Comments on: Pressure treated lumber – chromated copper arsenate http://www.wood-working-hobby.com/2006/11/06/pressure-treated-lumber-chromated-copper-arsenate/ For the weekend wood chewer Wed, 12 May 2010 03:58:09 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: toni http://www.wood-working-hobby.com/2006/11/06/pressure-treated-lumber-chromated-copper-arsenate/comment-page-1/#comment-21 toni Tue, 05 Dec 2006 14:06:46 +0000 http://www.wood-working-hobby.com/2006/11/06/pressure-treated-lumber-chromated-copper-arsenate/#comment-21 When I bought my house the previous home owner had built a patio cover and deck out of pressure treated lumber. It is nice and provides nice shade for the south facing windows in the summer. However, the problem is the deck's wood was aging and splitting open. My kids love to go outside and play. This summer we removed the deck boards and replaced it with pre-cast concrete pavers 16" by 8". It was a long weekend project, but well worth it. A pleasant side effect is that we killed off a mosquito breading ground. The deck was raised up about 6” over the ground elevation. When it rained water would collect underneath the deck and sit for days! Nice gooey muck that provided a great mosquito breading ground! When I bought my house the previous home owner had built a patio cover and deck out of pressure treated lumber. It is nice and provides nice shade for the south facing windows in the summer.

However, the problem is the deck’s wood was aging and splitting open. My kids love to go outside and play. This summer we removed the deck boards and replaced it with pre-cast concrete pavers 16″ by 8″. It was a long weekend project, but well worth it.

A pleasant side effect is that we killed off a mosquito breading ground. The deck was raised up about 6” over the ground elevation. When it rained water would collect underneath the deck and sit for days! Nice gooey muck that provided a great mosquito breading ground!

]]> By: Don Leatherman http://www.wood-working-hobby.com/2006/11/06/pressure-treated-lumber-chromated-copper-arsenate/comment-page-1/#comment-20 Don Leatherman Tue, 05 Dec 2006 13:46:51 +0000 http://www.wood-working-hobby.com/2006/11/06/pressure-treated-lumber-chromated-copper-arsenate/#comment-20 Toni... thanks for the heads up. I never knew about the hazards of pressure treated lumber. Thanks again. Later... Toni… thanks for the heads up. I never knew about the hazards of pressure treated lumber. Thanks again. Later…

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