Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site brl-tgr.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!genrad!mit-eddie!godot!harvard!seismo!brl-tgr!jcp From: jcp@brl-tgr.ARPA (Joe Pistritto ) Newsgroups: net.rec.wood Subject: Re: Treated timbers Message-ID: <9206@brl-tgr.ARPA> Date: Wed, 13-Mar-85 21:46:28 EST Article-I.D.: brl-tgr.9206 Posted: Wed Mar 13 21:46:28 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 16-Mar-85 02:50:23 EST References: <302@ttidcb.UUCP> Reply-To: jcp@brl-tgr.ARPA (Joe Pistritto ) Organization: Ballistic Research Lab Lines: 8 I've found that the commercial pressure treated lumber works very well outdoors, (and it doesn't even have to be painted). It is true you should repaint it with clear cuprinol or something every few years, but by and large its as maitenance free as wood gets (outdoors, anyway) -JCP-