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When you call a member of our team will ask you questions about your project and listen to all your requirments before making a few suggestions on what timber works best and then provide a few guide prices. This can really help to make sure you dont make any mistakes on what timber to use and see how we can make it work for your budget. There is no project size too small or too big for our team.

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When you email our team make sure you include as much info on the sizes and quantity that you can and also tell us what the project is. This can really help determne the best timber choice and what ways we can make things more economical.

Why is American Ash good for painted kitchens or furniture?

Ash is light in colour with a consistent and striking grain pattern. This provides a great plain base for painting and the grain is more porous in places than others which shows the grain pattern through the paint as a texture. It is also very strong and stable with very little natural oil.

Why is Beech good for painting?

Beech has a plain and neutral colour with fine grain pattern. This gives a very flat matt base with little to no texture for a seamless paint finish. The timber has a tight grain making it very strong as well.

Why is redwood pine good for painted interior woodworking?

Redwood pine is very porous so it will absorb a white primer really well. Its a very inexpensive timber so getting a large amount of running metres of painted skirtings is achievable. A good tip though is to add a knot treatment solution so the knots dont bleed out into the paint finish.

Why is American Poplar/tulipwood good for painting?

Poplar is very pale and has a fine grain texture making it perfect for painting. It requires very little prep work with just a minimal light sanding. Poplar is also a soft hardwood so you can sand and shape this easily but still achieve a sharp edge.