Scaffold Boards?

[fwuffydragon]

Does anyone know a good source of second-hand scaffolding boards in Surrey? I'm looking to raise the beds on our allotment and the wood I've got is a bit light-duty.

[groanathome]

This spring I was also looking for scaffold boards and got lucky driving around with my trailer and stopping outside houses where scaffolding was going up or coming down ... picked up half a dozen 5 - 6 metre boards for a £20 cash ... worked for me but probably less hit and miss if you call up a few of your local scaffolding companies and ask if they have any old stock they want to move on ... good luck

[Alison]

A friend of mine in Nottingham bought a load of "not suitable for scaffolding but find for raised beds" boards for £3 per board off a local scaffold company. They were pleased to get rid and she was pleased to have them.

[jackie j]

I am supposed to be getting some from one of my daughter's friend's dad but he hasnt got many and he cuts his up to make shorter boards until they are too small.

[clabbyash]

Scaffolding Boards

A friend of mine in Nottingham bought a load of "not suitable for scaffolding but find for raised beds" boards for £3 per board off a local scaffold company. They were pleased to get rid and she was pleased to have them.

Hello Alison. Newbie here !

As an "elderly" experienced gardener I think it's about time I tried these raised beds and think that used scaffolding boards would be ideal. Living in the Nottingham Area I would be interested to know which scaffolding company she contacted.

Regards

[Nige69]

Why not put a 'wanted' ad on your local freecycle website? Most things can be obtained on there.

If you haven't heard of it before then goto Yahoo! Groups - Join or create groups, clubs, forums & communities and type in freecycle and your search for your area.

[clabbyash]

Thanks for your suggestion. Will do that and see what happens.

[Alison]

Hello Alison. Newbie here !

As an "elderly" experienced gardener I think it's about time I tried these raised beds and think that used scaffolding boards would be ideal. Living in the Nottingham Area I would be interested to know which scaffolding company she contacted.

Regards

She lives West Bridgford so am guessing that it was somewhere that side of town. Will ask and let you know.

[Plopstar]

You could also try your local council as they will have departments and services that use boards during property maintenance, and if your not to squeamish, they may have boards left over from being used as shore boards or walk boards from grave-digging!!!
I know we always have to dispose of a few each year due to cracks or slight warping, which would still be perfectly useable for a raised bed.

Brand new boards are also not that expensive, usually delivered in quite long lengths that can be cut to size, or tell the wood yard exactly what sizes you want and if they are like my local yard they will more than likely cut them for you and deliver them free.

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[Johnny Appleseed]

I know it's not scaffolding boards but I've used old railway sleepers in the past. Still OK after 20 years. Very heavy and very durable. Once they are spiked together they do not move.

A friend has also used some surplus lengths of "crinkly tin" corrugated roof sheets which the builders on an industrial estate had thrown in the tidy bin after a reroofing project. It was twin walled coated steel with insulation in the middle (Kingspan I think).

He cut it to the length and height he wanted and it's still going strong. It's even green on one side and grey on the other. It's supported by timber posts driven into the ground on either side of the sheet. If he wants to he can just lift it out - very light and easy to use.

[snakeshack]

scaffolding company's can only use boards for 2 years under the h &s regs so will often sell off cheap,typically 2-3 quid a board. Worth a ring round any way

[snuffer]

I have never had any luck getting hold of anything for the lottie or garden such as scaffolding boards or bark chippings etc. Our council employs a private waste recycler who seem loathe to part with anything. Even the garden waste that is collected, once composted, is not sold off cheaply in bulk but is bagged up into 30 litre bags (yes that's correct tiny 30 litre bags) and then sold as soil improver for £3.50 a bag. Can't imagine who buys it.

I have even called at houses asking if I can take wood from skips and been told I cannot take it because once it is placed into the skip it becomes the property of the waste firm that owns the skip.

[mikeatic]

Why not put a 'wanted' ad on your local freecycle website? Most things can be obtained on there.

If you haven't heard of it before then goto Yahoo! Groups - Join or create groups, clubs, forums & communities and type in freecycle and your search for your area.

Freecycle is great except for whenever I put on a wanted post, several others think "oh! I want some for free too" and my request gets swamped.

[lavender lou]

that just how our local freecycle is too