solarguy2003 wrote:
I had to make forms for footings (pouring cement). I bought the cheapest lumber to do it, SPF 2x10's SPF stands for Spruce, Pine, Fir. It's the cheapest 2x10 you can buy.
Since I wanted to remove the boards from the cement and reuse them, I used a cheap paint roller to treat them with...
soybean oil.
Used soybean oil in fact. I collect used fryer oil from restaurants to make biodiesel. It turns out it makes pretty decent, and very environmentally sound, wood preservative. They turn dark, but they don't rot. that was almost five years ago, and they're still going strong.
2x10's make a pretty decent raised bed, and not terribly heavy.
I'm not a huge fan of the fakie wood composite deck materials, even though it looks nice, for a while. It is definitely not as strong as wood wood.
HTH,
troy
solarguy2003 wrote:
I had to make forms for footings (pouring cement). I bought the cheapest lumber to do it, SPF 2x10's SPF stands for Spruce, Pine, Fir. It's the cheapest 2x10 you can buy.
Since I wanted to remove the boards from the cement and reuse them, I used a cheap paint roller to treat them with...
soybean oil.
Used soybean oil in fact. I collect used fryer oil from restaurants to make biodiesel. It turns out it makes pretty decent, and very environmentally sound, wood preservative. They turn dark, but they don't rot. that was almost five years ago, and they're still going strong.
2x10's make a pretty decent raised bed, and not terribly heavy.
I'm not a huge fan of the fakie wood composite deck materials, even though it looks nice, for a while. It is definitely not as strong as wood wood.
HTH,
troy
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