Decorative timber buying guide
Choose a range below to see what to measure and where to find it in the shop. Record dimensions in millimetres unless the shop asks for metres. For matching work, take a straight-on photo, a close-up of the profile and a photo showing where the part fits.
Use the shop to compare designs and add your choices to your quote list. Confirm custom sizes, quantities and delivery with the workshop before ordering.
Where can I buy timber corner brackets and eaves brackets?
Heritage & Decorative Timber Products supplies both ranges from Bayswater, Victoria, with delivery across Australia. Choose corner brackets for the post-to-beam junction and eaves brackets for underneath the roof overhang.
Verandah Posts
Measure the full post length and square section in millimetres. Compare turned and chamfered profiles. For a replacement, photograph the full post and the shaped section.
External Fretwork
Decide between a straight panel and an arch. Measure the clear width and drop. For an arch, record both the side drop and centre drop.
Balustrades & Handrails
Measure the length of each run and mark any corners. For a stair section, provide rise and run. Confirm the installation requirements for your site before ordering.
Internal Fretwork
Measure the clear opening width and overall drop in millimetres. Use the internal fretwork visualiser to compare the pattern proportions.
Gable Finials
Start with the design, then compare width and overall length in the shop calculator. For a replacement, include a photograph and the existing fixing dimensions.
Corner Brackets
Corner brackets fit where a verandah post meets the beam. Measure the vertical and horizontal faces and the available thickness.
Timber Handrails
Check the profile width, height and underside rebate against the parts it needs to fit. Record the total lineal metres and individual run lengths.
Stair Kits & Stringers
Measure the total rise from finished ground to finished landing and the available width. Use the stair calculator to compare tread count, timber and stringers.
Window Canopies
Check whether you need one canopy end or a complete kit. For a kit enquiry, send the opening width and the projection you need.
Screen Doors
Check the finished door width and height. When replacing a decorative component, send its own dimensions, design and quantity separately.
Window Shutters & Louvres
Measure the clear opening width and height in millimetres. Specify whether you need timber louvres or fixed shutters.
Droppers & Newel Posts
Choose the profile and measure its overall length and section. Check whether you are replacing a decorative dropper or specifying a stair newel.
Verandah Rafters
For a bullnose or Olde Gothic rafter, provide the required length and external radius. A side-on photo or template helps identify an existing curve.
Frieze Panels
Record the clear width and the total drop in millimetres. Confirm whether you need an assembled frieze or separate components.
Eaves Brackets
Eaves brackets fit beneath the roof overhang. Check the available height and projection, and confirm thickness before ordering.
Timber Gates
Measure the clear opening width and height. Include photos of the posts and opening, plus the swing direction you want.
Privacy Screens
Record the opening width and height and how many sections you need. Confirm the finished size and fixing points with the workshop.
Gable Infills
Measure the gable width, height and roof angle. A straight-on photo helps the workshop see the opening and surrounding trim.
Gable Vents
Check the shape and the actual opening behind the vent. For a replacement, include a straight-on photo and show how the existing vent is mounted.
Decorative Relief
Measure the overall length, height and thickness of the relief you are matching. Confirm DR3 height with the workshop before ordering.
Window Pelmets
Measure the overall width and the clearance needed for the curtain track and fabric. Check the internal depth on your chosen profile.
Post Knobs & Capitals
Measure the post where the cap or capital will sit. Compare that fitting dimension with the catalogue specification.
Corbels
Check the height, width and projection against the installation space. Confirm the purpose and fixing requirements with the workshop.
Rosettes & Corner Blocks
Measure the face size and thickness and check how the block meets the adjoining architrave. Include a face-on photo for matching.
Fire Surrounds
Start with the opening width and height. Confirm the proposed surround dimensions and applicable appliance clearances before ordering.
Skirting & architraves
Measure the profile height and thickness and list the required lengths. For a match, send a photo of the cut end beside a ruler or provide a sample.
Delivery and pickup ยท Matching an existing timber detail
At Heritage Decorative Timber, we are the best choice for period timberwork when the details of your project matter.