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91Accord
06-03-2013, 09:05 PM
Anyone know where to buy 6x6 cedar in Calgary? None of the big box home improvement stores sell them.
Tik-Tok
06-03-2013, 09:15 PM
The Cedar Shop, Timbertown
jdmakkord
06-03-2013, 09:17 PM
I'm sure they can be special ordered as well. Not a commonly purchased cut at a retail level.
D. Dub
06-03-2013, 10:09 PM
Unless you really like the way 6X6 posts look -- they can be a PIA and are more likely to twist and split than smaller posts do..
ALBERTA_IS
06-03-2013, 11:15 PM
Cedar Shop is the best place for Cedar anything. The box stores carry lower grade and more expensive lumber with limited selection.

I have 6x6 cedar posts and I don't see any twisting at all. I don't see how it would be worse than a 4x4.

I have also used the 6x4 cedar and they all look great and are much better than 4x4's.
91Accord
06-04-2013, 09:22 AM
The cedar shop had what I was looking for, thanks everyone.

D. Dub - can you elaborate on the twisting issue? I'm building a pergola if that helps.
Tik-Tok
06-04-2013, 09:46 AM
Originally posted by 91Accord
The cedar shop had what I was looking for, thanks everyone.

D. Dub - can you elaborate on the twisting issue? I'm building a pergola if that helps.

If you're building a pergola, might I suggest just getting normal cheap 4x4's, then cover them with high grade boards? Will be way cheaper and look better than getting high grade 6x6's.
SOAB
06-04-2013, 10:24 AM
If anything, i would say 4x4 posts twist way more than a 6x6 would.
D. Dub
06-04-2013, 11:08 AM
It's not that they just twist. They crack and then twist much more than 4X4's do.

Although since the OP is looking at cedar it will be better than pressure treated ones.

But they are gonna be awfully spendy.
D. Dub
06-04-2013, 11:13 AM
Originally posted by Tik-Tok


If you're building a pergola, might I suggest just getting normal cheap 4x4's, then cover them with high grade boards? Will be way cheaper and look better than getting high grade 6x6's.

That’s a good idea.
91Accord
06-04-2013, 11:18 AM
$7 a foot for 6x6 cedar, so $56 for an 8 foot length
D. Dub
06-04-2013, 11:25 AM
Wow cheaper than I thought.
GTS4tw
06-04-2013, 11:46 AM
Originally posted by D. Dub
It's not that they just twist. They crack and then twist much more than 4X4's do.

Although since the OP is looking at cedar it will be better than pressure treated ones.

But they are gonna be awfully spendy.

Why do you think 6x6 twists or cracks more than 4x4?