pressure treated wood - any alternative

[paul s]

Hello have searched the web but can not find what i am looking for.   The cos ot Pt wood is high.   1 x 6 material warps so easily and  for my application  2 x 6 is over kill and the 5/4 deck boards are so costly but a good size for structural reasons.  my local mill can supply me with rough cut 1 x 6 wood at a good price and the quality is high.  price is  3.25 dollars each and  the material is yellow pine.  is there a way to treat this wood so it will last say 10 years from rot and bugs as a do it yourself thing or do i just bite the bullet.  the local mill says he would  possibbly PT the rough 1 x 6's for me but has not given me a price yet,  i do expect the saving to be very god over decking material do to less labor in the planing and bull nose.  

any thoughts?

[glenn-k]

You could pressure wash the sawdust off - spray it with borate treatment with a garden sprayer then put a coat of DEFY on it to 98% water proof it.  You will only get to treat the back side once before you install it I assume so future treatments wouldn't help it, but it wouldn't suffer from UV degradation either so that may work.  No guarantees but that seems like one of your better solutions.

http://aloghomestore.com/borates.shtml

http://aloghomestore.com/finish.shtml#Defy

http://aloghomestore.com/finish.shtml#epoxy-fortified

http://aloghomestore.com/finish.shtml#uv-resistant

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