Timber Colour code ?

[Blister]

Not sure if this is correct or not ,

Do timber yards colour code the ends of timber ?

I recently purchased a lot of timber , when stacking it at home realised that a lot of the end grains are painted different colours ?

When looking a bit deeper it looks like the same types of timber are the same colours !

There are , red , yellow , blue , green , grey , black etc ?

It would be so much easier if they were coded , then people like me could look up the code and know what timber they have

Is there a colour code for timber or have I just Booked my place on Dragons Den , :lol:

 

[big soft moose]

Not sure if this is correct or not ,

Do timber yards colour code the ends of timber ?

I recently purchased a lot of timber , when stacking it at home realised that a lot of the end grains are painted different colours ?

When looking a bit deeper it looks like the same types of timber are the same colours !

There are , red , yellow , blue , green , grey , black etc ?

It would be so much easier if they were coded , then people like me could look up the code and know what timber they have

Is there a colour code for timber or have I just Booked my place on Dragons Den , :lol:

i think - tho i could be wrong - that timber yards colour the ends of timber by batch rather than strictly by type (tho it does stand to reason that timber from the same tree wil be in the same batch) to help them keep easy track of the age of what they have stacked up.

i think different yards have different practices on what colour means what so there isnt a set code of the blue=oak red=ash etc variety.

 

[Paul.J]

I asked the same question many years ago when we used to have all our hardwoods delivered fom Sykes timber,and was told that they just use any old paint they can get there hands on to seal the ends.
It would be a good idea though if yards did do this,but then again you do get yards that stack it on end.

 

[bjm]

The colours are generally associated with a particular shipping company, along with their own brands and shipping marks.

Brian

 

[The_Stig]

That is correct, different shippers use different colours (sometimes shades).

It makes my job a little easier, it means that I can walk to a pack of timber and 9/10 can tell where its come from. It is prefered that wax paint is used as this can help reduce the likelyhood of boards splitting during storage.

As well as spraying the ends of packs, suppliers sometimes spray there logo on the side of parcels so that they are easily recognisable at the docks.

Logs however do not come with painted ends, the ends of the plank ends are usually clear waxed, and thicker sections 100mm and greater generally have a metal retainer hammered into both ends of the boards to prevent splitting, it is also desired that air-dried boards be covered over with 'cover boards' to prevent checking from exposure to the sun.