Slats for Garden Bench.

Nutty Nutritionist

Anyone know where I may be able to purchase hardwood slats to restore a garden bench? Have tried some local sawmills but only have softwood which they advise is not suitable.

Garlinge

I got a couple of garden benches in Atlantic over 30 yrs ago and still in good order. Is your bench of special significance, maybe buy a new one and salvage slats or look for second hand ad..... might be cheaper than buying new hardwood?

Nutty Nutritionist

I actually purchased this secondhand, but when I took it home and tried tightening some slats up, realised some were rotten.

SchrodingersCat

I would try another sawmills. A sawmill that doesn't stock hardwood doesn't sound like a very well stocked sawmill. I replaced the timber on our bench with leftover teak a couple of years ago and it's keeping strong. However, if your spending money, something cheaper might suit too.

Nutty Nutritionist

Great. thanks a millon.

Garlinge

And even if hardwood, give a bit of a coating every year with Ronseal/Fencelife or whatever and some paint on the metal bits.

Odelay

Try a joinery.