2006-09-15 14:36:10 · 5 answers · asked by mike s 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
It depends on your location, climate, and the dimensional size of the yellow pine lumber. Treated lumber is well worth the additional money if you are building a project where the unfinished wood will be exposed to the weather. The actual difference in price is not that great.
Good luck with your projects.
2006-09-19 11:07:00 · answer #1 · answered by exbuilder 7 · 9⤊ 0⤋
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2016-03-17 21:43:17 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not having treated lumber is not the end of the world. Treated lumber lasts 20 years and regular lumber last 10 years - give or take a few years. Coat it with Thompson's waterseal and it will last forever - this is very important to the life of the wood.
2006-09-15 16:54:19 · answer #3 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they die almost immediately if they have no contact with dirt. Pine lumber wont last a year untreated.. yella wood or CCA treated wood will last to 20 years. treated oak or cypress will last hundreds of years.. you get what you pay for
2006-09-15 14:46:15 · answer #4 · answered by mr.phattphatt 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on your climate (Hot dry will last longer than cool damp), what you paint or stain it with, how often you paint stain it.
How high above ground only a few inches it will rot sooner.
For a few extra dollars get treated wood or cedar and don't worry.
2006-09-15 16:48:42 · answer #5 · answered by doug1kid 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋