| Building with treated wood and the idea that this | | | | from heavy pans and people using the countertop |
| project will last forever because of the wood you | | | | for a cutting board. |
| used is not necessarily true. Over the years I have | | | | Do not use treated wood for a projects that will be |
| seen contractors and homeowners use treated wood | | | | used for food preparation later. |
| for projects like building decks with this idea in mind. | | | | It's a good idea to wash your hands after handling |
| I just met with a homeowner that was asking me | | | | treated lumber. It's a really good idea to wash your |
| about vinyl fencing. The homeowner approached me | | | | hands after using treated lumber if you are going to |
| with some facts about vinyl fencing. She started to | | | | eat something or make something for another |
| explain to me how long a vinyl fence would last | | | | person or yourself. |
| verses a wood fence. I reminded her that the vinyl | | | | For all the homeowners and building contractors that |
| posts usually slip over metal or wood building | | | | use treated wood and bury it in dirt. Or build a low |
| materials. | | | | lying deck right above the ground I would like to |
| She proceeded to inform me that treated wood will | | | | share something with you. I have been repairing and |
| last a lot longer than wood used when building a | | | | replacing your work for over 30 years now. You |
| wooden fence. It took me a while to change her | | | | guys keep me busy and I want to thank you for all |
| mind and reprogram her with a few picture this from | | | | the years you guys have been in business. |
| my website. I know this is hard to imagine but wood | | | | I still can't believe the amount of work I see being |
| rots and steel rust. | | | | done using treated wood with the illusion that it will |
| All you end up with is a vinyl fence that is in pretty | | | | last longer than regular construction standard wood. I |
| good shape if taken care of properly laying down in | | | | don't know how else to put it except to say treated |
| your yard with broken or rusted fence posts. | | | | wood will rot fast in the right conditions. |
| Do you know that some people use treated wood | | | | Treated wood does need to be protected from rain, |
| for countertops and food preparation areas when | | | | snow, heat and other elements of the weather. It |
| building certain projects like an outdoor barbecue? Do | | | | cannot sit in the dirt or lay in water for long periods |
| you know people build outdoor furniture with treated | | | | of time without slowly disintegrating. Oh yeah one |
| wood and then sit in it with a chance of toxic | | | | more thing termites will eat sections of the wood |
| chemicals entering into your body? This is where | | | | that is not completely treated. |
| Redwood comes in as a natural building product or | | | | Use treated wood properly when building and inform |
| other nice looking woods. Redwood is classified as a | | | | other people about some of the stuff you learned in |
| softwood and if used for a countertop and a | | | | this article. Reread this article later and save it for the |
| barbecue kitchen area you will have to protect it | | | | future. |