Prices
Decorative Relief & Barge Board Prices
Two related products are priced here. Decorative relief is a stock moulding sold by the piece. Barge boards are made to order and priced by the metre. They often go on the same gable, and the gable infill, vent and finial rates for the rest of it are on their own list.
The price list
What it costs.
Including GST · excluding delivery · indicative only, subject to written quotation. Nothing is charged online — add what you need and send it to us.
BARGE BOARD - Made to order, must know the roof PITCH.
1 code| Code | Product | Size | Price | Add to quote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BB3 | BB3 Barge Boards | — | $129.91†per lineal metre |
Price confirmation before ordering
† BB3 — two of our own records give different figures for this code, and the difference is not explained by anything in them. The price above is the one published on this website; we confirm it in writing before anything is made.
DECORATIVE RELIEF
3 codes| Code | Product | Size | Price | Add to quote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DR1 | DR1 Decor/relief 1.2 m | 1.2 m | $33.99each | |
| DR2 | DR2 Decor/relief 1.2 m | 1.2 m | $33.99each | |
| DR3 | DR3 Decor/relief 1.2 m | 1.2 m | $33.99each |
Prices include GST and exclude delivery. We confirm your final price in a written quote before manufacture.
Prices as held on our price list at 20 May 2026.
In the shop
Add these to a quote.
The same ranges in the shop, photographed, with the sizes to choose from. Nothing is charged online — add what you need and send it to us as one quote request.
What you get
- Australian made — every product, made in our Bayswater workshop since 1984
- An answer within one business day — we reply to enquiries and quote requests
- In stock, or made in 1 to 4 weeks — some of the range is in stock; the rest is made to order
- Timber-profile matching — from a photograph, drawing or sample
Decorative relief — DR1, DR2 and DR3
Three patterns, each supplied in 1200mm lengths, 120mm high and 9mm thick, priced each. They are made from treated marine ply, which is what lets a 9mm board carry a pierced or relieved pattern without splitting along a grain line.
Decorative relief is used for trimming and framing: along a fascia, under an eaves line, above a window or a door, around a gable, or as a run of detail that ties a verandah into the rest of a facade. Because it comes in fixed 1200mm lengths, work out your total run first and buy in whole boards — count the number of 1200mm lengths you need and allow for the cuts at each end.
A note on finish. Marine ply is not LOSP H3 treated pine, so the Heritage & Decorative Timber Products 25 year guarantee — which covers external LOSP H3 treated pine used above ground — does not extend to decorative relief. Prime all six faces, including every cut edge, and keep the paint sound; on a thin ply board the paint film is doing the real work.
Barge boards — BB3, made to order
A barge board is the board that runs up the raking edge of a gable, covering the end of the roof structure. On a period house it is rarely plain — the decorative profile cut into its lower edge is a large part of what makes a gable read as Victorian or Federation rather than as a modern roof end.
Ours are made to order and priced per lineal metre, and there is one thing we cannot start without: the roof pitch.
Why we need the pitch
The barge board runs on the rake, so the pitch sets the angle of the cut at the apex where the two boards meet, and it sets the true length of each board — which is always longer than the horizontal span it covers. Give us the pitch and the span and we can cut a pair that meets cleanly at the ridge. Guess the pitch and the mitre at the apex opens up, which is the one joint on a gable that everybody can see from the street.
How to measure a gable
Three numbers and a photograph:
- The pitch — in degrees, or as a rise-and-run if that is easier to take.
- The rake length of one side, from the apex down to the eaves.
- The span, horizontally across the base of the gable.
- A straight-on photograph of the whole gable, plus a close-up of the existing profile if you are matching one.
If you are replacing a rotted barge board and can safely get the original down, send it to us. Copying the real thing beats working from measurements every time.
Free quotes. Send a photograph, drawing or sample for matching work. Australian made, delivered Australia-wide. Call 03 9720 1996.
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3 of 3 photographs and drawings in this gallery.