Took delivery of these posts from Alsford Timber. They are 150x150mm x 3m posts for a pergola. I noticed today that 3 of them are free centre posts and are pretty split. Is this just an aesthetic issue or would you want them returned if it was you? I’ve never really worked with timber before so I don’t know what’s acceptable and what’s taking the * I’ve attached a picture here (I think). Matt
Thanks both! I just had a google on Timber Shakes. I see what you mean. So this is perfectly normal and shouldn’t cause any concerns I’m guessing based on what you’ve said?
Even if you were to find 150 x 150 softwood timber posts that were not split today, they'll all be even more split by the end of the summer. The only reason they wouldn't be split now is because they were not yet fully seasoned, so by the end of the summer they would have lost a whole lot more humidity resulting in a whole lot more splitting.