I've got a small pile of reclaimed 2x4's that were originally
purchased to build shelves in my basement. There is a thrift store
locally that gets the wood out of homes that are being demolished. My
parents ended up getting us heavy duty plastic shelves as a housewarming
gift, so now the lumber sits there unused, taking up space.
I also have a need for some bed edging in my yard - to keep me from
mowing the mulch around a couple of fruit trees and a blueberry hedge.
I'm interested in using some of this ~ 80 year old wood for the job.
Can anyone recommend a good wood preservative that I can apply with a
paintbrush that would stand a good chance of helping the wood stand up
to constant contact with the ground and moisture for perhaps 6 years?
Thanks!
> The simple answer would be . . . .. NO.
Agreed. About the only thing possibly reasonable to apply would be
(expensive) tung oil, plus the time to apply it. Might as well go buy
treated lumber, which is much more appropriate for that application
than anything you could apply, yourself, to those boards.
Another option: Since they are for no other purpose, than taking up
space, paint them, with an oil base primer & paint, and get some use
from them.
Sonny
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On 6/12/2010 1:17 PM, dadiOH wrote:
> Ohioguy wrote:
>> I've got a small pile of reclaimed 2x4's that were originally
>> purchased to build shelves in my basement. There is a thrift store
>> locally that gets the wood out of homes that are being demolished. My
>> parents ended up getting us heavy duty plastic shelves as a
>> housewarming gift, so now the lumber sits there unused, taking up
>> space.
>> I also have a need for some bed edging in my yard - to keep me from
>> mowing the mulch around a couple of fruit trees and a blueberry hedge.
>> I'm interested in using some of this ~ 80 year old wood for the job.
>>
>> Can anyone recommend a good wood preservative that I can apply with
>> a paintbrush that would stand a good chance of helping the wood stand
>> up to constant contact with the ground and moisture for perhaps 6
>> years?
>
>
> Cuprinol No. 10 Green Wood Preservative. You may have trouble finding it
> though. Check at marine stores.
>
>
>
Ohioguy wrote:
> I've got a small pile of reclaimed 2x4's that were originally
> purchased to build shelves in my basement. There is a thrift store
> locally that gets the wood out of homes that are being demolished. My
> parents ended up getting us heavy duty plastic shelves as a
> housewarming gift, so now the lumber sits there unused, taking up
> space.
> I also have a need for some bed edging in my yard - to keep me from
> mowing the mulch around a couple of fruit trees and a blueberry hedge.
> I'm interested in using some of this ~ 80 year old wood for the job.
>
> Can anyone recommend a good wood preservative that I can apply with
> a paintbrush that would stand a good chance of helping the wood stand
> up to constant contact with the ground and moisture for perhaps 6
> years?
Cuprinol No. 10 Green Wood Preservative. You may have trouble finding it
though. Check at marine stores.
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"Ohioguy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I've got a small pile of reclaimed 2x4's that were originally purchased
> to build shelves in my basement. There is a thrift store locally that
> gets the wood out of homes that are being demolished. My parents ended up
> getting us heavy duty plastic shelves as a housewarming gift, so now the
> lumber sits there unused, taking up space.
>
> I also have a need for some bed edging in my yard - to keep me from
> mowing the mulch around a couple of fruit trees and a blueberry hedge. I'm
> interested in using some of this ~ 80 year old wood for the job.
>
> Can anyone recommend a good wood preservative that I can apply with a
> paintbrush that would stand a good chance of helping the wood stand up to
> constant contact with the ground and moisture for perhaps 6 years?
>
> Thanks!
Sonny wrote:
>> The simple answer would be . . . .. NO.
>
>
> Agreed. About the only thing possibly reasonable to apply would be
> (expensive) tung oil, plus the time to apply it. Might as well go buy
> treated lumber, which is much more appropriate for that application
> than anything you could apply, yourself, to those boards.
Tung oil (or anything similar) would be wasted for the application/purpose.
If OP is adamant of using this for the purpose, something otoo the
CopperCoat or CreoCoat treatments is at least of some value...
<http://www.wolman.com/product_category_list.asp?CatId=82>
Wolman is just one manufacturer; OP should check at whatever is his
favorite local retailer for what is at hand.
> Another option: Since they are for no other purpose, than taking up
> space, paint them, with an oil base primer & paint, and get some use
> from them.
If this is good salvage material as it sounds as is, I'd personally
suggest taking them back to the Habitat (or similar) store and go buy
treated landscape timbers for the purpose. That way both somebody can
get useful service from the framing lumber and OP will have something
suitable for his purpose as well...
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The simple answer would be . . . .. NO.
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"Ohioguy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I've got a small pile of reclaimed 2x4's that were originally
> purchased to build shelves in my basement. There is a thrift
> store locally that gets the wood out of homes that are being
> demolished. My parents ended up getting us heavy duty plastic
> shelves as a housewarming gift, so now the lumber sits there
> unused, taking up space.
>
> I also have a need for some bed edging in my yard - to keep me
> from mowing the mulch around a couple of fruit trees and a
> blueberry hedge. I'm interested in using some of this ~ 80 year
> old wood for the job.
>
> Can anyone recommend a good wood preservative that I can apply
> with a paintbrush that would stand a good chance of helping the
> wood stand up to constant contact with the ground and moisture
> for perhaps 6 years?
>
> Thanks!
Creosote, like railway ties.
"Matt" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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If you are happy with the color black, use automotive undercoating
It is a rubberized coating, available in brush on or spray can.
"Ohioguy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I've got a small pile of reclaimed 2x4's that were originally purchased
> to build shelves in my basement. There is a thrift store locally that
> gets the wood out of homes that are being demolished. My parents ended up
> getting us heavy duty plastic shelves as a housewarming gift, so now the
> lumber sits there unused, taking up space.
>
> I also have a need for some bed edging in my yard - to keep me from
> mowing the mulch around a couple of fruit trees and a blueberry hedge. I'm
> interested in using some of this ~ 80 year old wood for the job.
>
> Can anyone recommend a good wood preservative that I can apply with a
> paintbrush that would stand a good chance of helping the wood stand up to
> constant contact with the ground and moisture for perhaps 6 years?
>
> Thanks!