| Let me give you some advice right now," All Wood | | | | Wood For Inside Your Home. |
| Rots Eventually". I have heard it all when it comes to | | | | Douglas Fir is the most common source of lumber |
| this wood or that wood lasting this long or that long... | | | | used on the west coast of the United States. This is |
| Hello... All wood is going to rot at some period of its | | | | a extremely durable wood product. On the East |
| life. | | | | Coast they use southern pine and the nominal |
| With that out of the way we can focus on some | | | | thickness is usually two inches by four inches for a 2 |
| wood seems to last a little longer under certain | | | | x 4 . With Douglas Fir a 2 x 4 is one inch and a half |
| conditions. | | | | by three and one half inches to support the same |
| Teak is a wood that has a lot of natural oil in it. But | | | | weight structurally. In my opinion one of the best |
| you won't frame a house with it. Teak is used on | | | | home framing materials. |
| boats and expensive outdoor furniture. It is a | | | | Douglas Fir can and has been for a long time now. A |
| excellent wood to use when building a ship. The | | | | great source for clear finish materials used inside of |
| woods natural oils seem to create a protective | | | | the house. You will see a nice orange or brown |
| barrier around it allowing it to last a long time even at | | | | looking piece of wood stained naturally in some older |
| sea. Great wood for the outdoors... | | | | home. This is Douglas Fir. It can be a bit pricy but |
| Oak is a excellent choice for almost every wood | | | | really gives a log cabin look to your home. |
| finish inside your home. It is used for kitchen | | | | Redwood is a great choice for inside or outside your |
| cabinets, entertainment centers, flooring, trim and | | | | home. I love Redwood it has a nice look to it stained |
| furniture. Oak is a hard wood and can take a lot of | | | | naturally. Redwood is used for a lot of siding, fences, |
| abuse from almost anything except water. I have | | | | decks and out door furniture. The main problem with |
| seen a nice piece of furniture get stained from just | | | | Redwood is that is is soft and will get scratched |
| setting one glass on it for ten minutes. Great Wood | | | | easily. Now for the facts about Redwood. It does rot |
| For Inside Your Home. | | | | and termites will eat it. |
| Poplar is also a great choice for inside your house. | | | | Wood myth number one eliminated. I have heard |
| This wood is used by many finish carpenters for | | | | stories about wood that termites won't eat. Well |
| making cabinets and other built ins for your house. It | | | | Redwood is not one of them. I have seen termites |
| is also popular not poplar for wood trim . Most of the | | | | tearing this stuff up. Don't get caught up in the hype |
| poplar that is used inside of your home will eventually | | | | that this or that wood will last for 5 years or 50 |
| get painted. So that makes poplar a inexpensive | | | | years. Under the right conditions almost all woods will |
| choice of wood for homeowners that want a nice | | | | rot at a accelerated rate. |
| painted finish on their interior wood projects. Great | | | | |