 

Who are Sodra?

Sodra produce quality structural sawn timber, our main purchases are for C24 joists.   One of our larger timber suppliers Sodra are a large forest industry group based primarily in Sweden.

Are they timber producers or exploiting raw materials for the greatetst profit?

They are part of the timber global market and contribute to the growth of the Swedish economy. Sodra invest in their mills to enable continued growth in global markets, a long-term approach. Whilst continuing to develop existing products they also increase their focus on further processing and innovation

What is to stop Sodra from selling out?

Sodra have a long term approach with their forestry products. They manage  seeds that grow into saplings that grow into trees that are nurtured for 60 - 70 years before harvesting.

How do we know the quality is good?

Sodra  maintain control