Tag:trade=timber

A wholesale company for timber. It can also retails goods to normal consumers.

Note: timber here in OSM means processed wood products - beams, planks, posts, boards etc. (according to British English).

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• shop=trade
• trade=timber
• name=*

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• name=*
• operator=*
• addr:*=*
• opening_hours=*
• website=*
• phone=*
• payment:*=* to indicate the precise method of payment.

Similar tags

• shop=trade + trade=lumber - a wholesale company for lumber - unprocessed wood, usually with bark (use British English). It can also retails goods to normal consumers.
• shop=hardware - a shop selling fastening (screws and bolts, nails, hooks etc.), tools, power tools, plumbing, electrical, building or garden supplies, kitchenware and homeware, locks, keys, and a key-cutting. shop=hardware is similar to shop=doityourself, except it is generally smaller and stock a narrower range of products.
• shop=doityourself - Do-It-Yourself-stores (DIY for short), or Home Improvement Centers sell home, garden and construction products. They offer supplies for doing things yourself - household repairs and improvements (decorating products; home textile; bathroom and kitchen furniture and supplies; garden tools, machinery, furniture or supplies; flowers; shrubs or small trees; paint; hand tools; power tools; electrical, plumbing or building supplies). DIY store is similar to shop=hardware, except it is generally larger and stock a wider range of products. Some DIY stores rents also power tools, construction equipment and trailers.
• shop=wholesale - a warehouse club or cash and carry is a large store which sells items in bulk. Many warehouse clubs require a membership fee.
• shop=fuel +
  • fuel:wood_briquette=yes - a shop selling wood briquettes for small to medium purposes.
  • fuel:wood_pellets=yes - a shop selling wood pellets for small to medium purposes.
  • fuel:firewood=yes - a shop selling firewood for small to medium purposes.

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