Decks, Patios, Porches and Docks - Painting treated lumber
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09-02-01, 06:37 AM
A critter of some kind found its way into the upstairs wall between a closet and adjacent room wall. Now it stinks? What can I do?
The wall is sheet rock and I don't know exactly where the critter is and would prefer not to tear things up.
The wall is sheet rock and I don't know exactly where the critter is and would prefer not to tear things up.
jonesdx
10-22-01, 09:28 AM
What type of primer should I use to paint treated wood? Also what type of primer and paint is better oil or water based? This is for a porch railings and columns not a deck. Could not find a better forum to ask this question.
Mike Swearingen
10-22-01, 03:04 PM
You can paint pressure-treated wood just like any other wood, as long as it has "dried out" from the treatment, and is seasoned in place for a few months.
There are excellent stains, and primers and paints, that will work very well with it.
The choice is yours. You can use oil-based OR a good exterior latex. Just use a good brand-name with a good warranty.
Good Luck!
Mike
There are excellent stains, and primers and paints, that will work very well with it.
The choice is yours. You can use oil-based OR a good exterior latex. Just use a good brand-name with a good warranty.
Good Luck!
Mike
jonesdx
10-23-01, 08:00 AM
How long should I let the wood dry?
Mike Swearingen
10-23-01, 10:11 AM
If the pressure-treated wood is stamped KDAT (kiln dried after treatment), you can paint it as soon as you nail it down. It will be kiln dried just like regular lumber down to about 19% moisture content.
If it is not stamped KDAT (most isn't), then it is best to allow it to "air dry" for several months after installation, to allow the liquid chemical that is pressure-treated into the wood to crystalize and dry out naturally.
This goes for any painting, staining or "water-proofing" treatments on new p-t wood, if you want it to hold and look right.
Pressure-treated wood comes out of the treating tube onto concrete chemical recovery pads absolutely saturated and dripping wet with chemical, where the chemical run-off from it is collected and recycled.
It is just "drip dried" and shipped in as little as 2-3 weeks, or as soon as it is dry enough to ship, sell and be installed.
The after-installation drying out time will vary with the climate that it's in. A few months is best.
Properly treated wood can have up to a 50-year warranty, if made by a member of the American Wood Preservers Bureau (Weyerhaeuser, G-P, etc.). Look for the AWBP stamp. There are some "dippers-and-shippers" in that business. Just because it's green doesn't mean a thing.
And just as an added safety tip, NEVER burn pressure-treated wood scrap. The chemicals in it when burned can be extremely hazardous. Dispose of it in a landfill.
(O.K., O.K....I know, this is WAY too long and more than you asked for, but I hope that it helps you and others who may look at it in the archives here to understand about dealing with p-t wood.)
Good Luck!
Mike
If it is not stamped KDAT (most isn't), then it is best to allow it to "air dry" for several months after installation, to allow the liquid chemical that is pressure-treated into the wood to crystalize and dry out naturally.
This goes for any painting, staining or "water-proofing" treatments on new p-t wood, if you want it to hold and look right.
Pressure-treated wood comes out of the treating tube onto concrete chemical recovery pads absolutely saturated and dripping wet with chemical, where the chemical run-off from it is collected and recycled.
It is just "drip dried" and shipped in as little as 2-3 weeks, or as soon as it is dry enough to ship, sell and be installed.
The after-installation drying out time will vary with the climate that it's in. A few months is best.
Properly treated wood can have up to a 50-year warranty, if made by a member of the American Wood Preservers Bureau (Weyerhaeuser, G-P, etc.). Look for the AWBP stamp. There are some "dippers-and-shippers" in that business. Just because it's green doesn't mean a thing.
And just as an added safety tip, NEVER burn pressure-treated wood scrap. The chemicals in it when burned can be extremely hazardous. Dispose of it in a landfill.
(O.K., O.K....I know, this is WAY too long and more than you asked for, but I hope that it helps you and others who may look at it in the archives here to understand about dealing with p-t wood.)
Good Luck!
Mike
josh1
10-25-01, 01:49 PM
id say your best option as far as removing the creature be it dead or alive would be to rip up the closet wall .... and i know ur saying but ugh who wants to repair it...well this is a pefect opportunity to install a cedar closet liner! which can be done relatively simple with panel adhesive and large corkboard type panels of cedar...
Just an idea
HOpe this helps-------JOSH H
Just an idea
HOpe this helps-------JOSH H