Timber Supplies in Mackay
Locally Owned Sawmill · 25+ Years Experience
Custom Timber Milling & Machining
Delivery Throughout Mackay & Surrounds
One-Stop Timber Yard for Mackay
We supply timber to homeowners, builders, contractors, landscapers, farmers and rural customers throughout Mackay, Mount Jukes, Kuttabul and the surrounding region. At Platypus Timbers, we carry structural hardwood, treated pine, landscaping supplies, fencing, decking and custom milled sections, and we machine to order when needed. We handle the timber from the bush right through to your job, and we take the same care with a single length as we do with a truckload. If you need a hand working out sizes, grades or quantities, give us a call and we'll walk you through the options. If you're after something else, we also supply hardwood timber, flooring timber and dunnage timber. Call (07) 4954 0144 for timber supplies in Mackay.
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What We Supply
Our timber supply range covers most residential, rural and commercial requirements. Some of the more common products we stock and machine include:
- Structural Hardwood: Bearers, joists, posts and beams milled from Australian hardwood species.
- Treated Pine: H3 and H4 treated pine for outdoor structural and landscaping use.
- Fencing Timber: Hardwood and treated pine posts, rails and palings for residential and rural fencing.
- Decking & Flooring: Hardwood and pine boards in a range of profiles and widths.
- Landscaping Supplies: Sleepers, sleeper stakes and edging timbers.
- Custom Milling: Beams, slabs and specialty sections cut to your specifications.
Frequently Asked Questions
Structural timber is graded and stress-rated for load-bearing use, such as bearers, joists, posts and beams, and carries a grade stamp such as F-grade or MGP. Non-structural timber has no load rating and is used for cladding, linings, trim and general-purpose work. Always check the grade before using timber in framing or any load-bearing application.
Timber should be stacked flat, kept off the ground, and shielded from direct sun and rain. Place evenly spaced gluts between rows so air can move through the pack, and keep it under cover where possible. Poor storage causes bowing, cupping and moisture-related movement before the timber is even installed.
Rough sawn timber comes straight off the saw at its nominal size, with a coarse finish suited to structural, landscaping and fencing use. Dressed timber, sometimes labelled DAR (dressed all round), is machined smooth on all four faces and finishes slightly smaller than nominal, ready for flooring, cladding and joinery.