You might be referring to 'pressure treated' lumber, or lumber that has been milled but not dry.
Lok for a small plastic tag stapled to the end of the board, or a staple and the remains of the tag. Green tint to the wood is a POSSIBLE indicator of treated lumber.
PT lumber is regular wood with a chemical preservative which has been forced to penetrate the wood using pressure.
Arsenic treated lumber is not being sold, but other pressure treated wood will be safe to use for your raised beds. Composite lumber and cedar lumber will both be safe and will last a long time for raised beds.
yes it can
When using pressure treated wood you should look for a screw specifically rated for use in ACQ (pressure treated) lumber or use stainless steel.The greed coating may be an ACQ coating but you would have to check the package.You should NOT use zinc deck screws as the copper content in ACQ lumber will react with it causing the screws to corrode.
If you are talking about lumber thats been delivered to a job site or a retailer then yes you might see some shrinkage but honestly nothing that will effect your framing. The biggest problem I've experienced with green lumber is that some pieces will twist slightly as they dry. Other than that, no major shrinkage issues should bother you.
Yes. Lumber.
when you have the lumber shed it will not show the lumber but in fact it DOES go into the lumber shed to get the lumber out press on the shed I HOPE I HAVE HELPED YOU
No, the noun lumber is not used as a collective noun. The collective noun for lumber is a stack of lumber.
This refers to the amount of aging it has had since cut. Green is another name for unseasoned wood. This refers to firewood and cut lumber. Seasoned is ready for sale in a lumber yard or fireplace ready.
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at a lumber shop!
a job to get lumber
No, lumber is produced from trees. Lumber is not a specific tree or plant.
Keep the lumber dry otherwise it will not ignite.The lumber is stored in the cellar.We need more lumber.Lumbar and lumber are not the same thing.
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I'm not sure what you mean by raw wood. Green wood that hasn't been dried out? Or fresh timber that has not been sawn into lumber? Or just lumber that has not been reclaimed from other completed items? You can purchase ebony lumber from many wood supply sources. It is heavy, hard and expensive, it only grows in Western Africa.