Advice

Knots and timber movement: what is normal?

Knots, colour shifts and a bit of move belong to garden timber. You only claim when it falls outside trade grade.

By Andre Hassler

4 min leestijd

Customers often ask whether a knot may sit in a garden board, or whether a board that moved is a defect.

At Houthandel Jan Sok in Meppel the answer is usually yes. That belongs to timber when it remains in trade grade.

Read the complete list of what to expect on what to expect from timber.

Timber that is cut to size may not go back. See the returns page for that policy.

Yard tips

  • Select the visible face when you sort boards on the yard.
  • Store garden timber dry and flat so the boards remain true.
  • Use enough screws and allow a bit of move on clad and rabat.