[Runners]

CCA treated lumber will still be available. There is no alternative for lumber destined for saltwater immersion. The 2.5 megatreated stuff unlike the wimpy .4 treated lumber they sold homeowners will still be available if you know where to get it.

What's CCA stuff - is that the brown treated stuff like telephone poles? What about the green treated stuff? I heard one guy refer to it as salt-treated, he was saying it was salt & a concoction of chemicals. Claimed it was stronger as well.

Bill

 

[Runners]

I drew up some plans for an elevated, enclosed deck / deer hunting stand. The power company has been replacing all the cresote poles with these green ones. Every one of them looks thinner, and weaker to me....

I'd love to get some of those old poles to support my project, and the last thing I want to do is replace soffit & facia boards because some tree rat (or tree climbing beaver) chewed into the thing. I'd rather they DIE of arsenic poisoning than climb 25' in the woods to fix their damage.