Standard Timber Lengths

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So you need a length or several lengths of timber from the hardware store. You know what length you need but what length does the store stock?

In Australia timber is available in standard lengths, each length is 0.300m, 300mm, greater that the last. It will depend on the Hardware store that you go to what their shortest length is however they will generally start at 1.8m or 2.1m and then increase by 0.300m. This gives you standard lengths of 1.8, 2.1, 2.4, 2.7, 3.0, 3.3, 3.6, 3.9, 4.2, 4.5, 4.8, 5.1, 5.4, 5.7, 6.0.

If you are buying MGP (Mechanically Graded Pine) it is only available in lengths of 0.600m therefore you can only get 2.4, 3.0, 3.6, 4.2, 4.8, 5.4 and 6.0.

Let say you need a length of 2.295m you will need to get a 2.400m length and cut it to size on site, getting the store to cut it is possible but they usually charge for it. If you need multiple lengths at 2.295 you could get multiple 2.4m lengths or you could order half the number of 4.8m lengths.