“Carcassing” refers to timber used for structural purposes, like roof battens, floor joists, and partition wall studwork. Bedford Timber Supplies offers a large selection of high-quality carcassing timber from Sweden, known for its slow growth, tight growth rings, and superior quality.

Strength & Grading

Structural applications require carcassing timber to be marked to show compliance with the correct standards and strength stipulated by building codes and regulations. Imported timbers are almost always regularized, kiln dried, and graded at the individual sawmills to strength classes C16 and C24.

All treated carcassing is pressure treated to a minimum hazard class-2 to minimize any deterioration from damp buildings or when used externally from our suppliers.

Additionally, we have a TRADA (The Timber Research and Development Association) certified grader who can grade large softwood timbers which we have machined specifically to a customer’s requirements.

Strength & Grading

Imported timber lengths are available from 2.4m to 6m as regularly stocked. 7.2m lengths are available for sizes 47mm × 100mm and above (stock check required), and 8.4m lengths can be ordered for 47mm × 150mm and above.

TypeSize
Sawn Treated19mm × 38mm
25mm × (38mm / 50mm)
Sawn / Sawn Treated22mm × (100mm / 150mm / 200mm)
Regularised / Regularised Treated47mm × 50mm
Regularised C16/24 / Regularised Treated C16/24*47mm × 75mm
47mm × (100mm / 125mm / 150mm / 175mm / 200mm / 225mm)
Regularised Treated C16/2447mm × 250mm
75mm × (100mm / 150mm / 175mm / 200mm / 225mm)