I guess todays the last day to buy small dimensioned CCA pressure-treated lumber?
Hello, higher costs for decks, playground equipment, etc.
Mike
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No, it is the last day to produce any CCA for most uses.
I wonder how long it will be on the market. My guess is about 3 months.
Now the problem becomes what to do with the stuff when we remove it. (OK, in addition to how we keep our fasteners in the stuff from turning into metallic oxide lumps...) I was reading an article the other day that indicated that an increasing number of municiple dumps were banning the stuff. The article was particularly about the recycling of scrap wood into mulch and compost that many dumps do now, and the problem they are having when scrap CCA gets into the compost.
Bill,
Yeah, you're right...My mistake. I too think the supply will last until about March unless some folks buy it all up in bulk. I wonder if the prices will spike when the big boxes see folks buying it up (if they do?)
Mike