Cody Reece

Kevin Olson wrote:

Cody Reece wrote:I know this post is a few years old but I’m curious how it turned out for you. I’m looking to do something very similar. I’ve got some pines I’ll be removing and a deck that needs redone. Also wouldn’t mind having extra treated lumber for any other projects.

No worries on responding to an old post, Cody, and welcome to Permies!

Again, welcome to Permies!

Wow! That’s a lot of information. Thanks for sharing. I’ll have to look into that. Thanks for the warm welcome as well! I’m by no means an expert in any of this. In fact I have very limited knowledge of arborist/forestry. I’m just a guy who grew up on a farm that was taught I can do anything on my own and has a lot of want to haha. I figured I’d be cutting down some pines here in north GA so why not repurpose the wood into something useful. Material is expensive as is tree disposal. I’ve got quite a few of well developed pines. Probably somewhere betweeen 50-100 trees that are somewhere between 30-60yrs old that I want to clear. If I can treat them in that solution and use them for projects, that would be great! Ex: decks, trailers, sheds, fencing.

No worries on responding to an old post, Cody, and welcome to Permies!….

Wow! That’s a lot of information. Thanks for sharing. I’ll have to look into that. Thanks for the warm welcome as well! I’m by no means an expert in any of this. In fact I have very limited knowledge of arborist/forestry. I’m just a guy who grew up on a farm that was taught I can do anything on my own and has a lot of want to haha. I figured I’d be cutting down some pines here in north GA so why not repurpose the wood into something useful. Material is expensive as is tree disposal. I’ve got quite a few of well developed pines. Probably somewhere betweeen 50-100 trees that are somewhere between 30-60yrs old that I want to clear. If I can treat them in that solution and use them for projects, that would be great! Ex: decks, trailers, sheds, fencing.

John C Daley wrote:Can I ask why the deck needs redoing? Has it degraded over time, wood rotten?

That’s right. It’s nearly a 40 year old deck that’s degraded. I’d like to harvest some pines from the property to redo it. Figured I could borate and copper treat them. I’d probably lay some concrete bases for posts and use something like simpson base tie to anchor them.

I know this post is a few years old but I’m curious how it turned out for you. I’m looking to do something very similar. I’ve got some pines I’ll be removing and a deck that needs redone. Also wouldn’t mind having extra treated lumber for any other projects.