UK Timber LimitedReviews 

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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

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Evaluating 138 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Many customers are pleased with the products, often describing them as excellent quality and exactly as needed, with some highlighting specific items like oak flooring and reclaimed sleepers. The delivery service receives high praise for being fantastic, prompt, and adaptable, with drivers frequently noted for their helpfulness and professionalism in placing items exactly where requested. Reviewers also appreciate the efficient service, quick turnaround times, and good communication, making the ordering and collection process easy and pleasant. However, some people were dissatisfied with the quality, noting variations in dimensions, unplaned timber, and issues like rot or damage, particularly with items like pergola components and reclaimed sleepers. A few other people also felt that some orders contained incorrect or unusable items, and experienced delays or difficulties with customer service regarding replacements or delivery dates.

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Mostly I’m pleased but I wasn’t expecting size differences of 5mm on timber that has been through a thicknesser. It meant items had to be sorted for matches to build a sleeper wall. Having said that... See more

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

I had a late order for sleeper timbers and they had ready for collection in 2 days. I even had to split collection for 2 trips which they were to accommodate and swapped a couple of timbers out on ret... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great all round. Helpful and responsive advice - product was as promised and as needed, we opted to collect and it was available promptly after being cut to order. Major advantage that they had UK sto... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Delivery was fantastic, even with an item missed off they delivered with a couple of days. The timber is not of the highest quality, there are variations in dimensions, some timber is not planed full... See more


Company details

  1. Lumber Store
  2. Fence Supply Store
  3. Firewood Supplier
  4. Saw Mill
  5. Wood and Laminate Flooring Supplier
  6. Wood Supplier

About UK Timber Limited

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Timber Merchants - Supplying timber for over 100 years

We operate several sawmills within the UK and have partner mills on the continent, allowing us to offer you an extensive range of high quality domestic and European timber products. This is what makes us unique compared to other sawmills… • We operate a fleet of crane offload vehicles, as well as working alongside nationwide couriers, to enable us to deliver our products, regardless of the size, the length and breadth of the UK. • Our custom cutting service gives you the flexibility to order custom size timber, to suit your requirements. Simply choose your material and enter your dimensions to show your price! • It is our belief that we have the capability to match or beat any like for like quotation and we would like the opportunity to do so! Simply email sales@uk-timber.co.uk with a copy of your quote and we will endeavour to match it or beat it! • Our carpenters have a wealth of experience and love a chance to work on a bespoke item! Email us at sales@uk-timber.co.uk or call us on 01536 267107 to see if we can accommodate your vision! Order from us online 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at www.uk-timber.co.uk. For advice or support, please contact a member of our knowledgeable sales team at sales@uk-timber.co.uk or on 01536 267107. Both trade and retails customers welcome.

UK Timber Limited

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There are several ways that you are able to contact us
Call us on 01536 267107. Our phone lines are currently open between 8:30 - 17:00, Saturday 8:30 -12:00. Email us at sales@uk-timber.co.uk Visit our E-Chat service at www.uk-timber.co.uk Send us a message on Facebook at www.facebook.com/uktimber

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great logs

Been having the pallets of logs from these for years I have tried other suppliers but there never seems as many logs on the pallet and don’t burn as well
The driver put the pallet exactly where I wanted it saving me time having to unload it always find the lorry drivers very helpful well done

August 4, 2025
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Extremely poor quality control and even worse customer service

I would not recommend this company and will never use them again. I paid nearly £600 for a pergola kit, and when it arrived, several parts were faulty. Four of the posts had notches cut 20 mm too deep, one rafter had a large crack through the notch, and when we began installation, we discovered that four rafters were warped.

When I contacted the company to request replacement rafters, I was refused on the grounds that I had already painted them, meaning they “couldn’t plane them down to resell.” Instead of resolving the issue, they tried to overwhelm me with technical explanations and blamed me for not assembling the pergola immediately upon delivery—claiming this was the reason the timber warped.

That explanation doesn’t make sense—if their theory were correct, why did only four rafters warp, not all of them? Besides, standard advice is to allow timber to weather and dry before treating it. If I had assembled it right away, the untreated wood would have been exposed to rain and never dried properly. For that reason, I kept the timbers strapped together under cover to weather them before painting.

Despite all this, they still expect me to pay for replacement rafters. Extremely poor quality control and even worse customer service.

August 10, 2025
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Reply from UK Timber Limited

Dear Customer,

We are sorry to hear that you are unhappy with your pergola.

The kits that we supply are hand crafted on site, strapped and wrapped to protect against delivery damage and weathering. When purchasing this kit, you are selecting a natural sawn material that is by nature prone to movement, which is not considered a defect and is to be expected. External timber structures will always have some movement according to the season and relative humidity due to their moisture content.

This does mean that some pieces may move more than others as it is a natural product and it is how timber behaves. You mention standard advice is to leave timber to weather before treating it. Whilst that may sometimes be correct depending on the product and intended final use for it, weathering whilst it is still in its original packaging under the cover and strapped tightly together is never the correct way due to the restricted airflow and weather conditions that will impact each piece differently. Only the external faces of the pack would be exposed to airflow in those circumstances, and all internal faces would be in direct contact of one another and prevent any drying effect, leading to moisture variation and increasing the likelihood of the timber moving.

Not withstanding any of the above errors in handling, we offered a replacement of the rafters that you felt were unsuitable for use however these had already been painted and therefore this voided our returns policy. All items returned for a refund must be returned in their original condition and may not be returned after any form of treatment, cutting or alteration with anything including wood stain, wax, oil or preserver. We had also offered to replace the posts that you were unhappy with for no extra charge as we had agreed that the additional depth of the notch is not outlined clearly enough in our online listing which we do apologise for.

In addition to this, you were offered a rafter replacement at 50% of the original cost as a gesture of goodwill which we deemed under the circumstances given to appear more than fair as we always strive to provide the best customer service. If you would still like to accept this goodwill gesture, please do contact us.

Kind Regards,
UK Timber

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Not very good service at all wood…

Not very good service at all wood wasn’t the right measurement would not use again

August 5, 2025
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Reply from UK Timber Limited

Dear Mr Hamey,

We're sorry to hear that your wood was not the measurement you expected. Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be any correspondence from you in regards to this so we haven't been able to help you with this issue. Please could you get in touch with us with more details so that we can help resolve this?

Please be aware that we do mention that the lengths may be cut slightly longer to allow for trimming on site and there are standard allowances for both the width and thickness though it is usually a couple of mm if at all.

Kind Regards,
UK Timber

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Generally they are ok

Generally they are ok. However I had asked them on 3 separate occasions to cut some of the sleepers we ordered. They said it would be done but they didn’t cut them. I now have to do it myself.

August 5, 2025
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Reply from UK Timber Limited

Good Afternoon Rodney,

Thank you for your review. We do offer a cross cutting service to cut down the lengths of the sleepers if required, this is an extra charge that applies to the order based on the quantity of the cuts. If this was on your order and the cuts were not included when the order was collected/delivered, please do let us know so we can look into this for you and resolve the issue.

Kind Regards,
UK Timber

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I’ve ordered quite a lot from U.K

I’ve ordered quite a lot from U.K. Timber, all variety of product from Sleepers, oak gates and posts, sawn boards, fencing, nails/iron works and first grade finished boards. Most of the timber product is very good but by the nature of it some will have twists, loose or missing knots, sap, splits so make sure you allow in your calculations for this. Delivery can be a little slower at peak times but always very good drivers. The range is very good and if you cannot see what you want, ask.

July 30, 2025
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Where to start...

Where to start...

My order began with Brigstock Sawmill, who handled the enquiry and ordering process. Unfortunately, that’s where the positives end.

The order was passed to their sister company, uk-timber.co.uk, where things went downhill. Delivery was advertised as 10–15 days, but it took 4 weeks to arrive. Despite chasing multiple times, I was never able to get a confirmed delivery date.

On Tuesday, I finally received an email saying the order had been handed to the despatch team and to expect delivery within 1–4 days. Then on Friday afternoon, I received another message stating the order was with the driver—again saying 1–4 days. After more chasing on Monday, I was told the delivery would happen that day around midday as the first drop.

I scrambled to get home from work to receive it, only for the driver to arrive at 1:20 PM with some of the worst timber I’ve ever seen. The sleepers were split down their entire length—wide enough to fit fingers in—completely unacceptable quality. I refused to accept those, but the shorter lengths seemed okay, so I allowed the driver to leave them.

Then, the crane leaked oil all over my driveway, and the driver made no effort to clean up before leaving in a rush, without giving me a chance to speak to him.

Later inspection revealed that even the short lengths were the wrong section. I was told the next day that they wouldn’t be able to deliver replacements within a week and was offered a full refund—which then took another four days to come through.

Overall, this was a completely unprofessional experience with terrible product quality and poor communication throughout.

Never again.

July 28, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Look great in Garden

Reclaimed railway sleepers are not cheap, especially with the delivery charges are included. But it’s great to find different lengths and they look absolutely fabulous in the garden.

July 10, 2025

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