stacking floorboards

[tarjla]

hi all,just bought 100m3 of blackbutt and need to stack it in the house.The boards are loose and i know they need to be off the ground but how high can i stack them and should i put something heavy on top to stop any boards from cupping or twisting,thanks.Also i live in mindarie,perth and wondered if anyone had someone they would recommend to lay the floor for us or perhaps more importantly who to avoid!,thanks again

[Carpenter]

I'll assume you dont know about stacking flooring, you have to stack it so every layer has a gap between it for air flow. Use the short lengths for this by laying them perpendicular to the length of the stack & say at every metre or so. Blackbutt is a fairly unstable timber so make sure it gets some time to aclimatise, & to be sure use a moisture meter to check the content (from 10 - 15%) Have a look at this site
http://www.timber.net.au/bulletin.htm
& in particular this article to get a broad picture of the subject in general
http://www.timber.net.au/documents/timber_strip_floors-fixing_finishing.pdf

[glock40sw]

Blackbutt is a fairly unstable timber

G'day.
Not if it is dried and machined correctly in the first place.

[boban]

Whilst we are on blackbutt, I've noticed that there seems to be a glut of it on the market at the moment. Any reason why Trev?

[E. maculata]

Whilst we are on blackbutt, I've noticed that there seems to be a glut of it on the market at the moment. Any reason why Trev?

Yeah Trevor why is this so?:p
(not having a go at anyone, just wanna see what spin He'll put on it)

[glock40sw]

Whilst we are on blackbutt, I've noticed that there seems to be a glut of it on the market at the moment. Any reason why Trev?

G'day.
NOt sure.
We have all our BBT production presold to 4 different merchants 6 months in advance.

As for a glut, not that I know of.

Unless the so-so producers can't move inferior product(G'day Bruce):D :D

[E. maculata]

As for a glut, not that I know of.

Unless the so-so producers can't move inferior product(G'day Bruce):D :D

Yeah, but what ya gunna do about it they have far too much market share:rolleyes: and there is too many of them, all discounting like crazy people:( .

[glock40sw]

Stand my ground and refuse to discount.
Sure there are merchants that will buy cheap.
But there are also merchants that know quality costs.

Think about it.