Wood Or Lumber Store

[DailyTravelPhotos]

I've recently moved to Bangkok and I'm wondering if someone can point me to a lumber store. I have some back problems so I need to make a desk of exact proportions to fit me. There must be some part of town with stores that sell slabs of wood, no?

I've checked HomePro and the usual department stores without any luck.

Thanks in advance!(First time poster. Hope I posted in the correct section.)

[Nawtier]

There is a place called 'wood st'.....it is at the end of one of the subway lines.....just cannot remember which one now as we moved from Bkk some time ago.

I have a photo of the arch over the soi somewhere, has the name n all on it, if I can find it before someone else drops the name here.

But it is a long soi...full of wood, anything you could want almost...tools also.

They do not have much, if any of the rustic type slabs though, although i did see a few my last trip there about 3 years ago.

...just remember it is the end of the line where the main train station is I think..

Edited November 3, 2010 by Nawtier

[beechstreet]

As mentioned above...Soi Furniture aka Bang Pho.

Here's a link to Google Maps

If that doesn't work the GPS coordinates of the entrance to the soi are (13.809201008850302, 100.52179098129272)

It's one-way from west to east. I always drive and usually don't have a problem finding a parking spot along the soi.

Edited November 3, 2010 by beechstreet

[escaped]

As mentioned above...Soi Furniture aka Bang Pho.

Here's a link to Google Maps

If that doesn't work the GPS coordinates of the entrance to the soi are (13.809201008850302, 100.52179098129272)

It's one-way from west to east. I always drive and usually don't have a problem finding a parking spot along the soi.

Is this also the place to be for wooden interior doors?

[BKKdreaming]

it has everything wood, one long street and half the nrxt one,

Bang Sue MRT, which is the last one after weekend market, then take a taxi, its`too far to walk

I had some things made there the last 2 trips......

BK

[beechstreet]

Is this also the place to be for wooden interior doors?

Definitely lots of door shops.

[escaped]

Is this also the place to be for wooden interior doors?

Definitely lots of door shops.

Thanks for the confirmation.Gps coordinates saved.

[janverbeem]

Is there also a place like this specialised in Teak interior doors?

Went to the place in Bang Pho and yes they have a lot of wood shops but I found that a simple design Teak interior door started from 9000 Baht up.This is without colouring or fittings and would be with small shortcomings in the wood.

Here in pattaya they will start from 6000 Baht for a same quality Teak door.So is this area overpriced because it is well known or what?

[canopy]

So is this area overpriced because it is well known or what?

There is something strange about the price of wood items throughout Thailand. The asking price of a simple door is more than the price of buying a big teak tree. The materials price for a teak door would be about 200 baht and on top of that Thailand has very reasonably priced labor. So where can you find all these 300 baht teak doors? Well for some reason when wood items of all sorts gets to the consumer the prices are marked up tremendously almost like there is a monopoly controlling prices. Even a simple plank costs just so much. The way they price these things seems strange for a country with such a strong tradition in wood.

[billd766]

So is this area overpriced because it is well known or what?

There is something strange about the price of wood items throughout Thailand. The asking price of a simple door is more than the price of buying a big teak tree. The materials price for a teak door would be about 200 baht and on top of that Thailand has very reasonably priced labor. So where can you find all these 300 baht teak doors? Well for some reason when wood items of all sorts gets to the consumer the prices are marked up tremendously almost like there is a monopoly controlling prices. Even a simple plank costs just so much. The way they price these things seems strange for a country with such a strong tradition in wood.

AFAIR teak is controlled as there has been so much deforestation and destruction of the teak forests in Thailand.

To cut teak legally you have to be registered and so do the teak trees.

There is a thriving market in illegal teak which is usually smuggled in from Burma and if it is found the teak is confiscated and sent to the government wood yards.

I also found TVF thread from back in 2005 which may be of help.

[canopy]

Understood, but I actually was referring to legal teak trees with perfect paperwork that are quite reasonably priced, particularly if getting them by the truckload. For the price of a few flimsy teak doors you could just as well buy a metric ton of legal teak. And teak is just one example. The pricing of things made from other types of wood is also very high compared to the raw materials price.

[Nawtier]

I just bought 4 old posts.....4.5m long and around 20cm across.....2 redwood and 2 makah,,,,,2500b each.

[bombis]

My questions is, can you actually also just buy wood on that street? I am looking for a place where I can buy a few posts of wood (Im not looking for teak wood, just normal and cheap wood, something I can try around with in my work shop before using a beter quality wood).

is there any place that will sell me posts of wood ?

Concerning the teak wood and legality: As far as I know there are teak wood planatations in Thailand where buying wood is 100% legal. As the trees there are not old they are considered to have lesser quality than old teak wood. But should be totally fine for furniture. Normal teak trees are not allowewd to be sold in thailand but as far as I know there are places selling teak wood from Burma that are 100% legal. But those shops will ask you what you will use it for when you buy there....you are of course not allowed to export it (they can only sell if you use it within Thailand)....and you can use it for furniture or flooring for example... but not to make toothpicks. Theer is a lot of rules but just because its teak doesnt necessarily mean its illegal.