> Jimmy wrote:
> > I have to replace exterior boards around a window and was wondering if
> > poplar or sasafrass would work instead of pine. Will primer and paint hold
> > well to either one of them or should I stick with pine?
I don't know about it's paint-holding ability, but sassafras is
reported to be rot-resistant. And it's very nice to work, and smells
great as you're cutting it! The grain is nice (looks like oak minus
flecks), but I guess a clear wood finish is not really the norm in most
neighborhoods. Due to the relatively open pores, it might help to use
a sanding sealer before painting - just a guess.
Good luck,
Andy
"Jimmy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>I have to replace exterior boards around a window and was wondering if
>poplar or sasafrass would work instead of pine. Will primer and paint hold
>well to either one of them or should I stick with pine?
>
> Thanks
>
Pine or Poplar - For use outside, both must be primed all sides, painted and
sealed well.
If water/snow come in direct contact, neither will last forever.
If water is unavoidable, look to cypress or redwood.
Dave
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[email protected] wrote:
> > I have to replace exterior boards around a window and was wondering if poplar or sasafrass would work instead of pine.
>
> I used poplar to trim out my house a while back. Huge mistake. I was
> plagued by rot and eventually had to replace it all.
I used tulip (yellow) poplar to side my shop (board and batten). That
was over a decade ago, and the only problem was an infestation of
termites that I had taken care of earlier this year. My shop is
unpainted (keeps the RE taxes down). The termites around here will eat
treated landscape timbers if the treatment isn't perfect. I help
someone repair a tack shed almost 30 years ago, and we used poplar for
siding clapboards and door trim. It has been kept well painted, and
there is no rot.
Did you find out what made your poplar rot? I know it will, but have
seen little of it here, in one of the rota capitols of the east.
In article <[email protected]>, "Jimmy" <[email protected]> wrote:
>I have to replace exterior boards around a window and was wondering if
>poplar or sasafrass would work instead of pine. Will primer and paint hold
>well to either one of them or should I stick with pine?
Dunno about sassafras... but poplar works great. In my part of the world
(central Indiana), poplar is very common as exterior trim on older homes,
probably because the wood is very readily available here. I've used it before
many times. It paints very well, better than pine.
--
Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)
It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.
Jimmy wrote:
> I have to replace exterior boards around a window and was wondering if
> poplar or sasafrass would work instead of pine. Will primer and paint hold
> well to either one of them or should I stick with pine?
For painted exterior trim, I actually prefer the new composition boards,
instead of wood. They're mostly plastic, don't move, don't rot, and you
paint or finish it just like wood.
On Fri, 1 Sep 2006 07:45:06 -0700, "Teamcasa" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>
>If water is unavoidable, look to cypress or redwood.
Or PLASTIC! <G>
On Fri, 01 Sep 2006 10:03:52 GMT, "Jimmy" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>I have to replace exterior boards around a window and was wondering if
>poplar or sasafrass would work instead of pine. Will primer and paint hold
>well to either one of them or should I stick with pine?
>
> Thanks
>
Poplar holds paint exceptionally well.
In article <[email protected]>, [email protected] wrote:
>
>> I have to replace exterior boards around a window and was wondering if poplar
> or sasafrass would work instead of pine.
>
>I used poplar to trim out my house a while back. Huge mistake. I was
>plagued by rot and eventually had to replace it all.
>
Did you not paint it?
--
Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)
It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.
I've been told that treated (spraying) a solution of BORIC ACID on wood will
stop termites.
Anyone else hear of ths / ty it?
"Charlie Self" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
> [email protected] wrote:
>> > I have to replace exterior boards around a window and was wondering if
>> > poplar or sasafrass would work instead of pine.
>>
>> I used poplar to trim out my house a while back. Huge mistake. I was
>> plagued by rot and eventually had to replace it all.
>
> I used tulip (yellow) poplar to side my shop (board and batten). That
> was over a decade ago, and the only problem was an infestation of
> termites that I had taken care of earlier this year. My shop is
> unpainted (keeps the RE taxes down). The termites around here will eat
> treated landscape timbers if the treatment isn't perfect. I help
> someone repair a tack shed almost 30 years ago, and we used poplar for
> siding clapboards and door trim. It has been kept well painted, and
> there is no rot.
>
> Did you find out what made your poplar rot? I know it will, but have
> seen little of it here, in one of the rota capitols of the east.
>