Comments on: Why A Pressure Treated Wood Fence is Worth The Money http://www.homeimprovementsdepot.com/why-a-pressure-treated-wood-fence-is-worth-the-money/ Home Improvement Tips and Tricks for the Average Homeowner! Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:22:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tom http://www.homeimprovementsdepot.com/why-a-pressure-treated-wood-fence-is-worth-the-money/comment-page-1/#comment-53517 Tom Tue, 22 Sep 2009 01:07:15 +0000 http://www.homeimprovementsdepot.com/?p=138#comment-53517 Keith, Yeah, the chemicals on my pressure treated wood were greenish, so it may have had some copper in it. I don't know if it was actually arsenic or not, but the way I see if it it's a chemical that can keep wood looking good for years in the rain, snow and sun then it's probably strong enough that I don't want it on my hands or in my bloodstream :-) Thanks for the kind words! Keith,

Yeah, the chemicals on my pressure treated wood were greenish, so it may have had some copper in it. I don’t know if it was actually arsenic or not, but the way I see if it it’s a chemical that can keep wood looking good for years in the rain, snow and sun then it’s probably strong enough that I don’t want it on my hands or in my bloodstream :-) Thanks for the kind words!

]]> By: Online Fence Store http://www.homeimprovementsdepot.com/why-a-pressure-treated-wood-fence-is-worth-the-money/comment-page-1/#comment-53470 Online Fence Store Mon, 21 Sep 2009 17:34:31 +0000 http://www.homeimprovementsdepot.com/?p=138#comment-53470 When I was a fence contractor, we primarily used pressure treated lumber as well for our wood fence installations. There is a wealth of information on the internet about different types of pressure treating methods. I think if you do your research you will find that most of the pressure treated lumber on the market today uses copper versus the old way which was arsenic. Also, the pressure treated lumber I preferred to purchase for my customers was "bright" and looked more yellow instead of green. Keep up the good work! Keith When I was a fence contractor, we primarily used pressure treated lumber as well for our wood fence installations. There is a wealth of information on the internet about different types of pressure treating methods. I think if you do your research you will find that most of the pressure treated lumber on the market today uses copper versus the old way which was arsenic. Also, the pressure treated lumber I preferred to purchase for my customers was “bright” and looked more yellow instead of green.

Keep up the good work!
Keith

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