Common ways to cheat on a sawmill

Unscrupulous workers in the sawmills can deceive their customers purchasing wood in several ways. It is important to know that the sawmills make timber with allowances, since during the drying process it decreases slightly in size. At the same time, the sale is accepted at a nominal price when a 6.15 meter log is sold as a six-meter one.

The first way to cheat

All lumber is sold according to cubic meters. For example, a customer buys logs 6 m long, while their actual length is 6.15 m. The contractor must to calculate the volume of sales at face value, but instead it substitutes the original in the formula length. Thus, the margin is about 2.4%.

Second way

Each material for sale has its own set volume. For example, one particular timber has 0.06 cubic meters. In one cubic meter of such bars there will be 16.666 pieces. The deception is that the seller rounds the quantity down, but takes the cost of a full cube. If you combine the first and second method, you get an extra charge of about 6%.

Third way

Often sawmills intentionally increase the thickness of the boards. For example, a material with a thickness of 22 mm is issued for 25 mm. Thus, the overpayment per cube is about 12%. If all three methods are applied at the sawmill, the catch of fraudsters will be 18% more of the set value.

Fourth way

Sawmills always receive timber of different quality, which according to GOST allows a different degree of damage and relates to certain varieties. There is also a board called “non-standard”, and it should cost less by 30%.
For owners of sawmills, buying is not in condition and a rotten board is very cheap, while buyers are invited to take such material for the price of a first-class timber.

Fifth way

Often when ordering a certain number of cubes, the buyer is shipped much less. Not every person visually determines how much he went to the sawmill. To be sure of the honesty of sellers, you can install the Forest Calculator application on your phone.

Sixth way

Many sawmills use the following methods: on the phone they say the price per cubic meter is lower than the market. After the client arrives at the place, the real price is determined. Sellers expect that the person will be too lazy to return empty-handed, and he will make an order.