Need to repair a timber cowshed. Some will be at ground level i.e. close to the muck, although shouldn't be submerged. From what I have read, larch or Douglas fir is what I should be looking for. Is this correct? I guess I'm not going to get this from the local jewsons, in 4'x5' 6m lengths, so while I'm here, are there any suggestions for good timber merchants that can supply in the south Midlands?
Timber for cowshed
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Hilly
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- Location
- Scottish Borders.
Id use DF yes .
Try Pontrilas timber, not had anything from them lately but used to cut whatever you wanted
- Location
- Limousin, France
A lot of timber framed buildings and timbers used in building around here are Douglas fir. iirc it's because bugs don't like it.
- Location
- Lorette Manitoba
Not environmentally right but get some black oil worked into the wood. Will last for many more years. I put a scrap engine on the wooden floor of a trailer and oil leaked out and soaked into the floor. That was the only part not rotten after five years.
ollie989898
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You can paint timber with something called 'blackjack' to stop it rotting but how about putting them on top of concrete pillars out of the muck? 
- Location
- Carmarthenshire, West Wales
Is this a silly question, but couldn't you use creosoted timbers?
Not sure about taint for milking cows. There must be a preservative that doesn't smell though?
Farm plus, who make the cow kennels, don't seem to use preservative on timbers. Idk
Sounds like you need to contact some of the steel frame building manufacturers, they use treated timber for roofs on some buildings & may be able to point you in the right direction.
Also if you have a sawmill locally then ask them, they may be able to help also.
Also if you have a sawmill locally then ask them, they may be able to help also.