Species · Softwood
European larch
Larix decidua · Scottish Borders
8.1 m³ in the yard
Figures
- Density at 12 %
- 590 kg/m³
- Janka hardness
- 4,890 N
- Movement, flat-sawn
- 0.28 % per 1 % MC
- Movement, quarter-sawn
- 0.12 % per 1 % MC
- Durability (EN 350)
- Class 3 Moderately durable
Sawn feather-edge cladding cut to order in two days.
Use it for
- Cladding left to weather silver
- Raised beds
- Boat building
Avoid
- Indoors without kiln drying — resin weeps
- Ground contact without a gravel board
Movement example
A 180 mm flat-sawn board drying from 12 % to 8 % gets 2.0 mm narrower.
Larch by thickness
Air dried to about 20 %. Prices per m³, sawn, ex VAT.
| Thickness | In stock | Price per m³ | A 150 × 2,400 board |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 mm | 2.1 m³ | £840 | £8.16 |
| 32 mm | 1.5 m³ | £840 | £9.68 |
| 38 mm | 1.3 m³ | £870 | £11.90 |
| 52 mm | 1.8 m³ | £920 | £17.22 |
| 65 mm | 0.8 m³ | £990 | £23.17 |
| 75 mm | 0.6 m³ | £1,050 | £28.35 |