Wanted 12" dia Cedar Power poles or logs

[Pete S]

I know this is NOT the classifieds, but thought I'd try here first.

This will be used to side my Sugar Shack.6459

I am looking for 560'+ of 1 x 10 1/2 cedar. (can be wider)

OR if I could firn 14' logs/poles that were NOT LESS than 12" in dia, that would work too.

Need to find CLOSE to Plymouth WI.

Thanks!

[markct]

i dont recomend power poles, a friend of mine had a retaining wall he built from sawing 8 x 8 timbers from utility poles on his sawmill, he had thought it would give a nice cedar look and aroma, and it did except on the sunny days it had more of a creosote and railroad smell to it, hoped it would go away after a while but 4 years later he finaly took them out and replaced with pressure treated

[daileytapper]

Not only the smell, but if God forbid they happened to catch fire.....your shack would be gone within minutes. I guy built a log home like that years ago around here and it caught fire. The fire was so hot, the fire department couldn't even begin the try to put it out. Sounds good in concept, but I would recomend visiting a saw mill near you and buying some slab wood they cut off with making their boards.

[schuetz79]

To bad you did not live near MI. There is a guy in Port Huron MI that reclaims cedar poles for lumber. I have taken some 75+ year old cedar poles to him and had them cut up into 1x's. The old cedars were not creosoted above ground. We used cedar poles to make cedar shakes and that is what we sided our shack with.

[Pete S]

Any cedar poles I have knowledge of are at least 50+ years old. I appreciate the comments about odor and fire but know of folks who covered the walls inside their basement recrooms.

The fire issue would probably be near as bad with any wood after it dries.

I have a "plan" as to how to run my stack out.

It is actually going out the wall. The building code requires 18" clearance to combustibles for a single wall pipe for a solid fuel burning appliance.

I will heed that +.

Thanks again for the input.

[shane hickey]

I have a 1800 sq foot log house everything is cedar
I loved the smell but it only lasted 2 months and its gone now
The insurance is cheaper with cedar then pine because
Cedar doesnt rot as fast a bugs dont get into the wood like pine
Alot less maintenance

[blac]

When I was tramping around I believe the place that supplied poles was Bell pole + lumber somewhere in Wisconsin. They may be able to steer you in the direction of a utility contractor that replaces powerlines. If not I believe your electric co. Is plymouth utilities give them a shout too. The cedar poles were not treated, except by the crews when they were set in wet areas, and that was with penta.
Good luck

[StewieSugar]

Not sure if it's too far away (Chatfield, MN) or if you're willing to put in the effort, but I've got a few dozen eastern red cedar trees standing in my woods you can have. Just need a chain saw, gloves, and a good strong back. ;)

I'm not exactly sure of their diameter; some are likely over 12", but I'm guessing most are in the 8" to 10" range.

[Pete S]

Thanks, but MN is at least 5 hours away. Very generous offer though!