Chemically infused decking has been around for decades.
Acq southern yellow pine decking.
The unique cellular structure of southern pine permits deep and uniform penetration of preservatives rendering the wood useless as a food source for fungi termites and micro organisms.
The yellawood brand has stood for quality pressure treated pine for over 50 years.
This 2 6 decking is manufactured from a dense select structural or 1 prime southern yellow pine and is a brand produced by southern pine lumber company.
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Red and ponderosa pine less strong than syp found in northern u s.
Southern yellow pine or ponderosa pine 80 species may vary among spruce pine and fir 4 contact type.
Southern pine s ease of treatability has made it the preferred species when pressure treatment with wood preservatives is required.
While much of the process used to pressure treat southern yellow pine is a trade secret it has been thoroughly tested by the scientific certification systems lab or scs a leader in environmentally friendly building product certification.
All four edges are machined to a 1 2 radius and treated to a ground contact retention of copper azole chemical preservative.
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Syp logs yield a high proportion of sapwood which works well to absorb preservative.
One wood to rule them all.
It is strong and stiff.
It looks attractive as a small deck off the edge of a cottage or a huge deck that wraps around a mansion.
Southern yellow pine southern pine is the most common deck framing material in the eastern united states.
This product is available in lengths from 8 through 20.
Cedar redwood southern yellow pine or composites whether you plan to build a solid wood ground level deck or a composite multi level masterpiece the home depot has the materials you need.
The everguard acq preservative system as described in the icc es report esr 1980 meets all major model building code requirements for red pine ponderosa pine and southern yellow pine.
Everguard acq treated wood products are third party inspected by alsc accredited agencies.
Southern yellow pine syp as the name suggests has a soft yellow color that looks beautiful in any environment.
Around 85 of the pressure treated wood in the us is made from southern yellow pine there are a few different sub species of southern yellow pine with different wood densities.
Used for both residential and commercial projects pressure treated pine was pretty much the only decking option was affordable for many people.
But one stands tall above the rest.
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Pressure treated deck boards.
Unfortunately these decks have a proven history of failure.