salvage wood uses

[Mike Teskey]

If I am building a construction shed (12 x 16) on the Oregon Coast, can I use salvage wood for the roof rafters?  I can get bunch of reclaimed decking 2 x 6's that are 10, 12, and 16 feet in length and appear to be in good shape.  I simply want to know what are the structural shortcomings of this kind of wood and by what kind of factor?

Thanks,
mt

[PEG688]

Mike if you can get old wood that is sound , not soft ,to a awl / screw driver, not notched dapped or ortherwise altered .   If it's Oregon old growth or even second growth   You got better than you can buy today , I. M. H. O.  I'd go for it ,use it,  If it's not to checked up , warped or full of nails /metal.  And you have a surface planer you might run a board or two and see wood you can't buy anymore .   Might be better than shed wood    Good luck , HTBH  ;)PEG

[glenn kangiser]

PEG's right about that.  The only problem you may encounter is if it is going on a inspected job-- in support of the timber industry, it is usually required that boards be stamped and graded-- shows that someone else got a share of your money.

 

Question - will they care as much when they outsource the timber grading and stamping jobs to India or elsewhere -- probably will because it's our American corporations that are selling us down the river anyway.  OK -maybe that one's not likely -- but somewhere I think there was a point there. :-/

[rwalter]

Glen,

Your probably not that far off. You'll have some inspector in India watching a live video monitor of the lumber moving through a plant here in the US grading our lumber. He'll get paid $6 for the day and well see our lumber prices still go up.